title: 1996 Rado Open
text: # 1996 Rado Open
  
  The 1996 Rado Open, also known as the Swiss Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad, Switzerland and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 51st edition of the tournament and was held from 8 July until 14 July 1996. Albert Costa won the singles title.
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Albert Costa defeated Félix Mantilla 4–6, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–1, 6–0
  
  * It was Costa's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Jiří Novák / Pavel Vízner defeated Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
  
  * It was Novák's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Vízner's 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
  