1996 EA Generali Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 EA Generali Open
1995 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh
Final
Champions Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek
Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot
Runners-up Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting
Score7–6, 6–3
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Austrian Open Kitzbühel ·  1997  

Francisco Montana and Greg Van Emburgh were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Montana with Donald Johnson and Van Emburgh with Shelby Cannon.

Contents

Johnson and Montana lost in the second round to Jeff Belloli and Vojtěch Flégl.

Cannon and Van Emburgh lost in the quarterfinals to Libor Pimek and Byron Talbot.

Pimek and Talbot won in the final 7–6, 6–3 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. All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek / Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot (champions)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl / Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez (second round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Kronemann / Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson (second round)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting (final)
  5. Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken (semifinals)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson / Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana (second round)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Florent (second round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Cannon / Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1 76 
4 6 3  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 67 
 67  4 5  
 1 6  1 66 
WC 74 4 8 3 2  
 6 66 4 73
8 66 6
1 63 6
5 3 63
3 74 6
WC 66 6 WC 6 67
WC 2 77WC 4 3  
 4 2  5 66 
 66  4 5  
5 67 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 4 6  
 76 6  67 
 6 77 6 6  
Q 66 4 77 
WC 3 2  Q 4 4  
4 66 
4 64 6
 3 64
7 76 4
 63 2  6 76
 2 66 64 2
 3 5   2 66
 67  63 6
2 3 64

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References

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