{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} {{TennisEventInfo|1996|India Open| | date=8–14 April | edition=1st | category=[[ATP International Series|World Series]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$405,000 | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=[[New Delhi]], India | champs={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1996 New Delhi – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/chennai/891/1996/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]] / {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1996 New Delhi – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/chennai/891/1996/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=Maharashtra Open | after_name=Chennai Open }}
The '''1996 India Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hardcourt|outdoor hard courts]] in [[New Delhi]] in India and was part of the [[ATP International Series|World Series]] of the [[1996 ATP Tour]]. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and took place from 8 April through 14 April 1996. First-seeded [[Thomas Enqvist]] 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, 148}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|1996 India Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]] defeated {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]] 6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup> * It was Enqvist's 1st title of the year and the 8th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{main|1996 India Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]] / {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]] defeated {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]] 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 * It was Björkman's 2nd title of the year and the 12th of his career. It was Kulti's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of his career.
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==External links== * [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130203202444/http://www.aircelchennaiopen.org/2013/ Official website] * [http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Chennai.aspx ATP tournament profile]
{{Chennai Open tournaments}} {{1996 ATP Tour}}
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