1996 Panasonic German Open

For the WTA Tour event, see 1996 WTA German Open.

The 1996 Panasonic German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 90th edition of the Hamburg Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany from 6 May through 12 May 1996.

1996 Panasonic German Open
Date	6–12 May
Edition	90th
Category	Super 9
Draw	56S / 28D
Prize money	$1,950,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Hamburg, Germany
Venue	Rothenbaum Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Roberto Carretero[1]
Doubles
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor[2]

The singles field was headlined by ATP No. 5, 1995 Tour Championships winner, Australian Open and 1991 Hamburg runner-up Boris Becker, Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam and Grand Slam Cup champion Goran Ivanišević and Adelaide winner and Rotterdam and St. Petersburg finalist Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Other top seeds competing were Indian Wells winner Wayne Ferreira, Monte Carlo and Indian Wells semifinalist Marcelo Ríos, Sergi Bruguera, Arnaud Boetsch and Marc Rosset.^[3]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles

Roberto Carretero defeated Àlex Corretja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

• It was Carretero's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 1st overall.

Doubles

Main article: 1996 Panasonic German Open – Doubles

Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek 6–2, 6–4

• It was Knowles' 4th title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Nestor's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career.