1996 Ostrava Open
Encyclopedia
The 1996 IPB Czech Indoor was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the ČEZ Aréna
in Ostrava
in the Czech Republic
and was part of the World Series
of the 1996 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from October 14 through October 20, 1996.
David Prinosil
defeated
Petr Korda
6–1, 6–2
Sandon Stolle
/ Cyril Suk
defeated
Ján Krošlák
/ Karol Kučera
7–6, 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 indoor carpet courts at the ČEZ Aréna
CEZ Aréna
The ČEZ Aréna is an indoor arena used mainly for ice hockey matches, in Ostrava-Jih, Ostrava, Czech Republic. It opened in 1986 and underwent a €23.3 million reconstruction in 2003–2004. The capacity of the arena is 9,568, plus 18 skyboxes...
in Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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 October 14 through October 20, 1996.
Men's Singles
David PrinosilDavid Prinosil
David Prinosil is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic...
defeated
Petr KordaPetr Korda
Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first...
6–1, 6–2
- It was Prinosil's 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Sandon StolleSandon Stolle
Sandon Stolle is a former professional male tennis player from Australia and former World No. 2 in doubles .Stolle is the son of former Australian tennis champion Fred Stolle...
/
Cyril SukCyril Suk
Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career....
defeated
Ján KrošlákJán Krošlák
Ján Krošlák is a former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 1993.He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by America's MaliVai Washington...
/
Karol KučeraKarol Kucera
Karol Kučera is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He is a former top 10 player and has been ranked as high as World No. 6.-Tennis career:...
7–6, 6–3
- It was Stolle's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Suk's 2nd title of the year and the 19th of his career.