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1996 Qatar Open

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1996 Qatar Open
Date1–7 January 1996
Edition4th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$600,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationDoha, Qatar
Champions
Singles
Czech Republic Petr Korda[1]
Doubles
The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor[2]
← 1995 · ATP Qatar Open · 1997 →

The 1996 Qatar Open, known as the 1995 Qatar Mobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha in Qatar and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 1 January through 7 January 1996. Unseeded Petr Korda won the singles title.

Finals

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Singles

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Czech Republic Petr Korda defeated Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles

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The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor defeated Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–3

  • It was Knowles' 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

References

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