1996 Grolsch Open – Doubles

Marcelo Ríos and Sjeng Schalken were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Ríos with Jordi Burillo and Schalken with John-Laffnie de Jager.

Doubles
1996 Grolsch Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana
Runners-upSweden Rikard Bergh
United States Jack Waite
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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de Jager and Schalken lost in the first round to Brett Hansen-Dent and T.J. Middleton.

Burillo and Ríos lost in the quarterfinals to David Rikl and Pavel Vízner.

Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Rikard Bergh and Jack Waite.[1]

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.   Libor Pimek /   Byron Talbot (first round)
  2.   David Rikl /   Pavel Vízner (semifinals)
  3.   David Adams /   Menno Oosting (first round)
  4.   Donald Johnson /   Francisco Montana (champions)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   L Pimek
  B Talbot
6 6 6
    D Ekerot
  S Noteboom
7 4 7     D Ekerot
  S Noteboom
6 1 4
WC   A Costa
  C Moyá
3 0       R Bergh
  J Waite
2 6 6
    R Bergh
  J Waite
6 6       R Bergh
  J Waite
7 6  
3   D Adams
  M Oosting
3 2   LL   B Hansen-Dent
  T.J. Middleton
6 2  
WC   C Doseděl
  B Ulihrach
6 6   WC   C Doseděl
  B Ulihrach
5 3  
    J-L de Jager
  S Schalken
3 2   LL   B Hansen-Dent
  T.J. Middleton
7 6  
LL   B Hansen-Dent
  T.J. Middleton
6 6       R Bergh
  J Waite
4 6 2
Q   H Gumy
  D Orsanic
6 3 6 4   D Johnson
  F Montana
6 3 6
    T Kempers
  T Nijssen
4 6 3 Q   H Gumy
  D Orsanic
2 1  
    J A Conde
  J Sánchez
3 4   4   D Johnson
  F Montana
6 6  
4   D Johnson
  F Montana
6 6   4   D Johnson
  F Montana
6 7  
    S Cannon
  G Van Emburgh
4 2   2   D Rikl
  P Vízner
4 5  
WC   J Burillo
  M Ríos
6 6   WC   J Burillo
  M Ríos
     
    A Kitinov
  P Pála
3 2   2   D Rikl
  P Vízner
w/o    
2   D Rikl
  P Vízner
6 6  

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 150. ISBN 9780002187145.
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