{{TennisEventInfo|1996|Rado Open| | date=8–14 July | edition=51st | category=[[ATP International Series|World Series]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$525,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Gstaad]], Switzerland | venue=[[Roy Emerson Arena]] | champs={{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1996 Gstaad – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/gstaad/314/1996/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]] / {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Vízner]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1996 Gstaad – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/gstaad/314/1996/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | before_name=Rado Swiss Open | after_name=Rado Swiss Open | main_name=Swiss Open (tennis) {{!}} Swiss Open }}
The '''1996 Rado Open''', also known as the '''Swiss Open''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s at the [[Roy Emerson Arena]] in [[Gstaad]], Switzerland and was part of the [[ATP International Series|World Series]] category of the [[1996 ATP Tour]]. It was the 51st edition of the tournament and was held from 8 July until 14 July 1996. Sixth-seeded [[Albert Costa]] 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=129–130, 150}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|1996 Rado Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]] defeated {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla (tennis)|Félix Mantilla]] 4–6, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 6–1, 6–0 * It was Costa's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of his [[Albert Costa career statistics|career]].
===Doubles=== {{main|1996 Rado Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]] / {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Vízner]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Trevor Kronemann]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Macpherson (tennis)|David Macpherson]] 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 * It was Novák's 2nd and last doubles title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Vízner's 3rd and last doubles title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://swissopengstaad.ch/?lang=en Official website] * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/gstaad/314/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/gstaad/sui/1996/m-ws-sui-01a-1996/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament draws]
{{Swiss Open tournaments}} {{1996 ATP Tour}}
[[Category:1996 ATP Tour|Rado Open]] [[Category:Swiss Open (tennis)]]