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1996 Mercedes Cup – Doubles

Tomás Carbonell and Francisco Roig were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 against Libor Pimek and Byron Talbot.[1][2]

Doubles
1996 Mercedes Cup
1995 ChampionSpain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
Final
ChampionBelgium Libor Pimek
South Africa Byron Talbot[1]
Runner-upSpain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
Score6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1996 Stuttgart Open

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. All eight seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov /   Menno Oosting (second round)
  2.   Luis Lobo /   Javier Sánchez (second round)
  3.   Libor Pimek /   Byron Talbot (champions)
  4.   Tomás Carbonell /   Francisco Roig (final)
  5.   Jiří Novák /   David Rikl (quarterfinals)
  6.   David Adams /   Peter Nyborg (quarterfinals)
  7.   Trevor Kronemann /   David Macpherson (semifinals)
  8.   John-Laffnie de Jager /   Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
     
4
2 7 4
3
6 5 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
4 4  
 
4 4    
6 6  
 
6 6    
6 6  
Q
6 6   8
4 0  
WC
3 2   Q
2 4  
8
6 6  
 
4 4  
4
6 6  
4
6 6  
 
6 3 5  
1 4  
 
3 6 7 4
6 6  
 
1 2   6
4 3  
WC
6 6   WC
6 4  
6
7 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5
7 6  
 
4 6 7  
6 3  
WC
6 4 6 5
7 3 4
 
6 6   3
6 6 6
 
3 2    
4 6 3
3
6 4 6
3
6 7  
7
4 6  
7
6 7  
 
4 1   WC
4 6  
WC
6 6   7
6 5 6
 
6 6 3  
4 7 2
 
7 4 6  
4 6 6
2
6 2 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "1996 Stuttgart Open - Doubles". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 141–142. ISBN 9780002187145.
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