1996 Paris Open – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Paris Open
1995 ChampionsCanada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
ChampionsNetherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Runners-upRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Score6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Draw24
Seeds8

Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Connell with Byron Black and Galbraith with Jonathan Stark.

Galbraith and Stark lost in the first round to David Adams and Menno Oosting.

Black and Connell lost in the semifinals to Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek.

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 against Kafelnikov and Vacek.[1]

Seeds

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. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
  2. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (semifinals)
  3. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (final)
  5. France Guy Forget / Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  6. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (champions)
  7. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink (second round)
  8. Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
6
6 4 7
4
4 6 6

Top half

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

Bottom half

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

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 145. ISBN 9780002187145.
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