{{TennisEventInfo|1996|BellSouth Open| | date=8–14 January | edition=29th | category=[[ATP International Series|World Series]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$303,000 | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=[[Auckland]], New Zealand | venue=[[ASB Tennis Centre]] | champs={{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1996 Auckland – Singles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1996/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcos Ondruska]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Waite]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1996 Auckland – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1996/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | before_name=Benson and Hedges Open | main_name=ATP Auckland Open }}
The '''1996 BellSouth Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament held on [[Hardcourt|outdoor hard courts]] at the [[ASB Tennis Centre]] in [[Auckland]] in New Zealand and was part of the [[ATP International Series|World Series]] of the [[1996 ATP Tour]]. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 January through 14 January 1996. Eighth-seeded [[Jiří Novák]] won the singles title.<ref name="wot1997">{{cite book|title=International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997|year=1997|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=9780002187145|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]|pages=130, 146}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|1996 BellSouth Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]] defeated {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brett Steven]] 6–4, 6–4 * It was Novák's only singles title of the year and the 1st of his career.
===Doubles=== {{main|1996 BellSouth Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcos Ondruska]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Waite]] defeated {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]] / {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brett Steven]] by [[walkover (tennis)|walkover]] * It was Ondruska's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Waite's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.asbclassic.co.nz}} * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/auckland/301/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/auckland/nzl/1996/m-ws-nzl-01a-1996/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{ATP Auckland tournaments}} {{1996 ATP Tour}}
[[Category:1996 ATP Tour|BellSouth Open]] [[Category:ATP Auckland Open]] [[Category:1996 in New Zealand tennis|Bellsouth Open]] [[Category:January 1996 sports events in Oceania]]