# 1996 Swedish Open

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1996 Swedish Open Date 8–14 July Edition 49th Category World Series Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $303,000 Surface Clay / outdoor Location Båstad, Sweden Champions Singles Magnus Gustafsson[1] Doubles David Ekerot / Jeff Tarango[2] ← 1995 · Swedish Open · 1997 →

The **1996 Swedish Open** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor clay courts](/source/Clay_court) in [Båstad](/source/B%C3%A5stad) in [Sweden](/source/Sweden) and was part of the [World Series](/source/ATP_International_Series) of the [1996 ATP Tour](/source/1996_ATP_Tour). It was the 49th edition of the [tournament](/source/Swedish_Open) and was held from 8 July until 14 July 1996. Fourth-seeded [Magnus Gustafsson](/source/Magnus_Gustafsson) won the singles title.[3]

## Finals

### Singles

Main article: [1996 Swedish Open – Singles](/source/1996_Swedish_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles)

[Magnus Gustafsson](/source/Magnus_Gustafsson) defeated [Andriy Medvedev](/source/Andriy_Medvedev) 6–1, 6–3

- It was Gustafsson's 2nd singles title of the year and the 9th of his career.

### Doubles

Main article: [1996 Swedish Open – Doubles](/source/1996_Swedish_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles)

[David Ekerot](/source/David_Ekerot) / [Jeff Tarango](/source/Jeff_Tarango) defeated [Joshua Eagle](/source/Joshua_Eagle) / [Peter Nyborg](/source/Peter_Nyborg) 6–4, 6–1

- It was Ekerot's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Tarango's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1996 Bastad – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bastad/316/1996/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1996 Bastad – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bastad/316/1996/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, 150. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780002187145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780002187145).

## External links

- [Official website](https://men.swedishopen.org/en/default.aspx)

- [ATP tournament profile](http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Bastad.aspx)

- [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/bastad/swe/1996/m-ws-swe-01a-1996/draws-and-results/)

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