1996 Italian Indoor - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1996 Italian Indoor was a tennis

Tennis

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tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Milan

Milan

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in Italy

Italy

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and was part of the Championship Series

ATP International Series Gold

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of the 1996 ATP Tour

1996 ATP Tour

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. The tournament ran from February 26 through March 3, 1996.

Men's Singles

Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivaniševic
Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...

defeated

Marc Rosset

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6–3, 7–6 (7–3)

It was Ivanišević's 3rd title of the year and the 21st of his career.

Men's Doubles

Andrea Gaudenzi
Andrea Gaudenzi
Andrea Gaudenzi is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1990.Gaudenzi was born in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna. A right-hander, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the third round by America's eventual...

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Guy Forget

Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...

Jakob Hlasek

Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...

6–4, 7–5

It was Gaudenzi's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Ivanišević's 4th title of the year and the 22nd of his career.

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