# 1996 Panasonic German Open > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Panasonic_German_Open > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Panasonic_German_Open.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Panasonic_German_Open > Source revision: 1216533859 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the WTA Tour event, see [1996 WTA German Open](/source/1996_WTA_German_Open). Tennis tournament 1996 Panasonic German Open Date 6–12 May Edition 90th Category Super 9 Draw 56S / 28D Prize money $1,950,000 Surface Clay / outdoor Location Hamburg, Germany Venue Rothenbaum Tennis Center Champions Singles Roberto Carretero[1] Doubles Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor[2] ← 1995 · German Open Tennis Championships · 1997 → The **1996 Panasonic German Open** was a [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor clay courts](/source/Clay_court). It was the 90th edition of the [Hamburg Masters](/source/Hamburg_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 [Am Rothenbaum](/source/Am_Rothenbaum) in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), Germany from 6 May through 12 May 1996. The singles field was headlined by ATP No. 5, [1995 Tour Championships](/source/1995_ATP_Tour_World_Championships) winner, [Australian Open](/source/1996_Australian_Open) and [1991 Hamburg](/source/1991_ATP_German_Open) runner-up [Boris Becker](/source/Boris_Becker), [Zagreb](/source/1996_Croatian_Indoors), [Dubai](/source/1996_Dubai_Tennis_Championships), [Milan](/source/1996_Italian_Indoor), [Rotterdam](/source/1996_ABN_AMRO_World_Tennis_Tournament) and [Grand Slam Cup](/source/Grand_Slam_Cup#1995) champion [Goran Ivanišević](/source/Goran_Ivani%C5%A1evi%C4%87) and [Adelaide](/source/1996_Australian_Men's_Hardcourt_Championships) winner and Rotterdam and [St. Petersburg](/source/1996_St._Petersburg_Open) finalist [Yevgeny Kafelnikov](/source/Yevgeny_Kafelnikov). Other top seeds competing were [Indian Wells](/source/1996_Newsweek_Champions_Cup_and_the_State_Farm_Evert_Cup) winner [Wayne Ferreira](/source/Wayne_Ferreira), [Monte Carlo](/source/1996_Monte_Carlo_Open) and Indian Wells semifinalist [Marcelo Ríos](/source/Marcelo_R%C3%ADos), [Sergi Bruguera](/source/Sergi_Bruguera), [Arnaud Boetsch](/source/Arnaud_Boetsch) and [Marc Rosset](/source/Marc_Rosset).[3] ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles](/source/1996_Panasonic_German_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles) [Roberto Carretero](/source/Roberto_Carretero) defeated [Àlex Corretja](/source/%C3%80lex_Corretja) 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 - It was Carretero's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 1st overall. ### Doubles Main article: [1996 Panasonic German Open – Doubles](/source/1996_Panasonic_German_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles) [Mark Knowles](/source/Mark_Knowles) / [Daniel Nestor](/source/Daniel_Nestor) defeated [Guy Forget](/source/Guy_Forget) / [Jakob Hlasek](/source/Jakob_Hlasek) 6–2, 6–4 - It was Knowles' 4th title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Nestor's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1996 Hamburg – Singles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1996/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1996 Hamburg – Doubles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1996/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, 140–141. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002187145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002187145). ## External links - [Official website](http://german-open-hamburg.de) (in German) - [Official website](http://german-open-hamburg.de/en/home) - [ATP tournament profile](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/hamburg/414/overview) v t e International German Open 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 2020 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 Panasonic German Open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Panasonic_German_Open) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Panasonic_German_Open?action=history)). 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