Doubles | |
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1996 Infiniti Open | |
Champions | Marius Barnard Piet Norval |
Runners-up | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti |
Score | 7–5, 6–2 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
The 1996 Infiniti Open was a doubles tennis event in 1996.
Brent Haygarth and Kent Kinnear were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Haygarth with Lan Bale and Kinnear with Dave Randall.
Bale and Haygarth lost in the first round to Kelly Jones and Matt Lucena. Kinnear and Randall lost in the quarterfinals to Marius Barnard and Piet Norval. Barnard and Norval won in the final 7–5, 6–2 against Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti. [1]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S Davis S Stolle | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | 6 | Q | K Evans M Joyce | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | K Evans M Joyce | 6 | 7 | 1 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | P Kilderry P Rafter | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | P Kilderry P Rafter | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Markovits N Pereira | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | P Kilderry P Rafter | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Jones M Lucena | 6 | 7 | K Jones M Lucena | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Bale B Haygarth | 1 | 5 | 1 | J Björkman N Kulti | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Jensen M Jensen | 3 | 5 | M Barnard P Norval | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Kinnear D Randall | 6 | 7 | K Kinnear D Randall | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Barnard P Norval | 6 | 6 | M Barnard P Norval | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | T Kronemann B MacPhie | 3 | 3 | M Barnard P Norval | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | J Gimelstob S Muškatirović | 7 | 6 | 6 | G Michibata R Smith | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Michibata R Smith | 5 | 7 | 7 | G Michibata R Smith | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | J Leach R Leach | 6 | 6 | 7 | WC | J Leach R Leach | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | G Raoux J Siemerink | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Paul Haarhuis and Sandon Stolle in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. It was their sixth Wimbledon title and eleventh and last major title overall, though Woodbridge would go on to win the title a further three times partnering Jonas Björkman.
Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but only Haarhuis competed that year with Sjeng Schalken.
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
The 1996 Infiniti Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 69th edition of the tournament and ran from July 29 through August 4, 1996. First-seeded Michael Chang won the singles title.
Michael Stich was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Scott Draper.
Rick Leach and Scott Melville were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Jakob Hlasek and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hlasek with Guy Forget and Kafelnikov with Daniel Vacek.
Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti were the defending champions but only Kulti competed that year with Daniel Vacek.
Piet Norval and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals this year.
Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions, but Leach did not participate. Ferreira paired with David Rikl but lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément and Sébastien Grosjean.
Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh defeated the defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek successfully defended their title defeated Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the final, 7–6(14–12), 4–6, 6–3 to win the men's doubles title at the French Open.
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Paul Haarhuis and Sandon Stolle in the final, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2000 French Open. With the win, the Woodies completed the career Grand Slam and the career Super Slam.
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.
Four-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. It was their fifth Wimbledon title and ninth major title overall.
The 1997 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 117th edition of the US Open and was held from August 25 through September 7, 1997.
Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but Paes did not compete. Raymond competed with Paul Haarhuis but lost in the third round to Mark Knowles and Elena Likhovtseva.
Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg were the defending champions, but Grabb did not compete this year. Reneberg teamed up with Chris Woodruff and lost in the first round to Michael Tebbutt and Mikael Tillström.
Henrik Holm and Anders Järryd were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillström.