1996 Infiniti Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Infiniti Open
Final
Champions Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard
Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval
Runners-up Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
Score7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Los Angeles Open ·  1997  

The 1996 Infiniti Open was a doubles tennis event in 1996.

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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]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti (final)
  2. Flag of France.svg Guillaume Raoux / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink (first round)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kilderry / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Kronemann / Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti
62 6
  Flag of the United States.svg S Davis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
4 64 1 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti
66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
4 6  Q Flag of the United States.svg K Evans
Flag of the United States.svg M Joyce
2 4  
Q Flag of the United States.svg K Evans
Flag of the United States.svg M Joyce
67 1 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti
66 
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Kilderry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter
4 663 Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Kilderry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter
3 2  
  Flag of Hungary.svg L Markovits
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg N Pereira
63 2 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Kilderry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter
5 77
  Flag of the United States.svg K Jones
Flag of the United States.svg M Lucena
67   Flag of the United States.svg K Jones
Flag of the United States.svg M Lucena
76 6
  Flag of South Africa.svg L Bale
Flag of South Africa.svg B Haygarth
1 5  1 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti
5 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg L Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg M Jensen
3 5    Flag of South Africa.svg M Barnard
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
76 
  Flag of the United States.svg K Kinnear
Flag of the United States.svg D Randall
67   Flag of the United States.svg K Kinnear
Flag of the United States.svg D Randall
73 2
  Flag of South Africa.svg M Barnard
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
66   Flag of South Africa.svg M Barnard
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
5 66
4 Flag of the United States.svg T Kronemann
Flag of the United States.svg B MacPhie
3 3    Flag of South Africa.svg M Barnard
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
63 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Gimelstob
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg S Muškatirović
76 6   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Michibata
Flag of the Bahamas.svg R Smith
3 61
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Michibata
Flag of the Bahamas.svg R Smith
5 77  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Michibata
Flag of the Bahamas.svg R Smith
67 
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Leach
Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
66 7WC Flag of the United States.svg J Leach
Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
2 6  
2 Flag of France.svg G Raoux
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink
4 76

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 150. ISBN   9780002187145.