The 1996 Copenhagen Open was a men's

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tournament played on indoor

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s at the

K.B. Hallen K.B. Hallen is a multi-purpose arena located at Peter Bangs Vej in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally, it was used primarily for badminton, tennis, basketball and volleyball, but also hosted other events, including dance ...

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, Denmark and was part of the

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of the

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. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 March until 17 March 1996. Third-seeded

Cédric Pioline Cédric Pioline (; born 15 June 1969) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 5 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), in 2000. Pioline was the runner-up at the 1993 US Open and the 19 ...

won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

Kenneth Carlsen Kenneth Carlsen (born 17 April 1973) is a Danish former professional tennis player, who was active between 1992 and 2007. Carlsen played left-handed with a one-handed backhand. His greatest asset was his powerful serve, and his game was therefor ...

6–2, 7–6^(9–7) * It was Pioline's 1st singles title of his career.

Doubles

Libor Pimek Libor Pimek (born 3 August 1963) is a former professional male tennis player. Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round, losing to Swede Mats Wilander in straight sets. He won one singles to ...

Byron Talbot Byron Talbot (born 15 September 1964) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won seven doubles titles and finished as a runner-up six times. H ...

defeated Wayne Arthurs /

Andrew Kratzmann Andrew Kratzmann (born 3 November 1971 in Murgon, Queensland, Australia) is a former professional male tennis player from Australia. Kratzmann turned professional in 1990 and was known as a doubles specialist, often partnering with his broth ...

7–6, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Pimek's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of his career. It was Talbot's 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career.

References

External links

ITF tournament edition details
{{1996 ATP Tour

Copenhagen Open The Copenhagen Open was a men's indoor tennis tournament held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was first held in February 1973 as part of the WCT Circuit and featured renowned players such as Ken Rosewall, Fred Stolle, Arthur Ashe and Tom Okker. It was ...

Copenhagen Open 1996 in Danish tennis