1996 French Open – Men's Doubles

1996 French Open
Champion   Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek[1]
Runner-up   France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Final score   6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    -45    45+    women
WC Singles    men    women  
WC Doubles    men    women  
French Open
 < 1995 1997 > 

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

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[1]
                                       
  1  Australia Todd Woodbridge
 Australia Mark Woodforde
6 6    
9  Sweden Jonas Björkman
 Sweden Nicklas Kulti
4 1    
  1  Australia Todd Woodbridge
 Australia Mark Woodforde
3 6 4  
  5  France Guy Forget
 Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6 4 6  
   Argentina Javier Frana
 United States Rick Leach
2 2  
  5  France Guy Forget
 Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6 6    
    5  France Guy Forget
 Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
2 3
  7  Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6 6
  11  Belgium Libor Pimek
 South Africa Byron Talbot
3 6 1  
   United States Jared Palmer
 United States Jonathan Stark
6 3 6  
     United States Jared Palmer
 United States Jonathan Stark
4 64
  7  Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6 7  
7  Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6 7  
     United States Donald Johnson
 United States Francisco Montana
2 68    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 7  
 South Africa M Ondruska
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
3 61     1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 6  
 Switzerland L Manta
 Czech Republic P Vízner
6 7      Switzerland L Manta
 Czech Republic P Vízner
1 2  
 Australia J Ireland
 Italy D Nargiso
4 5       1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 7  
 South Africa D Adams
 Australia W Arthurs
6 3 8       15  Australia M Philippoussis
 Australia P Rafter
4 69  
 Netherlands T Kempers
 Netherlands T Nijssen
3 6 6      South Africa D Adams
 Australia W Arthurs
64 69
15  Australia M Philippoussis
 Australia P Rafter
6 7     15  Australia M Philippoussis
 Australia P Rafter
7 7  
 United States B MacPhie
 Australia M Tebbutt
4 64       1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 6  
9  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
6 6       9  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
4 1  
 France L Barthez
 France G Bastie
2 3     9  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
6 6  
 South Africa B Haygarth
 South Africa C van Rensburg
6 7      South Africa B Haygarth
 South Africa C van Rensburg
2 4  
 Australia P Kilderry
 Australia P Tramacchi
2 62       9  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
6 4 6
 Netherlands R Krajicek
 Netherlands M Oosting
3 7 6       8  Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
3 6 3  
 Sweden R Bergh
 United States S Cannon
6 62 4      Netherlands R Krajicek
 Netherlands M Oosting
5 3
8  Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
4 6 6     8  Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
7 6  
 Ecuador N Lapentti
 Venezuela N Pereira
6 1 3  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
4  United States P Galbraith
 Russia A Olhovskiy
1 7 6  
 Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
6 65 4     4  United States P Galbraith
 Russia A Olhovskiy
63 4  
 Argentina J Frana
 United States R Leach
6 5 7      Argentina J Frana
 United States R Leach
7 6  
 Argentina P Albano
 Spain J-A Conde
3 7 5        Argentina J Frana
 United States R Leach
7 6  
 United States S Davis
 United Kingdom T Henman
6 6        United States S Davis
 United Kingdom T Henman
5 3  
 South Africa M Barnard
 United States G Van Emburgh
3 2      United States S Davis
 United Kingdom T Henman
6 7
13  Netherlands HJ Davids
 Czech Republic C Suk
7 7     13  Netherlands HJ Davids
 Czech Republic C Suk
3 64  
 Sweden D Ekerot
 Hungary L Markovits
63 65        Argentina J Frana
 United States R Leach
2 2  
 Germany P Kühnen
 South Africa G Muller
7 7       5  France G Forget
 Switzerland J Hlasek
6 6  
12  Spain T Carbonell
 Spain F Roig
5 66      Germany P Kühnen
 South Africa G Muller
7 3 3  
 United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
6 6      United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
64 6 6  
 Germany M-K Goellner
 Germany D Prinosil
3 4        United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
1 4
 Czech Republic K Nováček
 United States V Spadea
6 6       5  France G Forget
 Switzerland J Hlasek
6 6  
 France J-F Bachelot
 France G Carraz
2 3      Czech Republic K Nováček
 United States V Spadea
6 3 2
5  France G Forget
 Switzerland J Hlasek
3 6 6     5  France G Forget
 Switzerland J Hlasek
4 6 6  
 Zimbabwe W Black
 United States J Waite
6 3 3  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 United States T Kronemann
 Australia D Macpherson
68 7 7  
6  South Africa E Ferreira
 Netherlands J Siemerink
7 66 5      United States T Kronemann
 Australia D Macpherson
6 4 6  
 Netherlands P Haarhuis
 Netherlands S Schalken
4 7 6      Netherlands P Haarhuis
 Netherlands S Schalken
3 6 1  
 United States K Kinnear
 United States D Randall
6 64 4        United States T Kronemann
 Australia D Macpherson
4 63  
 Spain J Arrese
 Italy S Pescosolido
6 6       11  Belgium L Pimek
 South Africa B Talbot
6 7  
 United States L Jensen
 United States M Jensen
4 4      Spain J Arrese
 Italy S Pescosolido
4 3
11  Belgium L Pimek
 South Africa B Talbot
6 6     11  Belgium L Pimek
 South Africa B Talbot
6 6  
 South Africa J-L de Jager
 Sweden M Larsson
4 4       11  Belgium L Pimek
 South Africa B Talbot
3 6 1
14  Sweden S Edberg
 Czech Republic P Korda
6 6        United States J Palmer
 United States J Stark
6 3 6
 New Zealand B Steven
 United States K Thorne
3 4     14  Sweden S Edberg
 Czech Republic P Korda
6 7  
 France J-P Fleurian
 France G Raoux
6 6      France J-P Fleurian
 France G Raoux
3 5  
 France R Gilbert
 France S Simian
3 4       14  Sweden S Edberg
 Czech Republic P Korda
4 6 5
 United States J Palmer
 United States J Stark
6 7        United States J Palmer
 United States J Stark
6 4 7  
 United States B Behrens
 United States M Lucena
3 68      United States J Palmer
 United States J Stark
7 7
3  Zimbabwe B Black
 Canada G Connell
6 6     3  Zimbabwe B Black
 Canada G Connell
65 5  
 Hungary G Köves
 United Kingdom A Richardson
1 4  

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
7  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
6 6  
 France J Golmard
 France L Roux
0 3     7  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
6 6  
 United States K Jones
 United States C Woodruff
3 0      United States K Jones
 United States C Woodruff
3 4  
 United States M Keil
 Sweden P Nyborg
0 0R       7  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
7 7  
 France O Delaître
 United States J Tarango
7 4 6       10  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
68 5  
 France H Leconte
 France Y Noah
64 6 2      France O Delaître
 United States J Tarango
2 6 3
10  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 6     10  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 3 6  
 France S Grosjean
 France O Mutis
3 4       7  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
6 7
 Australia S Stolle
 Australia J Stoltenberg
6 6        United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
2 68
16  Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic D Rikl
1 4      Australia S Stolle
 Australia J Stoltenberg
3 66  
 South Africa L Bale
 Netherlands S Noteboom
7 6      South Africa L Bale
 Netherlands S Noteboom
6 7  
 United States K Flach
 United States D Wheaton
64 4        South Africa L Bale
 Netherlands S Noteboom
4 65
 United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
6 1 6        United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
6 7  
 France A Boetsch
 Switzerland M Rosset
2 6 3      United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
3 7 6
2  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
2 7 6     2  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 5 3  
 United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
6 62 2  

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "1996 French Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2014.