1996 French Open – Men's doubles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek defeated Guy Forget and Jakob Hlasek in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. As of 2024, Kafelnikov remains the most recent man to win both the singles and men's doubles events at the same edition of a major.

Men's doubles
1996 French Open
Final
ChampionRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Runner-upFrance Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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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.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6 6
9   Jonas Björkman
  Nicklas Kulti
4 1
1   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
3 6 4
5   Guy Forget
  Jakob Hlasek
6 4 6
    Javier Frana
  Rick Leach
2 2
5   Guy Forget
  Jakob Hlasek
6 6
5   Guy Forget
  Jakob Hlasek
2 3
7   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek
6 6
11   Libor Pimek
  Byron Talbot
3 6 1
    Jared Palmer
  Jonathan Stark
6 3 6
    Jared Palmer
  Jonathan Stark
4 64
7   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek
6 7
7   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek
6 7
    Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana
2 68

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 7
  M Ondruska
  K Ullyett
3 61 1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 6
  L Manta
  P Vízner
6 7   L Manta
  P Vízner
1 2
  J Ireland
  D Nargiso
4 5 1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 7
  D Adams
  W Arthurs
6 3 8 15   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
4 69
  T Kempers
  T Nijssen
3 6 6   D Adams
  W Arthurs
64 69
15   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
6 7 15   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
7 7
  B MacPhie
  M Tebbutt
4 64 1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 6
9   J Björkman
  N Kulti
6 6 9   J Björkman
  N Kulti
4 1
  L Barthez
  G Bastié
2 3 9   J Björkman
  N Kulti
6 6
  B Haygarth
  C van Rensburg
6 7   B Haygarth
  C van Rensburg
2 4
  P Kilderry
  P Tramacchi
2 62 9   J Björkman
  N Kulti
6 4 6
  R Krajicek
  M Oosting
3 7 6 8   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
3 6 3
  R Bergh
  S Cannon
6 62 4   R Krajicek
  M Oosting
5 3
8   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
4 6 6 8   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
7 6
  N Lapentti
  N Pereira
6 1 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   P Galbraith
  A Olhovskiy
1 7 6
  J Eagle
  A Florent
6 65 4 4   P Galbraith
  A Olhovskiy
63 4
  J Frana
  R Leach
6 5 7   J Frana
  R Leach
7 6
  P Albano
  J-A Conde
3 7 5   J Frana
  R Leach
7 6
  S Davis
  T Henman
6 6   S Davis
  T Henman
5 3
  M Barnard
  G Van Emburgh
3 2   S Davis
  T Henman
6 7
13   HJ Davids
  C Suk
7 7 13   HJ Davids
  C Suk
3 64
  D Ekerot
  L Markovits
63 65   J Frana
  R Leach
2 2
  P Kühnen
  G Muller
7 7 5   G Forget
  J Hlasek
6 6
12   T Carbonell
  F Roig
5 66   P Kühnen
  G Muller
7 3 3
  J Grabb
  R Reneberg
6 6   J Grabb
  R Reneberg
64 6 6
  M-K Goellner
  D Prinosil
3 4   J Grabb
  R Reneberg
1 4
  K Nováček
  V Spadea
6 6 5   G Forget
  J Hlasek
6 6
  J-F Bachelot
  G Carraz
2 3   K Nováček
  V Spadea
6 3 2
5   G Forget
  J Hlasek
3 6 6 5   G Forget
  J Hlasek
4 6 6
  W Black
  J Waite
6 3 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
68 7 7
6   E Ferreira
  J Siemerink
7 66 5   T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
6 4 6
  P Haarhuis
  S Schalken
4 7 6   P Haarhuis
  S Schalken
3 6 1
  K Kinnear
  D Randall
6 64 4   T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
4 63
  J Arrese
  S Pescosolido
6 6 11   L Pimek
  B Talbot
6 7
  L Jensen
  M Jensen
4 4   J Arrese
  S Pescosolido
4 3
11   L Pimek
  B Talbot
6 6 11   L Pimek
  B Talbot
6 6
  J-L de Jager
  M Larsson
4 4 11   L Pimek
  B Talbot
3 6 1
14   S Edberg
  P Korda
6 6   J Palmer
  J Stark
6 3 6
  B Steven
  K Thorne
3 4 14   S Edberg
  P Korda
6 7
  J-P Fleurian
  G Raoux
6 6   J-P Fleurian
  G Raoux
3 5
  R Gilbert
  S Simian
3 4 14   S Edberg
  P Korda
4 6 5
  J Palmer
  J Stark
6 7   J Palmer
  J Stark
6 4 7
  B Behrens
  M Lucena
3 68   J Palmer
  J Stark
7 7
3   B Black
  G Connell
6 6 3   B Black
  G Connell
65 5
  G Köves
  A Richardson
1 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
6 6
  J Golmard
  L Roux
0 3 7   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
6 6
  K Jones
  C Woodruff
3 0   K Jones
  C Woodruff
3 4
  M Keil
  P Nyborg
0 0R 7   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
7 7
  O Delaître
  J Tarango
7 4 6 10   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
68 5
  H Leconte
  Y Noah
64 6 2   O Delaître
  J Tarango
2 6 3
10   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 6 10   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 3 6
  S Grosjean
  O Mutis
3 4 7   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
6 7
  S Stolle
  J Stoltenberg
6 6   D Johnson
  F Montana
2 68
16   J Novák
  D Rikl
1 4   S Stolle
  J Stoltenberg
3 66
  L Bale
  S Noteboom
7 6   L Bale
  S Noteboom
6 7
  K Flach
  D Wheaton
64 4   L Bale
  S Noteboom
4 65
  D Johnson
  F Montana
6 1 6   D Johnson
  F Montana
6 7
  A Boetsch
  M Rosset
2 6 3   D Johnson
  F Montana
3 7 6
2   M Knowles
  D Nestor
2 7 6 2   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 5 3
  N Broad
  P Norval
6 62 2

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