1996 BellSouth Open

The 1996 BellSouth Open was a men's tennis tournament held on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 January through 14 January 1996. Eighth-seeded Jiří Novák won the singles title.^[3]

1996 BellSouth Open
Date	8–14 January
Edition	29th
Category	World Series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$303,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Venue	ASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Jiří Novák[1]
Doubles
Marcos Ondruska / Jack Waite[2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1996 BellSouth Open – Singles

Jiří Novák defeated Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4

• It was Novák's only singles title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1996 BellSouth Open – Doubles

Marcos Ondruska / Jack Waite defeated Jonas Björkman / Brett Steven by walkover

• It was Ondruska's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Waite's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.