1996 EA-Generali Open - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1996 EA-Generali Open was a tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

tournament played on outdoor clay courts

Clay court

A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...

at the Tennis Stadium Kitzbühel

Tennis stadium Kitzbühel

The Tennis Stadium Kitzbühel is a tennis complex located in Kitzbühel in Austria....

in Kitzbühel

Kitzbühel

-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...

in Austria

Austria

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and was part of the Championship Series

ATP International Series Gold

International Series Gold was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally that were part of the ATP Tour. International Series Gold offered players cash prizes and the ability to earn ATP ranking points...

of the 1996 ATP Tour

1996 ATP Tour

The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour World...

. The tournament ran from July 22 through July 28, 1996.

Men's Singles

Alberto Berasategui
Alberto Berasategui
Alberto Berasategui is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1994....

defeated

Àlex Corretja

Àlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999...

6–2, 6–4, 6–4

It was Berasategui's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of his career.

Men's Doubles

Libor Pimek
Libor Pimek
Libor Pimek 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...

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Byron Talbot
Byron Talbot
Byron Talbot , 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 runner-up an additional six times...

defeated

David Adams

David Adams (tennis)

David Adams is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He turned pro in 1989. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

Menno Oosting

Menno Oosting was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles and reached 11 finals in his career....

7–6, 6–3

It was Pimek's 4th title of the year and the 17th of his career. It was Talbot's 3rd title of the year and the 6th of his career.

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