1996 du Maurier Open
DateAugust 19–26 (men)
August 5–11 (women)
Edition107th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Champions
Men's singles
South Africa Wayne Ferreira[1]
Women's singles
United States Monica Seles
Men's doubles
United States Patrick Galbraith / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis[2]
Women's doubles
Latvia Larisa Neiland / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

The 1996 du Maurier Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 107th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto from August 5 through August 11, 1996, while the women's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal from August 19 through August 26, 1996.

Finals

Men's singles

South Africa Wayne Ferreira defeated Australia Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Ferreira's 2nd title of the year and the 18th of his career. It was his 3rd Masters title.

Women's singles

United States Monica Seles defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Seles' 3rd title of the year and the 41st of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 6th overall. It was also her 2nd consecutive title at the event after winning in 1995.

Men's doubles

United States Patrick Galbraith / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis defeated The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor 7–6, 6–3

  • It was Galbraith's 3rd title of the year and the 27th of his career. It was Haarhuis' 1st title of the year and the 29th of his career.

Women's doubles

Latvia Larisa Neiland / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated United States Mary Joe Fernandez / Czech Republic Helena Suková 7–6(7–1) (Fernandez and Suková retired)

  • It was Neiland's 4th title of the year and the 60th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 11th title of the year and the 73rd of her career.

References

  1. "1996 Toronto – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1996 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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