1996 Salem Open

The 1996 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from 8 April through 14 April 1996. First-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title.

1996 Salem Open
Date8–14 April
Edition21st
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$303,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationHong Kong, Hong Kong
Champions
Singles
United States Pete Sampras[1]
Doubles
United States Patrick Galbraith / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy[2]

Finals

Singles

United States Pete Sampras defeated United States Michael Chang 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

  • It was Sampras' 3rd title of the year and the 52nd of his career.

Doubles

United States Patrick Galbraith / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy defeated United States Kent Kinnear / United States Dave Randall 6–3, 6–7, 7–6

  • It was Galbraith's 2nd title of the year and the 28th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 3rd title of the year and the 15th of his career.

References

  1. "1996 Hong Kong – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1996 Hong Kong – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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