Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Byron Black and Grant Connell.
Doubles | |
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1996 Gerry Weber Open | |
Champions | Byron Black Grant Connell |
Runners-up | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
Score | 6–1, 7–5 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
Black and Connell won in the final 6–1, 7–5 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek.[1]
Seeds
editChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (final)
- Byron Black / Grant Connell (champions)
- Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
- Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first round)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Gaudenzi T Muster | 6 | 6 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Hlasek D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | J Hlasek D Prinosil | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J-L de Jager B Steven | 4 | 4 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | L Pimek B Talbot | 6 | 4 | J Björkman N Kulti | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Björkman N Kulti | 7 | 6 | J Björkman N Kulti | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | H Dreekmann S Schalken | 6 | 4 | 6 | R Reneberg C Suk | 6 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
R Reneberg C Suk | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Enqvist M Larsson | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | B Black G Connell | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Boetsch M Rosset | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Boetsch M Rosset | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | V Flégl B Karbacher | 6 | 2 | 3 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 7 | 6 | 3 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Carbonell A Florent | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | B Black G Connell | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
J-P Fleurian G Raoux | 5 | 6 | 7 | J-P Fleurian G Raoux | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | P Cash F Stauder | 2 | 5 | 2 | B Black G Connell | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | B Black G Connell | 6 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 150. ISBN 9780002187145.