1996 Qatar Open
Tennis tournament
1996 Qatar Open | |||
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Date | 1–7 January 1996 | ||
Edition | 4th | ||
Category | World Series | ||
Draw | 32S / 16D | ||
Prize money | $ 600,000 | ||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | ||
Location | Doha , Qatar | ||
Champions | |||
Singles | |||
Petr Korda [1] | |||
Doubles | |||
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor [2] | |||
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The 1996 Qatar Open , known as the 1995 Qatar Mobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha in Qatar and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour . It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 1 January through 7 January 1996. Unseeded Petr Korda won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Main article:
1996 Qatar Open – Singles
Petr Korda defeated Younes El Aynaoui 7–6 (7–5) , 2–6, 7–6 (7–5)
Doubles
Main article:
1996 Qatar Open – Doubles
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–3
- It was Knowles' 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
References
- ↑ "1996 Doha – Singles draw" . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "1996 Doha – Doubles draw" . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).