# 1996 India Open > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_India_Open > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_India_Open.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_India_Open > Source revision: 1319371077 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 1996 India Open Date 8–14 April Edition 1st Category World Series Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $405,000 Surface Hard / outdoor Location New Delhi, India Champions Singles Thomas Enqvist[1] Doubles Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti[2] Maharashtra Open · 1997 → The **1996 India Open** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor hard courts](/source/Hardcourt) in [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi) in India and was part of the [World Series](/source/ATP_International_Series) of the [1996 ATP Tour](/source/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](/source/Thomas_Enqvist) won the singles title.[3] ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [1996 India Open – Singles](/source/1996_India_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles) [Thomas Enqvist](/source/Thomas_Enqvist) defeated [Byron Black](/source/Byron_Black) 6–2, 7–6(7–3) - It was Enqvist's 1st title of the year and the 8th of his career. ### Doubles Main article: [1996 India Open – Doubles](/source/1996_India_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles) [Jonas Björkman](/source/Jonas_Bj%C3%B6rkman) / [Nicklas Kulti](/source/Nicklas_Kulti) defeated [Byron Black](/source/Byron_Black) / [Sandon Stolle](/source/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. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1996 New Delhi – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/chennai/891/1996/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1996 New Delhi – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/chennai/891/1996/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, 148. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002187145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002187145). ## External links - [Official website](https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130203202444/http://www.aircelchennaiopen.org/2013/) - [ATP tournament profile](http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Chennai.aspx) v t e Chennai / Pune tournaments 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 2021 2022 2023 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 India Open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_India_Open) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_India_Open?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.