1996 French Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1996 French Open
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov ; Daniel Vacek
Runner-up	Guy Forget ; Jakob Hlasek
Final score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	64
Seeds	16

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 95th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1996.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
Byron Black / Grant Connell (second round)
Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (final)
Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink (first round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (champions)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (third round)
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)
Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (third round)
Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (quarterfinals)
Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (first round)
Hendrik Jan Davids / Cyril Suk (second round)
Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda (third round)
Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (third round)
Jiří Novák / David Rikl (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6

9	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	4	1
					1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	3	6	4

					5	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	6	4	6
	Javier Frana Rick Leach	2	2

5	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	6	6
										5	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	2	3

										7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	6	6
11	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot	3	6	1

	Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark	6	3	6
						Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark	4	6⁴

					7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	6	7
7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	6	7

	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	2	6⁸

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	7
	M Ondruska K Ullyett	3	6¹		1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	L Manta P Vízner	6	7			L Manta P Vízner	1	2
	J Ireland D Nargiso	4	5						1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	7
	D Adams W Arthurs	6	3	8					15	M Philippoussis P Rafter	4	6⁹
	T Kempers T Nijssen	3	6	6		D Adams W Arthurs	6⁴	6⁹
15	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	7		15	M Philippoussis P Rafter	7	7
	B MacPhie M Tebbutt	4	6⁴											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
9	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6											9	J Björkman N Kulti	4	1
	L Barthez G Bastié	2	3		9	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6
	B Haygarth C van Rensburg	6	7			B Haygarth C van Rensburg	2	4
	P Kilderry P Tramacchi	2	6²						9	J Björkman N Kulti	6	4	6
	R Krajicek M Oosting	3	7	6					8	S Lareau A O'Brien	3	6	3
	R Bergh S Cannon	6	6²	4		R Krajicek M Oosting	5	3
8	S Lareau A O'Brien	4	6	6	8	S Lareau A O'Brien	7	6
	N Lapentti N Pereira	6	1	3

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	1	7	6
	J Eagle A Florent	6	6⁵	4	4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	6³	4
	J Frana R Leach	6	5	7		J Frana R Leach	7	6
	P Albano J-A Conde	3	7	5							J Frana R Leach	7	6
	S Davis T Henman	6	6								S Davis T Henman	5	3
	M Barnard G Van Emburgh	3	2			S Davis T Henman	6	7
13	HJ Davids C Suk	7	7		13	HJ Davids C Suk	3	6⁴
	D Ekerot L Markovits	6³	6⁵												J Frana R Leach	2	2
	P Kühnen G Muller	7	7											5	G Forget J Hlasek	6	6
12	T Carbonell F Roig	5	6⁶			P Kühnen G Muller	7	3	3
	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6			J Grabb R Reneberg	6⁴	6	6
	M-K Goellner D Prinosil	3	4								J Grabb R Reneberg	1	4
	K Nováček V Spadea	6	6							5	G Forget J Hlasek	6	6
	J-F Bachelot G Carraz	2	3			K Nováček V Spadea	6	3	2
5	G Forget J Hlasek	3	6	6	5	G Forget J Hlasek	4	6	6
	W Black J Waite	6	3	3

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	T Kronemann D Macpherson	6⁸	7	7
6	E Ferreira J Siemerink	7	6⁶	5		T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	4	6
	P Haarhuis S Schalken	4	7	6		P Haarhuis S Schalken	3	6	1
	K Kinnear D Randall	6	6⁴	4							T Kronemann D Macpherson	4	6³
	J Arrese S Pescosolido	6	6							11	L Pimek B Talbot	6	7
	L Jensen M Jensen	4	4			J Arrese S Pescosolido	4	3
11	L Pimek B Talbot	6	6		11	L Pimek B Talbot	6	6
	J-L de Jager M Larsson	4	4												11	L Pimek B Talbot	3	6	1
14	S Edberg P Korda	6	6													J Palmer J Stark	6	3	6
	B Steven K Thorne	3	4		14	S Edberg P Korda	6	7
	J-P Fleurian G Raoux	6	6			J-P Fleurian G Raoux	3	5
	R Gilbert S Simian	3	4							14	S Edberg P Korda	4	6	5
	J Palmer J Stark	6	7								J Palmer J Stark	6	4	7
	B Behrens M Lucena	3	6⁸			J Palmer J Stark	7	7
3	B Black G Connell	6	6		3	B Black G Connell	6⁵	5
	G Köves A Richardson	1	4

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

7	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6
	J Golmard L Roux	0	3		7	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6
	K Jones C Woodruff	3	0			K Jones C Woodruff	3	4
	M Keil P Nyborg	0	0R							7	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	7	7
	O Delaître J Tarango	7	4	6						10	L Lobo J Sánchez	6⁸	5
	H Leconte Y Noah	6⁴	6	2		O Delaître J Tarango	2	6	3
10	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6		10	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	3	6
	S Grosjean O Mutis	3	4											7	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	7
	S Stolle J Stoltenberg	6	6												D Johnson F Montana	2	6⁸
16	J Novák D Rikl	1	4			S Stolle J Stoltenberg	3	6⁶
	L Bale S Noteboom	7	6			L Bale S Noteboom	6	7
	K Flach D Wheaton	6⁴	4								L Bale S Noteboom	4	6⁵
	D Johnson F Montana	6	1	6							D Johnson F Montana	6	7
	A Boetsch M Rosset	2	6	3		D Johnson F Montana	3	7	6
2	M Knowles D Nestor	2	7	6	2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	5	3
	N Broad P Norval	6	6²	2

References

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