# 1996 BellSouth Open > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_BellSouth_Open > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_BellSouth_Open.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_BellSouth_Open > Source revision: 1277541749 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 1996 BellSouth Open Date 8–14 January Edition 29th Category World Series Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $303,000 Surface Hard / outdoor Location Auckland, New Zealand Venue ASB Tennis Centre Champions Singles Jiří Novák[1] Doubles Marcos Ondruska / Jack Waite[2] ← 1995 · ATP Auckland Open · 1997 → The **1996 BellSouth Open** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament held on [outdoor hard courts](/source/Hardcourt) at the [ASB Tennis Centre](/source/ASB_Tennis_Centre) in [Auckland](/source/Auckland) in New Zealand and was part of the [World Series](/source/ATP_International_Series) of the [1996 ATP Tour](/source/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](/source/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nov%C3%A1k) won the singles title.[3] ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [1996 BellSouth Open – Singles](/source/1996_BellSouth_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles) [Jiří Novák](/source/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nov%C3%A1k) defeated [Brett Steven](/source/Brett_Steven) 6–4, 6–4 - It was Novák's only singles title of the year and the 1st of his career. ### Doubles Main article: [1996 BellSouth Open – Doubles](/source/1996_BellSouth_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles) [Marcos Ondruska](/source/Marcos_Ondruska) / [Jack Waite](/source/Jack_Waite) defeated [Jonas Björkman](/source/Jonas_Bj%C3%B6rkman) / [Brett Steven](/source/Brett_Steven) by [walkover](/source/Walkover_(tennis)) - 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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1996 Auckland – Singles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1996/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1996 Auckland – Doubles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1996/draws?matchType=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1997_3-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1997). *International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997*. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 146. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002187145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002187145). ## External links - [Official website](http://www.asbclassic.co.nz) - [ATP tournament profile](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/auckland/301/overview) - [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/auckland/nzl/1996/m-ws-nzl-01a-1996/draws-and-results/) v t e ATP Auckland tournaments 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 NH NH 2023 2024 2025 2026 v t e 1996 ATP Tour « 1995 1997 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Mercedes Super 9 Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Stuttgart Indoor (S, D) Paris (S, D) ATP Championship Series Antwerp (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Milan (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Stuttgart Outdoor (S, D) Washington (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Vienna (S, D) ATP World Series Adelaide (S, D) Doha (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Zagreb (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Marseille (S, D) San Jose (S, D) Mexico City (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) New Delhi (S, D) Bermuda (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Munich (S, D) Prague (S, D) Pinehurst (S, D) Coral Springs (S, D) St. Pölten (S, D) London/Queen's Club (S, D) Oporto (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Bologna (S, D) Halle (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Amsterdam (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Umag (S, D) Long Island (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Bournemouth (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Basel (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Marbella (S, D) Singapore (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Ostrava (S, D) Tel Aviv (S, D) Toulouse (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Team events Davis Cup World Group Qualifying round World Team Cup Summer Olympics, Atlanta (S, D) ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover (singles), Hartford (doubles) (S, D) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1996 BellSouth Open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_BellSouth_Open) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_BellSouth_Open?action=history)). 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