1996 St. Petersburg Open
Date	18–24 March
Edition	2nd
Category	World Series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$300,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	St. Petersburg, Russia
Venue	Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
Champions
Singles
Magnus Gustafsson[1]
Doubles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy[2]
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The 1996 St. Petersburg Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 18 March through 24 March 1996. Seventh-seeded Magnus Gustafsson won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Magnus Gustafsson defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)

• It was Gustafsson's 1st singles title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Doubles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Nicklas Kulti / Peter Nyborg 6–3, 6–4

• It was Kafelnikov's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career.