1996 Kremlin Cup
| 1996 Kremlin Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4–10 November (men) 27 October – 3 November (women) |
| Edition | 7th (men) / 1st (women) |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Croatia Goran Ivanišević | |
| Women's singles | |
| Spain Conchita Martínez | |
| Men's doubles | |
| United States Rick Leach / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva / Latvia Larisa Neiland | |
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
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]Croatia Goran Ivanišević defeated Russia 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
[edit | edit source]Spain Conchita Martínez defeated Austria 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
[edit | edit source]United States Rick Leach / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic 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
[edit | edit source]Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva / Latvia Larisa Neiland defeated Italy Silvia Farina / Austria 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.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Russian)
- Official website (in English)
- ATP Tournament Profile
- WTA Tournament Profile Archived 2020-08-31 at the Wayback Machine