1996 Australian Open – Men's doubles

The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.

Men's doubles
1996 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSweden Stefan Edberg
Czech Republic Petr Korda[1]
Runner-upCanada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
Score7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1995 · Australian Open · 1997 →

Seeds

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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 (first round)
  2.   Jacco Eltingh /   Paul Haarhuis (third round)
  3.   Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  4.   Patrick Galbraith /   Andrei Olhovskiy (semifinals)
  5.   Cyril Suk /   Daniel Vacek (third round)
  6.   Byron Black /   Grant Connell (second round)
  7.   Tommy Ho /   Brett Steven (third round)
  8.   Patrick McEnroe /   Sandon Stolle (second round)
  9.   Rick Leach /   Scott Melville (quarterfinals)
  10.   Luis Lobo /   Javier Sánchez (second round)
  11. Unknown (withdrew)
  12.   Guy Forget /   Jakob Hlasek (semifinals)
  13.   Wayne Ferreira /   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  14.   Jan Apell /   Jonas Björkman (third round)
  15.   Mark Keil /   Jeff Tarango (third round)
  16.   Mark Philippoussis /   Patrick Rafter (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[1]
                     
    Stefan Edberg
  Petr Korda
6 6 7
9   Rick Leach
  Scott Melville
4 4 5
    Stefan Edberg
  Petr Korda
6 7 6
4   Patrick Galbraith
  Andrei Olhovskiy
2 62 3
4   Patrick Galbraith
  Andrei Olhovskiy
7 6 6
    Scott Draper
  Jason Stoltenberg
5 2 4
    Stefan Edberg
  Petr Korda
7 7 4 6
    Sébastien Lareau
  Alex O'Brien
5 5 6 1
12   Guy Forget
  Jakob Hlasek
6 1 6 6
3   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
4 6 3 3
12   Guy Forget
  Jakob Hlasek
3 7 6 2 4
    Sébastien Lareau
  Alex O'Brien
6 5 3 6 6
    Sébastien Lareau
  Alex O'Brien
7 6 6
    Martin Damm
  Jim Grabb
5 2 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
2 7 8
  J Eagle
  A Florent
6 5 10   J Eagle
  A Florent
6 3 2
  S Edberg
  P Korda
6 6   S Edberg
  P Korda
4 6 6
  V Flégl
  D Norman
2 2   S Edberg
  P Korda
6 6
  C Brandi
  M Ondruska
6 4 9 15   M Keil
  J Tarango
1 4
  D Johnson
  K Thorne
3 6 7   C Brandi
  Marcos Ondruska
6 66 2
15   M Keil
  J Tarango
6 6 15   M Keil
  J Tarango
4 7 6
  L Bale
  B Haygarth
3 4   S Edberg
  P Korda
6 6 7
9   R Leach
  S Melville
6 6 9   R Leach
  S Melville
4 4 5
  R Fromberg
  J Ireland
4 3 9   R Leach
  S Melville
6 6
  J Frana
  N Pereira
6 6   J Frana
  N Pereira
3 3
  M Lucena
  B MacPhie
1 3 9   R Leach
  S Melville
6 6
  M Tebbutt
  P Tramacchi
6 7   M Tebbutt
  P Tramacchi
3 4
  T Nijssen
  G Van Emburgh
4 65   M Tebbutt
  P Tramacchi
6 6
8   P McEnroe
  S Stolle
6 7 8   P McEnroe
  S Stolle
4 4
  N Borwick
  A Painter
1 64

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   P Galbraith
  A Olhovskiy
7 4 8
  L-A Wahlgren
  F Wibier
5 6 6 4   P Galbraith
  A Olhovskiy
6 6
  R Gilbert
  G Raoux
6 7   R Gilbert
  G Raoux
4 4
  L Jensen
  M Jensen
4 61 4   P Galbraith
  A Olhovskiy
63 6 6
  J-L de Jager
  G Muller
6 6 14   J Apell
  J Björkman
7 3 3
  P Kilderry
  N Marques
2 2   J-L de Jager
  G Muller
4 2
14   J Apell
  J Björkman
63 6 11 14   J Apell
  J Björkman
6 6
  P Nyborg
  M Tillström
7 3 9 4   P Galbraith
  A Olhovskiy
7 6 6
  S Draper
  J Stoltenberg
6 6   S Draper
  J Stoltenberg
5 2 4
  C Ferreira
  A Kitinov
4 4   S Draper
  J Stoltenberg
7 6
  O Delaître
  F Santoro
7 6   O Delaître
  F Santoro
5 3
  B Behrens
  J Waite
63 1   S Draper
  J Stoltenberg
6 4 7
  J Holmes
  T Larkham
6 7 5   C Suk
  D Vacek
4 6 5
  T Henman
  A Richardson
3 5   J Holmes
  T Larkham
4 66
5   C Suk
  D Vacek
6 6 5   C Suk
  D Vacek
6 7
  W Black
  D Wheaton
2 1

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   B Black
  G Connell
5 6 6
  K Kinnear
  D Randall
7 1 2 6   B Black
  G Connell
6 65 6
  M-K Goellner
  D Prinosil
6 6 6   M-K Goellner
  D Prinosil
3 7 8
  A Kratzmann
  J Morgan
4 4   M-K Goellner
  D Prinosil
3 7 2
  R Bergh
  D Ekerot
6 6 12   G Forget
  J Hlasek
6 65 6
  H Denman
  M Draper
4 2   R Bergh
  D Ekerot
4 2
12   G Forget
  J Hlasek
65 6 6 12   G Forget
  J Hlasek
6 6
  S Davis
  D Pate
7 4 4 12   G Forget
  J Hlasek
6 1 6 6
13   W Ferreira
  Y Kafelnikov
4 6 6 3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
4 6 3 3
  D Adams
  P Kühnen
6 4 4 13   W Ferreira
  Y Kafelnikov
6 6
  T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
6 6   T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
4 3
  S Cannon
  F Montana
3 1 13   W Ferreira
  Y Kafelnikov
62 3
  L Lavalle
  E Sánchez
6 7 3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
7 6
  J-A Conde
  À Corretja
3 5   L Lavalle
  E Sánchez
2 4
3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 3 6 3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 6
  G Doyle
  B Ellwood
4 6 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   T Ho
  B Steven
6 6
  A Gaudenzi
  D Nargiso
4 1 7   T Ho
  B Steven
6 6
  N Broad
  P Norval
6 6   N Broad
  P Norval
2 2
  L Pimek
  B Talbot
3 2 7   T Ho
  B Steven
3 3
  S Lareau
  A O'Brien
6 6   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
6 6
  K Flach
  K Jones
4 3   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
7 6
10   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 6 10   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
5 2
  W Arthurs
  B Larkham
4 4   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
7 6 6
16   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
7 65 6   M Damm
  J Grabb
5 2 4
  E Ferreira
  J Siemerink
65 7 3 16   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
  M Damm
  J Grabb
7 64 6   M Damm
  J Grabb
w/o
  V Spadea
  C van Rensburg
64 7 3   M Damm
  J Grabb
7 6
  M Sinner
  J Winnink
6 61 11 2   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
65 2
  T Kempers
  S Noteboom
1 7 9   M Sinner
  J Winnink
3 3
2   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
6 7 2   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
6 6
  N Kulti
  M Larsson
3 5

References

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  1. ^ a b "1996 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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