{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox tennis event|1996|Romanian Open| | date = 9–15 September | edition = 4th | category = [[ATP International Series|World Series]] | prize_money = $475,000 | draw = 32S / 16D | surface = [[Clay court|Clay]] | location = [[Bucharest]], Romania | venue = [[Arenele BNR]] | champs = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1996 Bucharest – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bucharest/773/1996/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[David Ekerot]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Tarango]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1996 Bucharest – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bucharest/773/1996/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}
The '''1996 Romanian Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s at the [[Arenele BNR]] in [[Bucharest]], Romania that was part of the [[ATP International Series|World Series]] of the [[1996 ATP Tour]]. It was the fourth edition of the [[Romanian Open|tournament]] and was held from 9 September until 15 September 1996. Fourth-seeded [[Alberto Berasategui]] 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=131, 151}}</ref>
== Finals == === Singles === {{main|1996 Romanian Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]] defeated {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyá]] 6–1, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup> * It was Berasategui's third title of the year and the 12th of his career.
=== Doubles === {{main|1996 Romanian Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[David Ekerot]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Tarango]] defeated {{flagicon|RSA}} [[David Adams (tennis)|David Adams]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Menno Oosting]] 7–6, 7–6 * It was Ekerot's second title of the year and of his career. It was Tarango's second title of the year and fifth of his career.
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://bcropenromania.ro/}} {{in lang|ro}} * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/bucharest/rou/1996/m-ws-rou-01a-1996/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141008205620/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Bucharest.aspx ATP tournament profile]
{{Romanian Open tournaments}} {{1996 ATP Tour}}
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