1996 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships
Final
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
Runners-up Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Ho
Score7–5, 7–6
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships ·  1997  

Jim Courier and Patrick Rafter were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won in the final 7–5, 7–6 against Jonas Björkman and Tommy Ho. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde (champions)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Ho (final)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde
66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana
Flag of Argentina.svg L Lobo
2 2  1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde
76 
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Tebbutt
64 6WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Tebbutt
6 2  
  Flag of France.svg G Forget
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek
4 63 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde
66 
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Connell
65 63 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Connell
2 0  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Kratzmann
2 72 3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Connell
5 66
Q Flag of Zimbabwe.svg W Black
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski
66 Q Flag of Zimbabwe.svg W Black
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski
73 1
  Flag of the United States.svg L Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg M Jensen
4 2  1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde
77 
  Flag of the United States.svg T Kronemann
Flag of the United States.svg M Lucena
2 2  4 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of the United States.svg T Ho
5 6  
  Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
66   Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
2 4  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Draper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Stoltenberg
0 3  4 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of the United States.svg T Ho
66 
4 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of the United States.svg T Ho
66 4 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of the United States.svg T Ho
74 6
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau
Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien
66   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau
Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien
5 63
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
2 3    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau
Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien
76 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
6 4  2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek
6 1  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek
76 

Referencs

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 146. ISBN   9780002187145.

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