1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles

1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Champions   Canada Grant Connell
United States Scott Davis
Runners-up   United States Doug Flach
United States Chris Woodruff
Final score   76, 36, 63
Events
Singles   Doubles

Olivier Delaître and Jeff Tarango were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Grant Connell and Scott Davis won in the final 76, 36, 63 against Doug Flach and Chris Woodruff.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Patrick Galbraith (Quarterfinals)
  2. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (Quarterfinals)
  3. United States Jim Grabb / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Brian MacPhie / Australia Michael Tebbutt (Quarterfinals)
  5. Australia Paul Kilderry / Australia Patrick Rafter (Semifinals)
  6. United States Kent Kinnear / United States Dave Randall (Second Round)
  7. United States Rick Leach / United States Matt Lucena (First Round)
  8. Canada Grant Connell / United States Scott Davis (Champions)

Draw

Key

Final

  Semifinals Final
                         
  8  Canada Grant Connell
 United States Scott Davis
7 2 6  
5  Australia Paul Kilderry
 Australia Patrick Rafter
5 6 3  
  8  Canada Grant Connell
 United States Scott Davis
7 3 6
  WC  United States Doug Flach
 United States Chris Woodruff
6 6 3
WC  United States Doug Flach
 United States Chris Woodruff
6 7  
     Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
 United States David Wheaton
2 6    

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States P Galbraith
7 6    
Q  United States J Gimelstob
 United States D Witt
4 7 2        South Africa L Bale
 South Africa W Ferreira
6 3    
   South Africa L Bale
 South Africa W Ferreira
6 6 6       1  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States P Galbraith
4 2    
   Portugal J Cunha e Silva
 France J-P Fleurian
2 6 6       8  Canada G Connell
 United States S Davis
6 6    
   United States L Jensen
 United States M Jensen
6 4 4        Portugal J Cunha e Silva
 France J-P Fleurian
4 7 4
   South Africa B Haygarth
 South Africa M Ondruska
4 6 6     8  Canada G Connell
 United States S Davis
6 6 6  
8  Canada G Connell
 United States S Davis
6 4 7       8  Canada G Connell
 United States S Davis
7 2 6
      5  Australia P Kilderry
 Australia P Rafter
5 6 3
    3  United States J Grabb
 Czech Republic C Suk
6 6    
WC  United States P Goldstein
 United States R Wolters
4 6 3     Q  Germany M Hilpert
 South Africa D Nainkin
1 2    
Q  Germany M Hilpert
 South Africa D Nainkin
6 2 6       3  United States J Grabb
 Czech Republic C Suk
4 4  
   South Africa M Barnard
 South Africa P Norval
4 7 6       5  Australia P Kilderry
 Australia P Rafter
6 6    
WC  South Africa N Godwin
 South Africa G Stafford
6 6 7     WC  South Africa N Godwin
 South Africa G Stafford
7 2 3
WC  Spain A Costa
 Spain C Costa
4 1       5  Australia P Kilderry
 Australia P Rafter
5 6 6  
5  Australia P Kilderry
 Australia P Rafter
6 6    

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  United States K Kinnear
 United States D Randall
3 6 7  
   United States D DiLucia
 United States K Thorne
6 3 6     6  United States K Kinnear
 United States D Randall
4 2    
WC  United States D Flach
 United States C Woodruff
6 6       WC  United States D Flach
 United States C Woodruff
6 6    
   Mexico A Hernández
 Mexico Ó Ortiz
4 4         WC  United States D Flach
 United States C Woodruff
6 7    
   India M Bhupathi
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Djordjevic
6 4 6       4  United States B MacPhie
 Australia M Tebbutt
4 6    
   Italy S Pescosolido
 France S Simian
4 6 2        India M Bhupathi
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Djordjevic
6 5 1
    4  United States B MacPhie
 Australia M Tebbutt
2 7 6  
      WC  United States D Flach
 United States C Woodruff
6 7  
7  United States R Leach
 United States M Lucena
3 4            Czech Republic D Vacek
 United States D Wheaton
2 6  
   Czech Republic D Vacek
 United States D Wheaton
6 6          Czech Republic D Vacek
 United States D Wheaton
6 7 7  
   Italy A Gaudenzi
 Italy D Nargiso
6 2          Zimbabwe W Black
 United States C Clark
7 6 6  
   Zimbabwe W Black
 United States C Clark
7 6            Czech Republic D Vacek
 United States D Wheaton
6 7  
   United States S Campbell
 United States G Grant
4 6 3       2  Netherlands J Eltingh
 Netherlands P Haarhuis
4 5    
   Canada G Michibata
 The Bahamas R Smith
6 4 6        Canada G Michibata
 The Bahamas R Smith
2 2  
    2  Netherlands J Eltingh
 Netherlands P Haarhuis
6 6    
 

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