1996 Qatar Open

The 1996 Qatar Open, known as the 1995 Qatar Mobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha in Qatar and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 1 January through 7 January 1996. Unseeded Petr Korda won the singles title.

1996 Qatar Open
Date	1–7 January 1996
Edition	4th
Category	World Series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$600,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Doha, Qatar
Champions
Singles
Petr Korda[1]
Doubles
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor[2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1996 Qatar Open – Singles

Petr Korda defeated Younes El Aynaoui 7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 7–6^(7–5)

Doubles

Main article: 1996 Qatar Open – Doubles

Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–3

• It was Knowles' 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.