1996 Kremlin Cup Explained

The 1996 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1996 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 4 November through 10 November 1996 while the women's tournament was held from 27 October through 3 November 1996. Goran Ivanišević and Conchita Martínez won the singles titles.^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 1996 Kremlin Cup – Men's singles. Goran Ivanišević defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–1, 6–3

• It was Ivanišević's 5th title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Women's singles

See main article: 1996 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles. Conchita Martínez defeated Barbara Paulus 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

• It was Martínez's 2nd title of the year and the 28th of her career.

Men's doubles

See main article: 1996 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles. Rick Leach / Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Jiří Novák / David Rikl 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

• It was Leach's 4th title of the year and the 35th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 4th title of the year and the 16th of his career.

Women's doubles

See main article: 1996 Kremlin Cup – Women's doubles. Natalia Medvedeva / Larisa Neiland defeated Silvia Farina / Barbara Schett 7–6, 4–6, 6–1

• It was Medvedeva's 2nd title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was Neiland's 5th title of the year and the 58th of her career.

External links

• Official website
• Official website
• ATP Tournament Profile
• WTA Tournament Profile

Notes and References

1. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. 1997. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002187145. John Barrett. 131, 153, 185.