1996 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Gerry Weber Open
Final
Champions	Byron Black Grant Connell
Runners-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
Score	6–1, 7–5
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles Doubles
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1996 tennis event results

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Byron Black and Grant Connell.

Black and Connell won in the final 6–1, 7–5 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (final)
2. Byron Black / Grant Connell (champions)
3. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
4. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	7	7
		A Gaudenzi T Muster	6	6				1	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6
		J Hlasek D Prinosil	6	6					J Hlasek D Prinosil	4	3
		J-L de Jager B Steven	4	4											1	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	7	6	6
	4	L Pimek B Talbot	6	4												J Björkman N Kulti	5	7	4
		J Björkman N Kulti	7	6					J Björkman N Kulti	7	6	6
	WC	H Dreekmann S Schalken	6	4	6				R Reneberg C Suk	6	7	4
		R Reneberg C Suk	2	6	7																	1	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	1	5
	WC	T Enqvist M Larsson	7	1	4																	2	B Black G Connell	6	7
		A Boetsch M Rosset	6	6	6				A Boetsch M Rosset	4	4
	Q	V Flégl B Karbacher	6	2				3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
	3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	6											3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis
		T Carbonell A Florent	7	3	6										2	B Black G Connell	w/o
		J-P Fleurian G Raoux	5	6	7				J-P Fleurian G Raoux	6	5
	WC	P Cash F Stauder	2	5				2	B Black G Connell	7	7
	2	B Black G Connell	6	7

References

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

External links

• 1996 Gerry Weber Open Doubles draw