French Open 1996

◄ French Open 1996 ►
Date:	May 27 - June 9, 1996
Edition:	95th  French Open
Place:	Paris
Covering:	sand
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Thomas Muster
Ladies singles :	Steffi Graf
Men's double :	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
Ladies doubles :	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa
Mixed :	Mark Woodforde Larisa Neiland
winner
Men's singles :	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Ladies singles :	Steffi Graf
Men's double :	Yevgeny Kafelnikow Daniel Vacek
Ladies doubles :	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
Mixed :	Javier Frana Patricia Tarabini
Grand Slams 1996
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

The 95th French Open 1996 took place from May 27 to June 9, 1996 in Paris , France .

128 men and women took part in the individual competitions in the main round.

The defending champions in the singles were Thomas Muster for the men and Steffi Graf for the women. In the men's doubles Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions , in the ladies doubles Gigi Fernández and Natallja Swerawa . Larisa Neiland and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions in mixed .

In the men's singles, Yevgeny Kafelnikow won his first Grand Slam title. In the women's singles there was a new edition of last year's final, and again Steffi Graf won against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Yevgeny Kafelnikow also won in the men's doubles, alongside Daniel Vacek . The title in women's doubles went to Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández , while Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana won in mixed .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Pete Sampras Semifinals 02.  Thomas Muster Round of 16 03.  Andre Agassi 2nd round 04th  Michael Chang 3rd round 05.  Goran Ivanišević Round of 16 06th  Yevgeny Kafelnikov victory 07th  Jim Courier Quarter finals 08th.  Thomas Enqvist 1 round

No. player Round reached 09.  Marcelo Ríos Round of 16 10.  Wayne Ferreira Round of 16 11.  Arnaud Boetsch 2nd round 12.  Albert Costa 2nd round 13.  Richard Krajicek Quarter finals 14th  Marc Rosset Semifinals 15th  Michael Stich final 16.  MaliVai Washington 1 round

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Steffi Graf victory 02.  Monica Seles Quarter finals 03.  Conchita Martínez Semifinals 04th  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario final 05.  Iva Majoli Quarter finals 06th  Anke Huber Round of 16 07th  Kimiko Date Round of 16 08th.  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 3rd round

No. Player Round reached 09.  Lindsay Davenport Quarter finals 10.  Jana Novotná Semifinals 11.  Mary Joe Fernández Round of 16 12.  Mary Pierce 3rd round 13.  Magdalena Maleewa Round of 16 14th  Amanda Coetzer Round of 16 15th  Martina Hingis 3rd round 16.  Barbara Paulus 3rd round

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge   Semifinals 02.  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor   2nd round 03.  Byron Black Grant Connell   2nd round 04th  Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olchowski   2nd round 05.  Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek   final 06th  Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink   1 round 07th  Yevgeny Kafelnikow Daniel Vacek   victory 08th.  Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien   Round of 16

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti   Quarter finals 10.  Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez   Round of 16 11.  Libor Pimek Byron Talbot   Quarter finals 12.  Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig   1 round 13.  Hendrik Jan Davids Cyril Suk   2nd round 14th  Stefan Edberg Petr Korda   Round of 16 15th  Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter   Round of 16 16.  Jiří Novák David Rikl   1 round

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Semifinals 02.  Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa   final 03.  Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland   Semifinals 04th  Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández   victory 05.  Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf   Quarter finals 06th  Martina Hingis Helena Suková   Quarter finals 07th  Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs   Round of 16 08th.  Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat   Round of 16

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt   Quarter finals 10.  Kristie Boogert Nicole Bradtke   1 round 11.  Amanda Coetzer Brenda Schultz-McCarthy   2nd round 12.  Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini   Round of 16 13.  Laura Golarsa Irina Spîrlea   1 round 14th  Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis   Round of 16 15th  Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Sandrine Testud   2nd round 16.  Els Callens Laurence Courtois   1 round

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Mark Woodforde Larisa Neiland   Semifinals 02.  Cyril Suk Gigi Fernández   Round of 16 03.  Rick Leach Manon Bollegraf   Semifinals 04th  Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond   2nd round 05.  Ellis Ferreira Helena Suková   2nd round 06th  Todd Woodbridge Nicole Bradtke   Quarter finals 07th  Andrei Olchowski Kristie Boogert   Quarter finals 08th.  Libor Pimek Katrina Adams   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Mark Wedge Brenda Schultz-McCarthy   2nd round 10.  Byron Talbot Linda Wild   2nd round 11.  Mark Philippoussis Martina Hingis   Quarter finals 12.  Matt Lucena Meredith McGrath   Round of 16 13.  Menno Oosting Els Callens   Round of 16 14th  Greg Van Emburgh Irina Spîrlea   2nd round 15th  Kent Kinnear Nana Miyagi   2nd round 16.  John-Laffnie de Jager Jill Hetherington   Round of 16

Web links

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• French Open 1996 on ITFtennis.com