1996 du Maurier Open

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2026}} {{TennisEventInfo|1996|du Maurier Open| | date=August 19–26 (men) August 5–11 (women) | edition=107th | surface=Hard / outdoor | champms={{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1996 Toronto – Men's Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/toronto/421/1996/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champws={{flagicon|USA}} [[Monica Seles]] | champmd={{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1996 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/toronto/421/1996/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>}} | champwd={{flagicon|LAT}} [[Larisa Neiland]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] | main_name= Canadian Open (tennis) {{!}} Canadian Open }}

The '''1996 du Maurier Open''' was a [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hardcourt|outdoor hard courts]]. It was the 107th edition of the [[Canada Masters]] and was part of the [[ATP World Tour Masters 1000|Mercedes Super 9]] of the [[1996 ATP Tour]] and of [[WTA Tier I tournaments|Tier I]] of the [[1996 WTA Tour]]. The men's event took place at the [[National Tennis Centre (Canada)|National Tennis Centre]] in [[Toronto]] from August 5 through August 11, 1996, while the women's event took place at the [[Uniprix Stadium|du Maurier Stadium]] in [[Montreal]] from August 19 through August 26, 1996.<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=131, 144, 179}}</ref>

==Finals==

===Men's singles=== {{Main|1996 du Maurier Open – Men's singles}} {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] 6–2, 6–4 * It was Ferreira's 2nd title of the year and the 18th of his career. It was his 3rd Masters title.

===Women's singles=== {{Main|1996 du Maurier Open – Women's singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Monica Seles]] defeated {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] 6–1, 7–6(7–2) * It was Seles' 3rd title of the year and the 41st of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 6th overall. It was also her 2nd consecutive title at the event after winning in [[1995 Canadian Open (tennis)|1995]].

===Men's doubles=== {{Main|1996 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]] defeated {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]] / {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]] 7–6, 6–3 * It was Galbraith's 3rd title of the year and the 27th of his career. It was Haarhuis' 1st title of the year and the 29th of his career.

===Women's doubles=== {{Main|1996 du Maurier Open – Women's doubles}} {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Larisa Neiland]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Joe Fernandez]] / {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Helena Suková]] 7–6(7–1) (Fernandez and Suková retired) * It was Neiland's 4th title of the year and the 60th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 11th title of the year and the 73rd of her career.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://www.rogerscup.com}} * [http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Toronto.aspx Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile] * [http://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/tournamentId/740/title/rogers-cup Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament profile]

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