1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Final
Champions Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek
Runners-up Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Swiss Indoors ·  1997  

Cyril Suk and Daniel Vacek were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Suk with Petr Korda and Vacek with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Contents

Korda and Suk lost in the quarterfinals to Jonas Björkman and Jakob Hlasek.

Kafelnikov and Vacek won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against David Adams and Menno Oosting. [1]


Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek (champions)
  3. Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek / Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek
66 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
4 4  1 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek
67 
WC Flag of the United States.svg M Keil
Flag of the United States.svg C Woodruff
4 3    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
3 5  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
66 1 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek
3 73
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Pimek
Flag of South Africa.svg B Talbot
3 66  Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oosting
66 6
WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg G Bastl
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Kratochvil
62 2 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Pimek
Flag of South Africa.svg B Talbot
64 2
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Philippoussis
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset
76 4   Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oosting
4 66
  Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oosting
5 76  Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting
3 4  
  Flag of Sweden.svg D Ekerot
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango
67 2 Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek
66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg M Barnard
Flag of Sweden.svg P Nyborg
2 6    Flag of Sweden.svg D Ekerot
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango
3 66
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
3 6  3 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink
62 3
3 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink
67   Flag of Sweden.svg D Ekerot
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango
2 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg
6 4  2 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek
66 
  Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
76   Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
3 71
Q Flag of Austria.svg G Mandl
Flag of Germany.svg L Rehmann
3 0  2 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek
66 6
2 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek
66 

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