1996 Estoril Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Estoril Open
Final
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
Runners-up Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Nijssen
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Estoril Open ·  1997  

Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andrei Olhovskiy were the defending champions but only Kafelnikov competed that year with Paul Haarhuis.

Contents

Haarhuis and Kafelnikov lost in the first round to Javier Sánchez and Sjeng Schalken.

Tomás Carbonell and Francisco Roig won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Tom Nijssen and Greg Van Emburgh. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis / Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the United States.svg Mark Keil (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Kronemann / Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson (first round)
  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 the Netherlands.svg P Haarhuis
Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
65 2
  Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken
2 76  Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken
3 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
66 
  Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja
Flag of South Africa.svg J-L de Jager
3 4    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
3 1  
3 Flag of the United States.svg T Kronemann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Macpherson
6 4    Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Nijssen
Flag of the United States.svg G Van Emburgh
66 
WC Flag of Portugal.svg J Cunha e Silva
Flag of Portugal.svg N Marques
76 WC Flag of Portugal.svg J Cunha e Silva
Flag of Portugal.svg N Marques
66 4
Q Flag of Spain.svg A Berasategui
Flag of Spain.svg J Burillo
74 4   Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Nijssen
Flag of the United States.svg G Van Emburgh
2 76
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Nijssen
Flag of the United States.svg G Van Emburgh
5 66  Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Nijssen
Flag of the United States.svg G Van Emburgh
3 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg F Roig
66   Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg F Roig
66 
WC Flag of Portugal.svg B Fragoso
Flag of Portugal.svg N Matias
1 3    Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg F Roig
67 
WC Flag of Hungary.svg L Markovits
Flag of Portugal.svg B Mota
4 3  4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Pimek
Flag of South Africa.svg B Talbot
4 5  
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Pimek
Flag of South Africa.svg B Talbot
66   Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg F Roig
63 6
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
66 62 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg M Keil
4 62
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg H J Davids
Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner
4 74   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
6 2  
  Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of South Africa.svg M Barnard
6 73 2 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg M Keil
76 
2 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg M Keil
76 6

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 148. ISBN   9780002187145.