# 1996 Salem Open > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Salem_Open > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Salem_Open.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Salem_Open > Source revision: 1353758774 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 1996 Salem Open Date 8–14 April Edition 21st Category World Series Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $303,000 Surface Hard / outdoor Location Hong Kong, Hong Kong Champions Singles Pete Sampras[1] Doubles Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy[2] ← 1995 · Hong Kong Open · 1997 → The **1996 Salem Open** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor hard courts](/source/Hardcourt) on [Hong Kong Island](/source/Hong_Kong_Island) in [Hong Kong](/source/British_Hong_Kong) and was part of the [World Series](/source/ATP_International_Series) of the [1996 ATP Tour](/source/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](/source/Pete_Sampras) won the singles title.[3] ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [1996 Salem Open – Singles](/source/1996_Salem_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles) [Pete Sampras](/source/Pete_Sampras) defeated [Michael Chang](/source/Michael_Chang) 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 - It was Sampras' 3rd title of the year and the 52nd of his career. ### Doubles Main article: [1996 Salem Open – Doubles](/source/1996_Salem_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles) [Patrick Galbraith](/source/Patrick_Galbraith) / [Andrei Olhovskiy](/source/Andrei_Olhovskiy) defeated [Kent Kinnear](/source/Kent_Kinnear) / [Dave Randall](/source/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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1996 Hong Kong – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hong-kong/336/1996/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1996 Hong Kong – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hong-kong/336/1996/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, 148. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002187145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002187145). v t e Hong Kong tournaments 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 NH NH 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 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 Salem Open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Salem_Open) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Salem_Open?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.