1996 in Sports - Tennis

Tennis

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open - Boris Becker
    2. French Open - Yevgeny Kafelnikov
    3. Wimbledon championships - Richard Krajicek
    4. US Open - Pete Sampras
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open - Monica Seles
    2. French Open - Steffi Graf
    3. Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
    4. US Open - Steffi Graf
  • 1996 Summer Olympics
    • Men's Singles Competition – Andre Agassi
    • Women's Singles Competition – Lindsay Davenport
    • Men's Doubles Competition – Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde
    • Women's Doubles Competition – Gigi Fernández & Mary Joe Fernández
  • Davis Cup final:
    • France wins 3-2 over Sweden
  • Fed Cup final:
    • USA wins 5-0 over Spain

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