The 1996 Cerveza Club Colombia Open was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the

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and was part of the

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of the

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. It was the third edition of the tournament and ran from September 9 through September 15, 1996.

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won the singles title.

Winners

Men's singles

defeated

Nicolás Lapentti Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (; born 13 August 1976) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. Lapentti was ranked world No. 6 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in April 2000. His brothers, Giov ...

6–7^(6–8), 6–2, 6–3 * It was Muster's 7th title of the year and the 43rd of his career.

Men's doubles

Nicolás Pereira Nicolás Pereira (born September 29, 1970) is a commentator for the Tennis Channel and former professional tennis player, who became the ITF Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Professiona ...

David Rikl David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles even ...

defeated

Pablo Campana Pablo Campana (born 16 December 1972 in Quito, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian entrepreneur, former Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, and former male tennis player from Ecuador. He has held various positions in Consorcio Nobis, and is cur ...

6–3, 7–6 * It was Pereira's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Rikl's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of his career.

External links

Official website
{{1996 ATP Tour Cerveza Club Colombia Open Bancolombia Open 1996 in Colombian tennis