{{TennisEventInfo|1996|Salem Open| | date=8–14 April | edition=21st | surface=Hard / outdoor | category=[[ATP World Series|World Series]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$303,000 | location=[[Hong Kong Island|Hong Kong]], Hong Kong | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1996 Hong Kong – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hong-kong/336/1996/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1996 Hong Kong – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hong-kong/336/1996/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=Hong Kong Open (tennis) {{!}} Hong Kong Open }}
The '''1996 Salem Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hardcourt|outdoor hard courts]] on [[Hong Kong Island]] in [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] and was part of the [[ATP International Series|World Series]] of the [[1996 ATP Tour]]. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from 8 April through 14 April 1996. First-seeded [[Pete Sampras]] 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=130, 148}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{main|1996 Salem Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 * It was Sampras' 3rd title of the year and the 52nd of his career.
===Doubles=== {{main|1996 Salem Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kent Kinnear]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Randall]] 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 * It was Galbraith's 2nd title of the year and the 28th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 3rd title of the year and the 15th of his career.
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Hong Kong Open tournaments}} {{1996 ATP Tour}}
[[Category:1996 ATP Tour|Salem Open]] [[Category:Hong Kong Open (tennis)]] [[Category:1996 in Hong Kong sport]] [[Category:April 1996 in Hong Kong]]