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1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors

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1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Date23–29 September
Edition27th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$975,000
LocationBasel, Switzerland
VenueSt. Jakobshalle
Champions
Singles
United States Pete Sampras[1]
Doubles
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek[2]
← 1995 · Swiss Indoors · 1997 →

The 1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel in Switzerland and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 23 September through 29 September 1996. First-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title.[3]


Finals

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Singles

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United States Pete Sampras defeated Germany Hendrik Dreekmann 7–5, 6–2, 6–0

  • It was Sampras' 7th title of the year and the 45th of his career.

Doubles

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Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek defeated South Africa David Adams / Netherlands Menno Oosting 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Kafelnikov's 7th title of the year and the 22nd of his career. It was Vacek's 3rd title of the year and the 13th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Basel – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1996 Basel – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 151. ISBN 9780002187145.
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