1996 in tennis
Introduction This page covers all the important events in the sport of '''tennis''' in 1996.Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
ITF ===Grand Slam events=======Australian Open====*Men's singles:  '''Boris Becker''' def. Michael Chang, 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2*Women's singles:  '''Monica Seles''' def. Anke Huber, 6–4, 6–1====French Open====*Men's singles:  '''Yevgeny Kafelnikov''' def. Michael Stich, 7–6(4), 7–5, 7–6(4)*Women's singles:  '''Steffi Graf''' def. Gabriela Sabatini, 6–3, 6–7(4), 10–8====Wimbledon====*Gentlemen's singles:  '''Richard Krajicek''' def. MaliVai Washington, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3*Ladies' singles:  '''Steffi Graf''' def. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 7–5====US Open====*Men's singles:  '''Pete Sampras''' def. Michael Chang, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6*Women's singles:  '''Steffi Graf''' def. Monica Seles, 7–5, 6–4===Davis Cup==='''World Group Draw'''====Final=======Fed Cup==='''World Group Draw'''====Final=======Olympics===*Men's singles:  Andre Agassi def. Sergi Bruguera, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1*Women's singles:  Lindsay Davenport def. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 7–6(6), 6–2
ATP Tour ===ATP World Tour Finals===* '''Pete Sampras''' def. Boris Becker, 3–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 6–7(11), 6–4
WTA Tour ===WTA Tour Championships===*Singles:  '''Steffi Graf''' defeated  Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
[[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] *Class of 1996:**Rosemary Casals, player**Dan Maskell, contributor
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