1996 French Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1996 French Open
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek[1]
Runner-up	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
Final score	6–2, 6–3

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.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Semifinals)
2. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Second Round)
3. Byron Black / Grant Connell (Second Round)
4. Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (Second Round)
5. Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (Final)
6. Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink (First Round)
7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (Champions)
8. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Third Round)
9. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (Quarterfinals)
10. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Third Round)
11. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (Quarterfinals)
12. Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (First Round)
13. Hendrik Jan Davids / Cyril Suk (Second Round)
14. Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda (Third Round)
15. Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
16. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]
	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	6^4
								7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	6	7
	7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	6	7
		Donald Johnson   Francisco Montana	2	6^8

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	7
	M Ondruska   K Ullyett	3	6^1				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	6^9
	T Kempers   T Nijssen	3	6	6				D Adams   W Arthurs	6^4	6^9
15	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	7				15	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	7	7
	B MacPhie   M Tebbutt	4	6^4																		1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
9	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6																		9	J Björkman   N Kulti	4	1
	L Barthez   G Bastie	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	6^2											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	6^2	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	6^5	4			4	P Galbraith   A Olhovskiy	6^3	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	6^4
	D Ekerot   L Markovits	6^3	6^5																			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	6^6					P Kühnen   G Muller	7	3	3
	J Grabb   R Reneberg	6	6					J Grabb   R Reneberg	6^4	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

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	6^8	7	7
6	E Ferreira   J Siemerink	7	6^6	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	6^4	4											T Kronemann   D Macpherson	4	6^3
	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	6^8					J Palmer   J Stark	7	7
3	B Black   G Connell	6	6				3	B Black   G Connell	6^5	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	6^8	5
	H Leconte   Y Noah	6^4	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	6^8
16	J Novák   D Rikl	1	4					S Stolle   J Stoltenberg	3	6^6
	L Bale   S Noteboom	7	6					L Bale   S Noteboom	6	7
	K Flach   D Wheaton	6^4	4												L Bale   S Noteboom	4	6^5
	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	6^2	2

References

1. "1996 French Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2014.