CREATE TABLE table_77242 ("Outcome" CLOB, "Year" FLOAT, "Championship" CLOB, "Surface" CLOB, "Opponent" CLOB, "Score" CLOB)

What was the surface in 1996?
SELECT "Surface" FROM table_77242 WHERE "Year" = '1996'
SELECT "Surface" FROM "table_77242" WHERE "Year" = '1996'