The 1996 Salem Open Beijing and the Nokia Open were tennis tournaments. The men's tournament was played on indoor carpet courts while the women's tournament was played on indoor hard courts. Both events were held in Beijing, China and were part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from October 7 through October 13, 1996, while the women's tournament was held from October 14 through October 20, 1996. Greg Rusedski and Wang Shi-ting won the singles titles.[3]
| 1996 Salem Open Beijing and Nokia Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 7–13 (men) October 14–20 (women) |
| Edition | 4th (men) / 3rd (women) |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Greg Rusedski[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Wang Shi-ting | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Martin Damm /  Andrei Olhovskiy[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Naoko Kijimuta / Miho Saeki | |
Finals
Men's singles
Greg Rusedski defeated Martin Damm 7–6(7–5), 6–4
- It was Rusedski's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career.
Women's singles
Wang Shi-ting defeated 
Chen Li-Ling 6–3, 6–4
- It was Wang's 2nd title of the year and the 6th of her career.
Men's doubles
Martin Damm / Andrei Olhovskiy defeated 
Patrik Kühnen / 
Gary Muller 6–4, 7–5
- It was Damm's only title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 4th title of the year and the 14th of his career.
Women's doubles
Naoko Kijimuta / Miho Saeki defeated Yuko Hosoki / Kazue Takuma 7–5, 6–4
- It was Kijimuta's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Saeki's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
References
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