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However the clay courts provided great challenge to the participants as these courts tend to slower the ball pace. The 1996 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event held in the red clay court of Philippe Chatrier.
The 1996 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics
The 1996 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of Men Singles, Women Singles, men Doubles, Women Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Championships. In the men Singles Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Michael Stich by 7-6, 7-5, 7-6. In the Women Singles Steffi Graff again won the title by defeating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario by 6-3, 6-7, 10-8. In the men Doubles the title was won by Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek after they defeated Guy Forget and Jakob Hlasek by 6-2, 6-3. In the Women Doubles category Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez defeated previous year champion Gigi Fernandez and Natalia Zvereva. The score line was 6-2, 6-1. In the Mixed Doubles category Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana defeated Nicole Arendt and Luke Jensen by straight sets 6-2, 6-2. In the Junior Championshipsthe Boys Singles was won by Alberto Marin. The Girls Singles was won by Amelie Mauresmo. The Boys Singles was won by Sebastien Grosjean and Olivier Mutis and the Girls Doubles was won by Alice Canepa and Giulia Casoni.
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