1996 RCA Championships – Doubles

1996 RCA Championships
Champions   United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
Runners-up   Czech Republic Petr Korda
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Final score   76, 46, 64
Events
Singles   Doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Joshua Eagle and Andrew Florent.

Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg won in the final 76, 46, 64 against Petr Korda and Cyril Suk.

Seeds

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

  1. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (Second Round)
  2. Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Jonathan Stark (Quarterfinals)
  3. Czech Republic Petr Korda / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (Final)
  4. Argentina Javier Frana / United States Rick Leach (Quarterfinals)
  5. United States Trevor Kronemann / Australia David Macpherson (Second Round)
  6. United States Jim Grabb / United States Richey Reneberg (Champions)
  7. Czech Republic Martin Damm / Sweden Peter Nyborg (Quarterfinals)
  8. United States Brian MacPhie / Australia Michael Tebbutt (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

  Semifinals Final
                         
     Australia Joshua Eagle
 Australia Andrew Florent
6 3 4  
3  Czech Republic Petr Korda
 Czech Republic Cyril Suk
4 6 6  
  3  Czech Republic Petr Korda
 Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6 6 4
  6  United States Jim Grabb
 United States Richey Reneberg
7 4 6
6  United States Jim Grabb
 United States Richey Reneberg
6 7
     United States Donald Johnson
 United States Francisco Montana
3 6  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 3 5  
   Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
7 7          Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
4 6 7  
WC  United States B Shelton
 United States T Witsken
5 5            Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
5 6 6  
   United States D Flach
 United States C Woodruff
3 6 6       7  Czech Republic M Damm
 Sweden P Nyborg
7 4 2  
WC  Sweden T Enqvist
 Sweden T Johansson
6 3 2        United States D Flach
 United States C Woodruff
6 6  
Q  Italy R Furlan
 Italy S Pescosolido
6 4       7  Czech Republic M Damm
 Sweden P Nyborg
7 7    
7  Czech Republic M Damm
 Sweden P Nyborg
7 6            Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
6 3 4
      3  Czech Republic P Korda
 Czech Republic C Suk
4 6 6
    3  Czech Republic P Korda
 Czech Republic C Suk
6 7    
WC  United States J Gimelstob
 United States J Salzenstein
5 2          South Africa L Bale
 South Africa M Ondruska
2 5    
   South Africa L Bale
 South Africa M Ondruska
7 6         3  Czech Republic P Korda
 Czech Republic C Suk
4 7 6
   United States K Jones
 United States M Lucena
6 3 4          Croatia S Hirszon
 Croatia G Ivanišević
6 6 3  
   Croatia S Hirszon
 Croatia G Ivanišević
3 6 6        Croatia S Hirszon
 Croatia G Ivanišević
7 4 6
   Sweden R Bergh
 United States J Waite
3 7 2     5  United States T Kronemann
 Australia D Macpherson
6 6 3  
5  United States T Kronemann
 Australia D Macpherson
6 5 6  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
3 7 6  
   South Africa B Haygarth
 Australia P Kilderry
6 6 3     6  United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
6 6    
   United Kingdom T Henman
 France G Raoux
6 7          United Kingdom T Henman
 France G Raoux
4 2    
   United States S Davis
 United States T Martin
3 6         6  United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
6 7    
   United States K Kinnear
 United States D Randall
4 7 2       4  Argentina J Frana
 United States R Leach
0 5    
   United States K Flach
 United States D Wheaton
6 6 6        United States K Flach
 United States D Wheaton
7 6 3
    4  Argentina J Frana
 United States R Leach
6 7 6  
      6  United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
6 7  
8  United States B MacPhie
 Australia M Tebbutt
4 2            United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
3 6  
   United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
6 6          United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
6 7 6  
   United Kingdom M Petchey
 United States K Thorne
4 6 6        Spain À Corretja
 Switzerland J Hlasek
7 6 3  
   Spain À Corretja
 Switzerland J Hlasek
6 3 7          United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
6 6 6
WC  United States B Bryan
 United States M Bryan
2 4         2  Canada S Lareau
 United States J Stark
4 7 3  
Q  South Africa N Godwin
 South Africa G Stafford
6 6       Q  South Africa N Godwin
 South Africa G Stafford
3 2  
    2  Canada S Lareau
 United States J Stark
6 6    
 

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