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1996 Kremlin Cup

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1996 Kremlin Cup
Date4–10 November (men)
27 October – 3 November (women)
Edition7th (men) / 1st (women)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMoscow, Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Women's singles
Spain Conchita Martínez
Men's doubles
United States Rick Leach / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
Women's doubles
Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva / Latvia Larisa Neiland
← 1995 · Kremlin Cup · 1997 →

The 1996 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1996 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 4 November through 10 November 1996 while the women's tournament was held from 27 October through 3 November 1996. Goran Ivanišević and Conchita Martínez won the singles titles.[1]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Croatia Goran Ivanišević defeated Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Ivanišević's 5th title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Women's singles

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Spain Conchita Martínez defeated Austria Barbara Paulus 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Martínez's 2nd title of the year and the 28th of her career.

Men's doubles

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United States Rick Leach / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic David Rikl 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Leach's 4th title of the year and the 35th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 4th title of the year and the 16th of his career.

Women's doubles

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Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva / Latvia Larisa Neiland defeated Italy Silvia Farina / Austria Barbara Schett 7–6, 4–6, 6–1

  • It was Medvedeva's 2nd title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was Neiland's 5th title of the year and the 58th of her career.

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 153, 185. ISBN 9780002187145.
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