1996 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1996 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Stefan Edberg ; Petr Korda
Runner-up	Sébastien Lareau ; Alex O'Brien
Score	7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Events

The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 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 (first round)
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (third round)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (semifinals)
Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek (third round)
Byron Black / Grant Connell (second round)
Tommy Ho / Brett Steven (third round)
Patrick McEnroe / Sandon Stolle (second round)
Rick Leach / Scott Melville (quarterfinals)
Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (second round)
Unknown (withdrew)
Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (semifinals)
Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman (third round)
Mark Keil / Jeff Tarango (third round)
Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals							Final^[1]

	Stefan Edberg Petr Korda	6	6	7

9	Rick Leach Scott Melville	4	4	5
							Stefan Edberg Petr Korda	6	7	6

						4	Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy	2	6²	3
4	Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy	7	6	6

	Scott Draper Jason Stoltenberg	5	2	4
														Stefan Edberg Petr Korda	7	7	4	6

														Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	5	5	6	1
12	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	6	1	6	6

3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4	6	3	3
						12	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	3	7	6	2	4

							Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	6	5	3	6	6
	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	7	6	6

	Martin Damm Jim Grabb	5	2	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	2	7	8
	J Eagle A Florent	6	5	10		J Eagle A Florent	6	3	2
	S Edberg P Korda	6	6			S Edberg P Korda	4	6	6
	V Flégl D Norman	2	2								S Edberg P Korda	6	6
	C Brandi M Ondruska	6	4	9						15	M Keil J Tarango	1	4
	D Johnson K Thorne	3	6	7		C Brandi Marcos Ondruska	6	6⁶	2
15	M Keil J Tarango	6	6		15	M Keil J Tarango	4	7	6
	L Bale B Haygarth	3	4												S Edberg P Korda	6	6	7
9	R Leach S Melville	6	6											9	R Leach S Melville	4	4	5
	R Fromberg J Ireland	4	3		9	R Leach S Melville	6	6
	J Frana N Pereira	6	6			J Frana N Pereira	3	3
	M Lucena B MacPhie	1	3							9	R Leach S Melville	6	6
	M Tebbutt P Tramacchi	6	7								M Tebbutt P Tramacchi	3	4
	T Nijssen G Van Emburgh	4	6⁵			M Tebbutt P Tramacchi	6	6
8	P McEnroe S Stolle	6	7		8	P McEnroe S Stolle	4	4
	N Borwick A Painter	1	6⁴

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	7	4	8
	L-A Wahlgren F Wibier	5	6	6	4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	6	6
	R Gilbert G Raoux	6	7			R Gilbert G Raoux	4	4
	L Jensen M Jensen	4	6¹						4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	6³	6	6
	J-L de Jager G Muller	6	6						14	J Apell J Björkman	7	3	3
	P Kilderry N Marques	2	2			J-L de Jager G Muller	4	2
14	J Apell J Björkman	6³	6	11	14	J Apell J Björkman	6	6
	P Nyborg M Tillström	7	3	9										4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	7	6	6
	S Draper J Stoltenberg	6	6												S Draper J Stoltenberg	5	2	4
	C Ferreira A Kitinov	4	4			S Draper J Stoltenberg	7	6
	O Delaître F Santoro	7	6			O Delaître F Santoro	5	3
	B Behrens J Waite	6³	1							S Draper J Stoltenberg	6	4	7
	J Holmes T Larkham	6	7						5	C Suk D Vacek	4	6	5
	T Henman A Richardson	3	5			J Holmes T Larkham	4	6⁶
5	C Suk D Vacek	6	6		5	C Suk D Vacek	6	7
	W Black D Wheaton	2	1

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

6	B Black G Connell	5	6	6
	K Kinnear D Randall	7	1	2	6	B Black G Connell	6	6⁵	6
	M-K Goellner D Prinosil	6	6		6	M-K Goellner D Prinosil	3	7	8
	A Kratzmann J Morgan	4	4								M-K Goellner D Prinosil	3	7	2
	R Bergh D Ekerot	6	6							12	G Forget J Hlasek	6	6⁵	6
	H Denman M Draper	4	2			R Bergh D Ekerot	4	2
12	G Forget J Hlasek	6⁵	6	6	12	G Forget J Hlasek	6	6
	S Davis D Pate	7	4	4											12	G Forget J Hlasek	6	1	6	6
13	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6											3	M Knowles D Nestor	4	6	3	3
	D Adams P Kühnen	6	4	4	13	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	6			T Kronemann D Macpherson	4	3
	S Cannon F Montana	3	1							13	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6²	3
	L Lavalle E Sánchez	6	7							3	M Knowles D Nestor	7	6
	J-A Conde À Corretja	3	5			L Lavalle E Sánchez	2	4
3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	3	6	3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
	G Doyle B Ellwood	4	6	3

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

7	T Ho B Steven	6	6
	A Gaudenzi D Nargiso	4	1		7	T Ho B Steven	6	6
	N Broad P Norval	6	6			N Broad P Norval	2	2
	L Pimek B Talbot	3	2						7	T Ho B Steven	3	3
	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6							S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
	K Flach K Jones	4	3			S Lareau A O'Brien	7	6
10	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6		10	L Lobo J Sánchez	5	2
	W Arthurs B Larkham	4	4											S Lareau A O'Brien	7	6	6
16	M Philippoussis P Rafter	7	6⁵	6										M Damm J Grabb	5	2	4
	E Ferreira J Siemerink	6⁵	7	3	16	M Philippoussis P Rafter
	M Damm J Grabb	7	6⁴	6		M Damm J Grabb	w/o
	V Spadea C van Rensburg	6⁴	7	3						M Damm J Grabb	7	6
	M Sinner J Winnink	6	6¹	11					2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6⁵	2
	T Kempers S Noteboom	1	7	9		M Sinner J Winnink	3	3
2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	7		2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
	N Kulti M Larsson	3	5

References

^ ^a ^b "1996 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

External links

1996 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[ITF-1] "1996 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

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