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1996 Swedish Open

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1996 Swedish Open
Date8–14 July
Edition49th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$303,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBåstad, Sweden
Champions
Singles
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson[1]
Doubles
Sweden David Ekerot / United States Jeff Tarango[2]>
← 1995 · Swedish Open · 1997 →

The 1996 Swedish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad in Sweden and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 49th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 July until 14 July 1996. Fourth-seeded Magnus Gustafsson won the singles title.[3]

Finals

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Singles

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Sweden Magnus Gustafsson defeated Ukraine Andriy Medvedev 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Gustafsson's 2nd singles title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Doubles

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Sweden David Ekerot / United States Jeff Tarango defeated Australia Joshua Eagle / Sweden Peter Nyborg 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Ekerot's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Tarango's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Bastad – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1996 Bastad – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 150. ISBN 9780002187145.
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