| 1996 Wimbledon Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 24 June – 7 July | |||
| Edition | 110th | |||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Draw | 128S/64D/64XD | |||
| Prize money | £6,465,910 | |||
| Surface | Grass | |||
| Location | Church Road SW19,Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Richard Krajicek | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Steffi Graf | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Todd Woodbridge /Mark Woodforde | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Martina Hingis / Helena Suková | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
| Cyril Suk /Helena Suková | ||||
| Boys' singles | ||||
 Vladimir Voltchkov | ||||
| Girls' singles | ||||
 Amélie Mauresmo | ||||
| Boys' doubles | ||||
 Daniele Bracciali / Jocelyn Robichaud | ||||
| Girls' doubles | ||||
| Olga Barabanschikova /Amélie Mauresmo | ||||
| Gentlemen's invitation doubles | ||||
 Wojciech Fibak / Tim Wilkison | ||||
| Ladies' invitation doubles | ||||
 Jo Durie /Anne Smith | ||||
| Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles | ||||
| John Alexander /Sherwood Stewart | ||||
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The1996 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played ongrass courts at theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club inWimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 110th edition of theWimbledon Championships and was held from 24 June to 7 July 1996.
When rain interrupted play on Centre Court on 3 July with a crowd that includedPrince Michael of Kent,Princess Michael of Kent and actressJoanna 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 theElvis Presley hit "All Shook Up".[5] Past tennis starsVirginia Wade,Martina Navratilova,Hana Mandlíková,Pam Shriver,Liz Smylie,Gigi Fernández andConchita 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 theBBC, and after six songs presenterDes 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 aretractable roof was completed onCentre 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 astreaker.[7]
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 | — | ||||||
| Women's doubles * | £139,040 | — | ||||||
| Mixed doubles * | £68,280 | — |
* per team
Richard Krajicek defeatedMaliVai Washington, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3[10]
Steffi Graf defeated
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 7–5[11]
Todd Woodbridge /Mark Woodforde defeated
Byron Black /Grant Connell, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2[12]
Martina Hingis /Helena Suková defeatedMeredith McGrath /
Larisa Neiland, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1[13]
Cyril Suk /Helena Suková defeatedMark Woodforde /Larisa Neiland, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2[14]
Vladimir Voltchkov defeated
Ivan Ljubičić, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3[15]
Amélie Mauresmo defeatedMagüi Serna, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4[16]
Daniele Bracciali /Jocelyn Robichaud defeated
Damien Roberts /Wesley Whitehouse, 6–2, 6–4[17]
Olga Barabanschikova /Amélie Mauresmo defeatedLilia Osterloh /Samantha Reeves, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1[18]
Wojciech Fibak /Tim Wilkison defeatedPavel Složil /Tomáš Šmíd, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Jo Durie /Anne Smith defeated
Mima Jaušovec /Yvonne Vermaak, 6–3, 6–2
John Alexander /Phil Dent defeatedMarty Riessen /Sherwood Stewart, 7–6, 6–2
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |
