# 1996 Romanian Open > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Romanian_Open > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Romanian_Open.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Romanian_Open > Source revision: 1353796230 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 1996 Romanian Open Date 9–15 September Edition 4th Category World Series Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $475,000 Surface Clay Location Bucharest, Romania Venue Arenele BNR Champions Singles Alberto Berasategui[1] Doubles David Ekerot / Jeff Tarango[2] ← 1995 · Romanian Open · 1997 → The **1996 Romanian Open** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on outdoor [clay courts](/source/Clay_court) at the [Arenele BNR](/source/Arenele_BNR) in [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), Romania that was part of the [World Series](/source/ATP_International_Series) of the [1996 ATP Tour](/source/1996_ATP_Tour). It was the fourth edition of the [tournament](/source/Romanian_Open) and was held from 9 September until 15 September 1996. Fourth-seeded [Alberto Berasategui](/source/Alberto_Berasategui) won the singles title.[3] ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [1996 Romanian Open – Singles](/source/1996_Romanian_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles) [Alberto Berasategui](/source/Alberto_Berasategui) defeated [Carlos Moyá](/source/Carlos_Moy%C3%A1) 6–1, 7–6(7–5) - It was Berasategui's third title of the year and the 12th of his career. ### Doubles Main article: [1996 Romanian Open – Doubles](/source/1996_Romanian_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles) [David Ekerot](/source/David_Ekerot) / [Jeff Tarango](/source/Jeff_Tarango) defeated [David Adams](/source/David_Adams_(tennis)) / [Menno Oosting](/source/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. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1996 Bucharest – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bucharest/773/1996/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1996 Bucharest – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bucharest/773/1996/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. 131, 151. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002187145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002187145). ## External links - [Official website](http://bcropenromania.ro/) (in Romanian) - [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/bucharest/rou/1996/m-ws-rou-01a-1996/draws-and-results/) - [ATP tournament profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20141008205620/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Bucharest.aspx) v t e Bucharest tournaments 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 NH NH NH NH NH NH 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 Romanian Open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Romanian_Open) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Romanian_Open?action=history)). 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