Tennis tournament
The 1996 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on
grass courts at the
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in
Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.
[1]
[2] It was the 110th edition of the
Wimbledon Championships and was held from 24 June to 7 July 1996.
Events
When rain interrupted play on Centre Court on 3 July with a crowd that included
Prince Michael of Kent ,
Princess Michael of Kent and actress
Joanna Lumley ,
[3]
Cliff Richard , who was watching from the royal box, was approached by court officials for an interview. They suggested that he sing a song or two to entertain the crowd.
[4] With approval from his PR manager Richard proceeded to give an impromptu performance, starting with "
Summer Holiday ".
[5]
The performance ran for twenty minutes and consisted of Richard's hits such as "
Living Doll " and "
Congratulations ", as well as the
Elvis Presley hit "
All Shook Up ".
[5] Past tennis stars
Virginia Wade ,
Martina Navratilova ,
Hana Mandlíková ,
Pam Shriver ,
Liz Smylie ,
Gigi Fernández and
Conchita Martínez were in the Royal Box and proceeded to join in as background singers.
[3]
[5]
Richard was not aware that his performance was televised by the
BBC , and after six songs presenter
Des Lynam jokingly claimed "we'll probably get one hell of a bill." The performance made the front pages in many major British newspapers on the following day. Since a
retractable roof was completed on
Centre Court in 2009 such a performance is unlikely to happen again.
[6]
During the entrance of the court staff for the Men's Singles final, the court was briefly invaded by a
streaker .
[7]
Prize money
The total prize money for 1996 championships was £6,465,910. The winner of the men's title earned £392,500 while the women's singles champion earned £353,000.
[8]
[9]
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Men's singles
£392,500
Women's singles
£353,000
Men's doubles *
£160,810
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Women's doubles *
£139,040
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Mixed doubles *
£68,280
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* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Richard Krajicek defeated
MaliVai Washington , 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
[10]
It was Krajicek's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. He became the first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam singles title and the first Dutch singles winner since
Kea Bouman in 1926.
Women's singles
Steffi Graf defeated
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario , 6–3, 7–5
[11]
It was Graf's 20th career Grand Slam singles title and her 7th and last title at Wimbledon.
Men's doubles
Todd Woodbridge /
Mark Woodforde defeated
Byron Black /
Grant Connell , 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
[12]
It was Woodbridge's 10th career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title. It was Woodforde's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Wimbledon title.
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis /
Helena Suková defeated
Meredith McGrath /
Larisa Neiland , 5–7, 7–5, 6–1
[13]
It was Hingis' 1st career Grand Slam doubles title. It was Suková's 9th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th title at Wimbledon.
Mixed doubles
Cyril Suk /
Helena Suková defeated
Mark Woodforde /
Larisa Neiland , 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
[14]
It was Suk's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd title at Wimbledon. It was Suková's 4th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 2nd title at Wimbledon.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Vladimir Voltchkov defeated
Ivan Ljubičić , 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
[15]
Girls' singles
Amélie Mauresmo defeated
Magüi Serna , 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
[16]
Boys' doubles
Daniele Bracciali /
Jocelyn Robichaud defeated
Damien Roberts /
Wesley Whitehouse , 6–2, 6–4
[17]
Girls' doubles
Olga Barabanschikova /
Amélie Mauresmo defeated
Lilia Osterloh /
Samantha Reeves , 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
[18]
Invitation
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Wojciech Fibak /
Tim Wilkison defeated
Pavel Složil /
Tomáš Šmíd , 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Ladies' invitation doubles
Jo Durie /
Anne Smith defeated
Mima Jaušovec /
Yvonne Vermaak , 6–3, 6–2
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
John Alexander /
Phil Dent defeated
Marty Riessen /
Sherwood Stewart , 7–6, 6–2
Singles seeds
Men's singles
Pete Sampras (quarterfinals, lost to
Richard Krajicek )
Boris Becker (third round, lost to
Neville Godwin )
Andre Agassi (first round, lost to
Doug Flach )
Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals, lost to
Jason Stoltenberg )
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round, lost to
Tim Henman )
Michael Chang (first round, lost to
Albert Costa )
Thomas Muster (withdrew before the tournament began)
Jim Courier (first round, lost to
Jonathan Stark )
Thomas Enqvist (second round, lost to
MaliVai Washington )
Michael Stich (fourth round, lost to
Richard Krajicek )
Wayne Ferreira (third round, lost to
Magnus Gustafsson )
Stefan Edberg (second round, lost to
Mikael Tillström )
Todd Martin (semifinals, lost to
MaliVai Washington )
Marc Rosset (third round, lost to
Pat Rafter )
Arnaud Boetsch (first round, lost to
Alex Rădulescu )
Cédric Pioline (fourth round, lost to
Pete Sampras )
Richard Krajicek (champion)
Women's singles
Steffi Graf (champion)
Monica Seles (second round, lost to
Katarína Studeníková )
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals, lost to
Kimiko Date )
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final, lost to
Steffi Graf )
Anke Huber (third round, lost to
Ai Sugiyama )
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals, lost to
Steffi Graf )
Chanda Rubin (withdrew before the tournament began)
Lindsay Davenport (second round, lost to
Larisa Neiland )
Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals, lost to
Meredith McGrath )
Magdalena Maleeva (second round, lost to
Nathalie Tauziat )
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round, lost to
Sabine Appelmans )
Kimiko Date (semifinals, lost to
Steffi Graf )
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals, lost to
Kimiko Date )
Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to
Meredith McGrath )
Irina Spîrlea (second round, lost to
Inés Gorrochategui )
Martina Hingis (fourth round, lost to
Steffi Graf )
Karina Habšudová (first round, lost to
Judith Wiesner )
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