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1996 Salem Open Beijing and the Nokia Open

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Date
  
October 7 – October 13 (men) October 14 – October 20 (women)

Edition
  
4th (men) / 3rd (women)

The 1996 Salem Open Beijing and the Nokia Open were tennis tournaments. The men's tournament was played on indoor carpet courts while the women's tournament was played on indoor hard courts. Both events were held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China and were part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from October 7 through October 13, 1996, while the women's tournament was held from October 14 through October 20, 1996.

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Men's Singles

Greg Rusedski defeated Martin Damm 7–6(7–5), 6–4

  • It was Rusedski's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career.

    • Women's Singles

    Shi-Ting Wang defeated Li-Ling Chen 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Wang's 2nd title of the year and the 6th of her career.

    • Men's Doubles

    Martin Damm / Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Patrik Kühnen / Gary Muller 6–4, 7–5

  • It was Damm's only title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 4th title of the year and the 14th of his career.

    • Women's Doubles

    Naoko Kijimuta / Miho Saeki defeated Yuko Hosoki / Kazue Takuma 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Kijimuta's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Saeki's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

    • References

    1996 Salem Open Beijing and the Nokia Open Wikipedia
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