{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{TennisEventInfo|1996|Bournemouth International| | date=9-15 September | edition=1st | category=[[ATP International Series|World Series]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$375,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Bournemouth]], England | venue=[[West Hants Tennis Club]] | champs={{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1966 Bournemouth – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bournemouth/620/1996/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1966 Bournemouth – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bournemouth/620/1996/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}
The '''1996 Bournemouth International''' (also known as the '''1996 Samsung Open''' for sponsorship reasons) was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Clay court|outdoor clay courts]] at the [[West Hants Tennis Club]] in [[Bournemouth]] in [[England]] and was part of the [[ATP International Series|World Series]] of the [[1996 ATP Tour]]. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 9 September until 15 September 1996. First-seeded [[Albert Costa]] 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=131, 151}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|1996 Bournemouth International – Singles}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]] defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]] 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, 6–2, 6–2 * It was Costa's 3rd and last singles title of the year and the 4th of his [[Albert Costa career statistics|career]].
===Doubles=== {{main|1996 Bournemouth International – Doubles}} {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]] defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rodolphe Gilbert]] / {{flagicon|POR}} [[Nuno Marques]] 6–3, 7–6 * It was Goellner's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Rusedski's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.
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==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/bournemouth/gbr/1996/m-ws-gbr-03a-1996/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{1996 ATP Tour}}
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