1996 Romanian Open
Encyclopedia
The 1996 Romanian Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bucharest
, Romania
that was part of the World Series
of the 1996 ATP Tour
. The tournament was held from September 9 through September 15, 1996.
Alberto Berasategui
defeated Carlos Moyá
6–1, 7–6 (7–5)
David Ekerot
/
Jeff Tarango
defeated
David Adams
/
Menno Oosting
7–6, 7–6
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 in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
that was part of the World Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
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 was held from September 9 through September 15, 1996.
Singles
Alberto BerasateguiAlberto 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
Carlos MoyáCarlos Moyá
Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...
6–1, 7–6 (7–5)
- It was Berasategui's 3rd title of the year and the 12th of his career.
Doubles
David EkerotDavid Ekerot
David Ekerot is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 52 in 1997.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
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Jeff TarangoJeff Tarango
Jeffrey Gail Tarango is a retired American professional tennis player. He was a top ten doubles player and a French Open doubles runner up, but is mostly remembered for defaulting a match at Wimbledon and his wife assaulting the umpire once Tarango had left the court.-Career summary:Tarango...
defeated
David AdamsDavid 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...
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Menno OostingMenno 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, 7–6
- It was Ekerot's 2nd title of the year and of his career. It was Tarango's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career.