The 1996 Gerry Weber Open was a men's
tennis tournament played on outdoor
grass courts at the
Gerry Weber Stadion in
Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany and was part of the
World Series of the
1996 ATP Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments (organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP Super 9, the ...
. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 17 June through 23 June 1996. Unseeded
Nicklas Kulti
Nicklas Kulti (born 22 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He was born in Stockholm.
Tennis career
Juniors
Kulti was ranked No. 1 in the junior world singles rankings in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and W ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Nicklas Kulti
Nicklas Kulti (born 22 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He was born in Stockholm.
Tennis career
Juniors
Kulti was ranked No. 1 in the junior world singles rankings in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and W ...
defeated
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7
(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
* It was Kulti's 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd and last of his career.
Doubles
Byron Black
Byron Hamish Black (born 6 October 1969) is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.
Personal life
He is the son of Donald Black and Velia Black and brother to Wayne Black and Cara, who were also professional ten ...
/
Grant Connell defeated
Yevgeny Kafelnikov /
Daniel Vacek 6–1, 7–5
* It was Black's 4th title of the year and the 15th of his career. It was Connell's 3rd title of the year and the 20th of his career.
References
External links
Official website
ITF tournament edition details
{{1996 ATP Tour
Gerry Weber Open
Halle Open
Gerry Weber Open
Gerry Weber Open