# 1996 Lipton Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Lipton_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Lipton_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Lipton_Championships > Source revision: 1216435077 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 1996 Lipton Championships Date March 22–31 Edition 12th Surface Hard / outdoor Location Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Venue Tennis Center at Crandon Park Champions Men's singles Andre Agassi Women's singles Steffi Graf Men's doubles Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde Women's doubles Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ← 1995 · Miami Open · 1997 → The **1996 Lipton Championships** was a [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor hard courts](/source/Hardcourt). It was the 12th edition of the [Miami Masters](/source/Miami_Masters) and was part of the [Mercedes Super 9](/source/ATP_World_Tour_Masters_1000) of the [1996 ATP Tour](/source/1996_ATP_Tour) and of [Tier I](/source/WTA_Tier_I_tournaments) of the [1996 WTA Tour](/source/1996_WTA_Tour). Both the men's and women's events took place at the [Tennis Center at Crandon Park](/source/Tennis_Center_at_Crandon_Park) on [Key Biscayne](/source/Key_Biscayne), [Florida](/source/Florida) in the United States from March 22 through March 31, 1996.[1] ## Finals ### Men's singles Main article: [1996 Lipton Championships – Men's singles](/source/1996_Lipton_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) [Andre Agassi](/source/Andre_Agassi) defeated [Goran Ivanišević](/source/Goran_Ivani%C5%A1evi%C4%87) 3–0 (Ivanišević retired) - It was Agassi's 1st title of the year and the 33rd of his career. It was his 3rd win at the event, having also won in [1990](/source/1990_Lipton_International_Players_Championships) and [1995](/source/1995_Lipton_Championships). ### Women's singles Main article: [1996 Lipton Championships – Women's singles](/source/1996_Lipton_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles) [Steffi Graf](/source/Steffi_Graf) defeated [Chanda Rubin](/source/Chanda_Rubin) 6–1, 6–3 - It was Graf's 2nd title of the year and the 109th of her career. It was her 5th win at the event, having also won in [1987](/source/1987_Lipton_International_Players_Championships), [1988](/source/1988_Lipton_International_Players_Championships), [1994](/source/1994_Lipton_Championships) and [1995](/source/1995_Lipton_Championships). ### Men's doubles Main article: [1996 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles](/source/1996_Lipton_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles) [Todd Woodbridge](/source/Todd_Woodbridge) / [Mark Woodforde](/source/Mark_Woodforde) defeated [Ellis Ferreira](/source/Ellis_Ferreira) / [Patrick Galbraith](/source/Patrick_Galbraith) 6–1, 6–3 - It was Woodbridge's 4th title of the year and the 44th of his career. It was Woodforde's 5th title of the year and the 48th of his career. ### Women's doubles Main article: [1996 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles](/source/1996_Lipton_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles) [Jana Novotná](/source/Jana_Novotn%C3%A1) / [Arantxa Sánchez Vicario](/source/Arantxa_S%C3%A1nchez_Vicario) defeated [Meredith McGrath](/source/Meredith_McGrath) / [Larisa Neiland](/source/Larisa_Neiland) 6–4, 6–4 - It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 68th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 2nd title of the year and the 64th of her career. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1997_1-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1997). *International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997*. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 138–139, 148, 168, 176–177. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002187145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002187145). ## External links - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20081224022054/http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/) - [ATP tournament profile](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/miami/403/overview) - [WTA tournament profile](https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/902/miami) v t e Miami Open 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 NH 2021 2022 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) v t e 1996 WTA 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) Tier I tournaments Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Tier II tournaments Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Essen (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Tier III tournaments Oklahoma City (S, D) Linz (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Tier IV tournaments Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Bol (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Cardiff (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Karlovy Vary (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Pattaya (S, D) Team events Fed Cup Chase Championships, New York (S, D) Summer Olympics, Atlanta (S, D) World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh (D) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1996 Lipton Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Lipton_Championships) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Lipton_Championships?action=history)). 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