1996 French Open
Date	27 May – 9 June 1996
Edition	95
Category	66th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Women's singles
Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek
Women's doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández
Mixed doubles
Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana
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The 1996 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 100th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1996.

Seniors

Men's singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov^[1] defeated Michael Stich, 7–6^(7–4), 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)

• It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 10–8

• It was Graf's 4th title of the year, and her 99th overall. It was her 19th career Grand Slam title, and her 5th French Open title.

Men's doubles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov^[2] / Daniel Vacek defeated Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek, 6–2, 6–3

Women's doubles

Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández defeated Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva, 6–2, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana defeated Nicole Arendt / Luke Jensen, 6–2, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' singles

Alberto Martín (ESP) defeated Björn Rehnquist (SWE), 6–3, 7–6

Girls' singles

Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) defeated Meghann Shaughnessy (USA), 6–0, 6–4

Boys' doubles

Sébastien Grosjean / Olivier Mutis (FRA) defeated Jan-Ralph Brandt / Daniel Elsner (GER), 6–2, 6–3

Girls' doubles

Alice Canepa / Giulia Casoni (ITA) defeated Anna Kournikova (RUS) / Ludmila Varmužová (CZE), 6–2, 5–7, 7–5