The 1996 Qatar Open, known as the 1995 Qatar Mobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a
tennis tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at the
Khalifa International Tennis Complex
The Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex is a tennis and squash complex in Doha, Qatar. The center is owned and operated by the Qatar Tennis Federation. It is the home venue of the ATP World Tour's Qatar ExxonMobil Open and WTA event ...
in
Doha in
Qatar 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 1 January through 7 January 1996. Unseeded
Petr Korda
Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and was runner-up at the 1992 French Open, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in February 1998. Korda tested positive for dopin ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Petr Korda
Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and was runner-up at the 1992 French Open, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in February 1998. Korda tested positive for dopin ...
defeated
Younes El Aynaoui 7–6
(7–5), 2–6, 7–6
(7–5)
Doubles
Mark Knowles /
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal
...
defeated
Jacco Eltingh
Jacco Folkert Eltingh (born 29 August 1970) is a former professional male tennis player and former world No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.
He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis. Together they ...
/
Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–3
* It was Knowles' 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
References
External links
Official websiteATP tournament profile
{{1996 ATP Tour
Qatar Open
Qatar Open (tennis)
1996 in Qatari sport