1996 Shanghai Open Explained

The 1996 Shanghai Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Shanghai, China that was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from January 29 through February 4, 1996. Sixth-seeded Andrei Olhovskiy won the singles title.^[1]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1996 Shanghai Open – Singles. Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Mark Knowles 7–6^(7–5), 6–2

• It was Olhovskiy's 1st title of the year and the 13th of his career.

Doubles

See main article: 1996 Shanghai Open – Doubles. Mark Knowles / Roger Smith defeated Jim Grabb / Michael Tebbutt 4–6, 6–2, 7–6

• It was Knowles' 2nd title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Smith's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. 1997. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002187145. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 146.