1996 International Tennis Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1996 America's Red Clay Court Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at the Sportsplex in Coral Springs, Florida
in the United States
and was part of the World Series
of the 1996 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from May 13 through May 19, 1996.
Jason Stoltenberg
defeated
Chris Woodruff
7–6(4), 2–6, 7–5
Todd Woodbridge
/ Mark Woodforde
defeated Ivan Baron / Brett Hansen-Dent 6–3, 6–3
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 Sportsplex in Coral Springs, Florida
Coral Springs, Florida
Coral Springs, officially chartered July 10, 1963, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 121,096...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and 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 ran from May 13 through May 19, 1996.
Men's Singles
Jason StoltenbergJason Stoltenberg
Jason Stoltenberg is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West of New South Wales. In 1987, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open and was ranked the World No...
defeated
Chris WoodruffChris Woodruff
Chris Woodruff is an American former professional male tennis player. He hails from Knoxville, Tennessee and was trained at the Knoxville Racquet Club.- College career :...
7–6(4), 2–6, 7–5
- It was Stoltenberg's only title of the year and the 8th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Todd WoodbridgeTodd Woodbridge
Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman...
/
Mark WoodfordeMark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge....
defeated
Ivan Baron / Brett Hansen-Dent 6–3, 6–3
- It was Woodbridge's 6th title of the year and the 46th of his career. It was Woodforde's 7th title of the year and the 50th of his career.