1996 US Open – Men's doubles

The 1996 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 116th edition of the US Open and was held from August 26 through September 8, 1996.

Men's doubles
1996 US Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Runners-upNetherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Score4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw64 (7WC / 4Q / 1LL)
Seeds16
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
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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.

  1.   Todd Woodbridge /   Mark Woodforde (champions)
  2.   Byron Black /   Grant Connell (first round)
  3.   Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (first round)
  4.   Guy Forget /   Jakob Hlasek (semifinals)
  5.   Jonas Björkman /   Nicklas Kulti (first round)
  6.   Ellis Ferreira /   Jan Siemerink (second round)
  7.   Sébastien Lareau /   Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
  8.   Jacco Eltingh /   Paul Haarhuis (final)
  9.   Libor Pimek /   Byron Talbot (second round)
  10.   Petr Korda /   Cyril Suk (first round)
  11. Unknown (withdrew)
  12.   Luis Lobo /   Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  13.   Mark Philippoussis /   Patrick Rafter (semifinals)
  14.   David Prinosil /   Daniel Vacek (first round)
  15.   Trevor Kronemann /   David Macpherson (quarterfinals)
  16.   Jiří Novák /   David Rikl (first round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6 7
7   Sébastien Lareau
  Alex O'Brien
3 5
1   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6 6 6
13   Mark Philippoussis
  Patrick Rafter
7 3 4
13   Mark Philippoussis
  Patrick Rafter
6 6
    Hendrik Jan Davids
  Sjeng Schalken
3 4
1   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
4 7 7
8   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
6 6 6
12   Luis Lobo
  Javier Sánchez
7 6 6
4   Guy Forget
  Jakob Hlasek
6 7 7
4   Guy Forget
  Jakob Hlasek
6 6
8   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
7 7
8   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
7 6 6
15   Trevor Kronemann
  David Macpherson
5 7 2

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 3 7
  M Joyce
  V Spadea
4 6 5 1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 6
  J-P Fleurian
  G Raoux
7 6   J-P Fleurian
  G Raoux
4 3
  D Johnson
  F Montana
6 3 1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 6
  S Cannon
  R Smith
6 3 6   S Cannon
  R Smith
2 3
  S Pescosolido
  V Santopadre
4 6 4   S Cannon
  R Smith
6 6
  T Kempers
  T Nijssen
6 2 6   T Kempers
  T Nijssen
4 1
16   J Novák
  D Rikl
3 6 4 1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 7
  B MacPhie
  M Tebbutt
6 3 6 7   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
3 5
10   P Korda
  C Suk
3 6 3   B MacPhie
  M Tebbutt
3 4
  M Keil
  M Lucena
6 6   M Keil
  M Lucena
6 6
  B Hansen-Dent
  TJ Middleton
4 4   M Keil
  M Lucena
1 7 3
  P Cash
  S Stolle
7 2 6 7   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
6 5 6
  R Bergh
  J Waite
6 6 4   P Cash
  S Stolle
6 6 6
7   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
6 6 7   S Lareau
  A O'Brien
4 7 7
  C Ferreira
  A Pavel
4 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  J-L de Jager
  C van Rensburg
7 7
3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
5 6   J-L de Jager
  C van Rensburg
6 6 2
  JA Conde
  À Corretja
6 1 7   JA Conde
  À Corretja
7 3 6
  M Barnard
  G Van Emburgh
4 6 6   JA Conde
  À Corretja
3 6
  S Hiršzon
  G Ivanišević
6 3 6 13   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
6 7
  S Davis
  D Ekerot
3 6 3   S Hiršzon
  G Ivanišević
3 7 6
13   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
7 6 13   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
6 6 7
  K Kinnear
  D Randall
5 3 13   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
6 6
  L Lavalle
  M Ruah
6 6   HJ Davids
  S Schalken
3 4
  P Kühnen
  G Muller
4 4   L Lavalle
  M Ruah
4 7 4
  HJ Davids
  S Schalken
3 7 6   HJ Davids
  S Schalken
6 6 6
  J Leach
  R Leach
6 6 4   HJ Davids
  S Schalken
6 7
  O Delaître
  J Tarango
6 7 6   O Delaître
  J Tarango
2 6
  M Merklein
  B Shelton
7 6 3   O Delaître
  J Tarango
6 6
6   E Ferreira
  J Siemerink
6 6 6   E Ferreira
  J Siemerink
1 4
  M Damm
  P Nyborg
4 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  A Gaudenzi
  D Nargiso
3 6 6
5   J Björkman
  N Kulti
6 3 4   A Gaudenzi
  D Nargiso
6 7
  M Ondruska
  A Richardson
6 4 6   M Ondruska
  A Richardson
4 6
  N Broad
  P Norval
0 6 1   A Gaudenzi
  D Nargiso
6 4
  T Carbonell
  F Roig
7 6 12   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
7 6
  N Lapentti
  D Orsanic
6 2   T Carbonell
  F Roig
6 1
12   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 6 12   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
7 6
  J Eagle
  A Florent
3 3 12   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
7 6 6
  L Bale
  G Köves
6 6 4   G Forget
  J Hlasek
6 7 7
14   D Prinosil
  D Vacek
4 3   L Bale
  G Köves
5 4
  K Nováček
  N Pereira
6 6   K Nováček
  N Pereira
7 6
  S Draper
  K Thorne
2 4   K Nováček
  N Pereira
6 6 4
  K Jones
  C Woodruff
7 6 4   G Forget
  J Hlasek
4 7 6
  M Petchey
  D Sapsford
5 2   K Jones
  C Woodruff
1 4
4   G Forget
  J Hlasek
6 2 4   G Forget
  J Hlasek
6 6
  P Pála
  P Vízner
3 0r

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
6 6
  L Jensen
  M Jensen
2 4 8   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
6 4 7
  P Galbraith
  T Henman
7 7   P Galbraith
  T Henman
1 6 6
  J Gimelstob
  S Muskatirovic
6 5 8   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
7 4 6
  D Adams
  M Oosting
5 6 6   D Adams
  M Oosting
5 6 2
  K Flach
  A Olhovskiy
7 4 4   D Adams
  M Oosting
6 6 6
9   L Pimek
  B Talbot
6 6 9   L Pimek
  B Talbot
3 7 3
  B Bryan
  M Bryan
4 4 8   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
7 6 6
15   T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
6 6 15   T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
5 7 2
  D Caldwell
  C Mamiit
3 2 15   T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
6 6
  J Palmer
  J Stark
6 6   J Palmer
  J Stark
3 4
  C Clark
  J Salzenstein
3 4 15   T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
6 7
  D Flach
  D Wheaton
3 6 6   D Flach
  D Wheaton
3 5
  B Haygarth
  P Kilderry
6 4 3   D Flach
  D Wheaton
6 6 6
  S Noteboom
  F Wibier
2 6 6   S Noteboom
  F Wibier
3 7 3
2   B Black
  G Connell
6 4 3

References

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