# 1996 Shanghai Open > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Shanghai_Open > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1996_Shanghai_Open.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Shanghai_Open > Source revision: 1132602305 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 1996 Shanghai Open Date January 29 – February 4 Edition 1st Category World Series Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $303,000 Surface Carpet / indoor Location Shanghai, China Champions Singles Andrei Olhovskiy[1] Doubles Mark Knowles / Roger Smith[2] Shanghai Open · 1997 → The **1996 Shanghai Open** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on indoor [carpet courts](/source/Carpet_court) in [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai), China that was part of the [World Series](/source/ATP_International_Series) of the [1996 ATP Tour](/source/1996_ATP_Tour). It was the inaugural edition of the [tournament](/source/Shanghai_Open) and was held from January 29 through February 4, 1996. Sixth-seeded [Andrei Olhovskiy](/source/Andrei_Olhovskiy) won the singles title.[3] ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [1996 Shanghai Open – Singles](/source/1996_Shanghai_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles) [Andrei Olhovskiy](/source/Andrei_Olhovskiy) defeated [Mark Knowles](/source/Mark_Knowles) 7–6(7–5), 6–2 - It was Olhovskiy's 1st title of the year and the 13th of his career. ### Doubles Main article: [1996 Shanghai Open – Doubles](/source/1996_Shanghai_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles) [Mark Knowles](/source/Mark_Knowles) / [Roger Smith](/source/Roger_Smith_(tennis)) defeated [Jim Grabb](/source/Jim_Grabb) / [Michael Tebbutt](/source/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. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1996 Shanghai – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/shanghai/890/1996/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1996 Shanghai – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/shanghai/890/1996/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. p. 146. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002187145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002187145). ## External links - [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/shanghai/chn/1996/m-ws-chn-01a-1996/draws-and-results/) v t e Shanghai / Bangalore tournaments 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 NH 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 NH 2009 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 Shanghai Open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Shanghai_Open) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Shanghai_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.