{{TennisEventInfo|1996|Shanghai Open| | date=January 29 – February 4 | edition=1st | category=[[ATP International Series|World Series]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$303,000 | surface=[[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor | location= [[Shanghai]], China | champs={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1996 Shanghai – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/shanghai/890/1996/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]] / {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Roger Smith (tennis)|Roger Smith]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1996 Shanghai – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/shanghai/890/1996/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}
The '''1996 Shanghai Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[carpet court]]s in [[Shanghai]], China that was part of the [[ATP International Series|World Series]] of the [[1996 ATP Tour]]. It was the inaugural edition of the [[Shanghai Open|tournament]] and was held from January 29 through February 4, 1996. Sixth-seeded [[Andrei Olhovskiy]] 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|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)|page=146}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|1996 Shanghai Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]] defeated {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]] 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–2 * It was Olhovskiy's 1st title of the year and the 13th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{main|1996 Shanghai Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]] / {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Roger Smith (tennis)|Roger Smith]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Grabb]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Tebbutt]] 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 * It was Knowles' 2nd title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Smith's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
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==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/shanghai/chn/1996/m-ws-chn-01a-1996/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open tournaments}} {{1996 ATP Tour}}
[[Category:1996 ATP Tour|Shanghai Open]] [[Category:Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open]] [[Category:1996 in Chinese tennis]]