1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships Explained

The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from April 15 through April 21, 1996.^[1] Pete Sampras and Kimiko Date won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles. Pete Sampras defeated Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–5

• It was Sampras' 4th title of the year and the 42nd of his career.

Women's singles

See main article: 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles. Kimiko Date defeated Amy Frazier 7–5, 6–4

• It was Date's 1st title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Men's doubles

See main article: 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Mark Knowles / Rick Leach 6–2, 6–3

• It was Woodbridge's 5th title of the year and the 45th of his career. It was Woodforde's 6th title of the year and the 49th of his career.

Women's doubles

See main article: 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles. Kimiko Date / Ai Sugiyama defeated Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po 7–6, 6–7, 6–3

• It was Date's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Sugiyama's only title of the year and the 3rd of her career.

External links

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile

Notes and References

1. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. 1997. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002187145. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 139, 183.