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Encyclopedia > 1996 French Open

List of the 1996 French Open Champions: The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ...

Contents
1 Men's Singles
2 Women's Singles
3 Men's Doubles
4 Women's Doubles
5 Mixed Doubles

Men's Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov* (RUS) d. Michael Stich (GER), 7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(4) Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников) (yehv-GYEH-nee kah-FYELL-nee-koff) (born February 18, 1974), former number-one tennis player from Russia, was born in Sochi in the RSFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). ... Michael Stich (born 18 October 1968 in Pinneberg, Germany) is a tennis player, now retired. ...


Women's Singles

Steffi Graf (GER) d. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP), 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-8 Steffi Graf honored at the WTA. Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, Germany) is a former tennis player, considered to be the greatest female player in history. ... Arantxa S nchez Vicario1 (born December 18, 1971) is a former tennis player from Barcelona, Spain. ...


Men's Doubles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)/Daniel Vacek (CZE) d. Guy Forget (FRA)/Jakob Hlasek (SUI), 6-2, 6-3 Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников) (yehv-GYEH-nee kah-FYELL-nee-koff) (born February 18, 1974), former number-one tennis player from Russia, was born in Sochi in the RSFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). ... Guy Forget (b. ... Jakob Hlasek (b. ...


Women's Doubles

Lindsay Davenport/Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) d. Gigi Fernandez (USA)/Natasha Zvereva (BLR), 6-2, 6-1 Davenport at the 1998 US Open Lindsay Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is an American professional tennis player. ... Mary Joe Fernández (born August 19, 1971) is a former Dominican Republic-born American professional tennis player. ... Beatriz Fernández (born 1966), better known as Gigi Fernández, is a Puerto Rican former tennis player. ... Natalya Natasha Zvereva (Belarusian: Натальля Зьверава, Russian: Наташа Зверева; born April 16, 1971) is a tennis player from Belarus. ...


Mixed Doubles

Patricia Tarabini/Javier Frana (ARG)

1. * Yevgeny Kafelnikov became the first Russian tennis player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.

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The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... List of the 1995 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Thomas Muster1 (AUT) d. ... List of the 1997 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Gustavo Kuerten* (BRA) d. ... List of the 1999 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Andre Agassi* (USA) d. ... List of the 2000 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) d. ... List of the 2001 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) d. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... List of the 2003 French Open champions: Mens Singles Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) d. ... List of the 2004 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Gaston Gaudio (ARG) b. ... List of the 2005 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Womens Singles Mens Doubles Womens Doubles Mixed Doubles Boys Singles Girls Singles Categories: Section stubs ...

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French Open (tennis) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (468 words)
The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar.
The French Open began as a national tournament in 1891.
On the female side of tennis, the French Open is the title that has prevented players such as Lindsay Davenport from achieving a career Grand Slam and in 1997, it was the only Grand Slam that a 16-year old Martina Hingis failed to win.
CNNSI.com - Tennis - Kuerten, Kafelnikov advance in Paris - Tuesday November 14, 2000 09:20 PM (806 words)
Fifth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt, 19, one of the tennis world's up-and-coming stars, pulled out of the tournament on Tuesday, saying he was trying to recuperate from an illness that had zapped his energy for the last several months.
French fans lost their star when the French No. 1 player, Cedric Pioline, seeded 14, lost in a second round match to Marc Rosset of Switzerland, 7-5, 7-5.
The Paris tournament, formerly the Paris Open, is the last of the nine-vent Tennis Masters Series, the most important events after the Grand Slams.
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