1996 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1996. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

• Men's singles: Boris Becker def. Michael Chang, 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
• Women's singles: Monica Seles def. Anke Huber, 6–4, 6–1

• Men's singles: Yevgeny Kafelnikov^[1] def. Michael Stich, 7–6(4), 7–5, 7–6(4)
• Women's singles: Steffi Graf def. Gabriela Sabatini, 6–3, 6–7(4), 10–8

• Gentlemen's singles: Richard Krajicek^[2] def. MaliVai Washington,^[3] 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
• Ladies' singles: Steffi Graf def. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 7–5

• Men's singles: Pete Sampras def. Michael Chang, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6
• Women's singles: Steffi Graf def. Monica Seles, 7–5, 6–4

World Group Draw

World Group Draw

• Men's singles: Andre Agassi def. Sergi Bruguera, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
• Women's singles: Lindsay Davenport def. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 7–6(6), 6–2

• Pete Sampras def. Boris Becker, 3–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 6–7(11), 6–4

• Singles: Steffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0

• Class of 1996:
  • Rosemary Casals, player
  • Dan Maskell, contributor