1996 Australian Open#Men's Doubles
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{{TennisEventInfo|1996|Australian Open|
| date= 15–28 January 1996
| edition=84th
| category=Grand Slam (ITF)
| location=Melbourne, Australia
| venue=Melbourne Park
| surface=Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)
| champms={{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker
| champws={{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles
| champmd={{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Edberg / {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Korda
| champwd={{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin / {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| champxd={{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Neiland / {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde
| champbs={{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Rehnquist
| champgs={{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Grzybowska
| champbd={{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Bracciali / {{flagicon|CAN}} Jocelyn Robichaud
| champgd={{flagicon|CZE}} Michaela Pastiková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Jitka Schönfeldová
}}
The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.
Seniors
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2{{cite web|title=1996 Men's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_MS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
- It was Becker's 6th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles defeated {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber 6–4, 6–1{{cite web|title=1996 Women's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_LS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
- It was Seles' 9th and last career Grand Slam title and her 4th Australian Open title.
=Men's doubles=
{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Men's doubles}}
{{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Edberg / {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Korda defeated {{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau / {{flagicon|USA}} Alex O'Brien 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1{{cite web|title=1996 Men's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_MD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
- It was Edberg's 9th and last career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title. It was Korda's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.
=Women's doubles=
{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Women's doubles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin / {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport / {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández 7–5, 2–6, 6–4{{cite web|title=1996 Women's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_LD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117095904/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_LD_1.html|archive-date=17 January 2013|url-status=dead}}
- It was Rubin's only career Grand Slam title. It was Sánchez Vicario's 12th career Grand Slam title and her 4th and last Australian Open title.
=Mixed doubles=
{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Mixed doubles}}
{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Neiland / {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Arendt / {{flagicon|USA}} Luke Jensen 4–6, 7–5, 6–0
- It was Neiland's 6th and last career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. It was Woodforde's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.
Juniors
=Boys' singles=
{{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Rehnquist defeated {{flagicon|SWE}} Mathias Hellstrom 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
=Girls' singles=
{{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Grzybowska defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
=Boys' doubles=
{{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Bracciali / {{flagicon|CAN}} Jocelyn Robichaud defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan / {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
=Girls' doubles=
{{flagicon|CZE}} Michaela Paštiková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Jitka Schönfeldová defeated {{flagicon|BLR}} Olga Barabanschikova / {{flagicon|CRO}} Mirjana Lučić 6–1, 6–3
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918071711/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html Australian Open official website]
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{{1996 ATP Tour}}
{{1996 WTA Tour}}
{{1996 in tennis}}
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Category:1996 in Australian tennis