# 1996 Monte Carlo Open > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Monte_Carlo_Open > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Monte_Carlo_Open.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Monte_Carlo_Open > Source revision: 1216521157 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 1996 Monte Carlo Open Date 22–28 April Edition 90th Category ATP Super 9 Draw 56S / 28D Prize money $1,950,000 Surface Clay / outdoor Location Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Venue Monte Carlo Country Club Champions Singles Thomas Muster[1] Doubles Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink[2] ← 1995 · Monte Carlo Open · 1997 → The **1996 Monte Carlo Open** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor clay courts](/source/Clay_court). It was the 90th edition of the [Monte Carlo Masters](/source/Monte_Carlo_Masters) and was part of the [Mercedes Super 9](/source/ATP_World_Tour_Masters_1000) of the [1996 ATP Tour](/source/1996_ATP_Tour). It took place at the [Monte Carlo Country Club](/source/Monte_Carlo_Country_Club) in [Roquebrune-Cap-Martin](/source/Roquebrune-Cap-Martin) in France from 22 April until 28 April 1996. First-seeded [Thomas Muster](/source/Thomas_Muster) won the singles title, his third at the event after [1992](/source/1992_Monte_Carlo_Open) and [1995](/source/1995_Monte_Carlo_Open). It was also his 4th final after previously losing in [1990](/source/1990_Monte_Carlo_Open).[3] ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [1996 Monte Carlo Open – Singles](/source/1996_Monte_Carlo_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles) [Thomas Muster](/source/Thomas_Muster) defeated [Albert Costa](/source/Albert_Costa) 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 - It was Muster's 4th singles title of the year and the 39th of his career. ### Doubles Main article: [1996 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles](/source/1996_Monte_Carlo_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles) [Ellis Ferreira](/source/Ellis_Ferreira) / [Jan Siemerink](/source/Jan_Siemerink) defeated [Jonas Björkman](/source/Jonas_Bj%C3%B6rkman) / [Nicklas Kulti](/source/Nicklas_Kulti) 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 - It was Ferreira's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Siemerink's 2nd title of the year and the 9th of his career. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1996 Monte Carlo – Singles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/1996/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1996 Monte Carlo – Doubles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/1996/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, 140. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002187145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002187145). ## External links - [Official website](http://montecarlotennismasters.com) - [ATP tournament profile](http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/monte-carlo/410/overview) - [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/monte-carlo/mon/1996/m-css-mon-01a-1996/draws-and-results/) v t e Monte-Carlo Masters 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 NH NH NH NH 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 NH NH NH NH NH NH 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 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 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) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1996 Monte Carlo Open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Monte_Carlo_Open) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Monte_Carlo_Open?action=history)). 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