1996 Shanghai Open

The 1996 Shanghai Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Shanghai, China that was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from January 29 through February 4, 1996. Sixth-seeded Andrei Olhovskiy won the singles title.^[3]

1996 Shanghai Open
Date	January 29 – February 4
Edition	1st
Category	World Series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$303,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Shanghai, China
Champions
Singles
Andrei Olhovskiy[1]
Doubles
Mark Knowles / Roger Smith[2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1996 Shanghai Open – Singles

Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Mark Knowles 7–6^(7–5), 6–2

• It was Olhovskiy's 1st title of the year and the 13th of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1996 Shanghai Open – Doubles

Mark Knowles / Roger Smith defeated Jim Grabb / Michael Tebbutt 4–6, 6–2, 7–6

• It was Knowles' 2nd title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Smith's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career.