1996 du Maurier Open

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1996 du Maurier Open
Date August 19 – August 26 (men)
August 5 – August 11 (women)
Edition 110th
Champions
Men's Singles
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Women's Singles
United States Monica Seles
Men's Doubles
United States Patrick Galbraith / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Women's Doubles
Latvia Larisa Neiland / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

The 1996 du Maurier Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 110th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto from August 5 through August 11, 1996 while the women's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal from August 19 through August 26, 1996.

Champions

Men's Singles

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South Africa Wayne Ferreira defeated Australia Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Ferreira's 2nd title of the year and the 18th of his career. It was his 3rd Masters title.

Women's Singles

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United States Monica Seles defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Seles' 3rd title of the year and the 41st of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 6th overall. It was also her 2nd consecutive title at the event after winning in 1995.

Men's Doubles

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United States Patrick Galbraith / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis defeated The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor 7–6, 6–3

  • It was Galbraith's 3rd title of the year and the 27th of his career. It was Haarhuis' 1st title of the year and the 29th of his career.

Women's Doubles

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Latvia Larisa Neiland / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated United States Mary Joe Fernandez / Czech Republic Helena Suková 7–6(7–1) (Fernandez and Suková retired)

  • It was Neiland's 4th title of the year and the 60th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 11th title of the year and the 73rd of her career.

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