1996 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles

Last updated
Doubles
1996 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
Champions Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Runners-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Score6–0, 6–1
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Dubai Tennis Championships ·  1997  

Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but only Connell competed that year with Byron Black.

Contents

Black and Connell won in the final 6–0, 6–1 against Karel Nováček and Jiří Novák. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell (champions)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo / Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez (first round)
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Connell
67 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
2 5  1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Connell
66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg L Bale
Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira
2 1    Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
3 4  
  Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
66 1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Connell
66 
3 Flag of Argentina.svg L Lobo
Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez
62 3   Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Kratzmann
2 1  
  Flag of South Africa.svg J-L de Jager
Flag of South Africa.svg G Muller
4 66  Flag of South Africa.svg J-L de Jager
Flag of South Africa.svg G Muller
4 3  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Kratzmann
3 66  Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Kratzmann
66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Eagle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Florent
64 2 1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Connell
66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Nováček
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
73 6  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Nováček
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
0 1  
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Krupa
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
5 62   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Nováček
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
67 
WC Flag of Italy.svg A Gaudenzi
Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević
6 6 WC Flag of Italy.svg A Gaudenzi
Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević
4 6  
4 Flag of Sweden.svg S Edberg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda
74 r   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Nováček
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
w/o  
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Courier
Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist
76 WC Flag of the United States.svg J Courier
Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist
   
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg H J Davids
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
6 4  WC Flag of the United States.svg J Courier
Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist
65 7
WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson
Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev
4 1  2 Flag of the United States.svg P McEnroe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
4 75
2 Flag of the United States.svg P McEnroe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
66 

Related Research Articles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) to win the doubles tennis title at the 1996 ATP Tour World Championships. It was the Woodies' second Tour Finals title.

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but lost in the final 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 against Jan Apell and Jonas Björkman.

Defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. It was the Woodies' second Wimbledon title and third major title overall.

Three-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Byron Black and Grant Connell in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships. It was their fourth Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall.

Cyril Suk and Daniel Vacek were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Suk with Hendrik Jan Davids and Vacek with Richey Reneberg.

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 against Patrick Rafter and Bryan Shelton.

Byron Black and Grant Connell were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Larisa Neiland and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with John-Laffnie de Jager.

Patrick Baur was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Luke and Murphy Jensen were the defending champions, but they were defeated in the third round by The Woodies.

Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions, but lost in the final this year.

Guy Forget and Henri Leconte were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek defeated Guy Forget and Jakob Hlasek in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. As of 2024, Kafelnikov remains the most recent man to win both the singles and men's doubles events at the same edition of a major.

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.

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was the Woodies' second and last Australian Open title.

Jim Courier and Mark Knowles were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Byron Black and Jonathan Stark.

Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Mark Draper and Scott Draper.

Patrick Galbraith and Danie Visser were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Galbraith teamed up with Grant Connell and lost in the semifinals to Jim Courier and Mark Knowles, while Visser teamed up with Laurie Warder and lost in the second round, also to Courier and Knowles.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov and David Rikl were the defending champions, but none competed this year.

Byron Black and Grant Connell were the defending champions, but Connell did not compete this year. Black teamed up with Brett Steven and lost in the quarterfinals to Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 147. ISBN   9780002187145.