1996 St. Petersburg Open Explained

The 1996 St. Petersburg Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 18 March through 24 March 1996. Seventh-seeded Magnus Gustafsson won the singles title.^[1]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1996 St. Petersburg Open – Singles. Magnus Gustafsson defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)

• It was Gustafsson's 1st singles title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Doubles

See main article: 1996 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Nicklas Kulti / Peter Nyborg 6–3, 6–4

• It was Kafelnikov's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career.

External links

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile
• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. 1997. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002187145. John Barrett. 130, 147.