1996 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1996 Kremlin Cup
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
Runners-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
Score4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1995  · Kremlin Cup ·  1997  

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

Contents

Black and Connell lost in the first round to Max Mirnyi and Kevin Ullyett.

Rick Leach and Andrei Olhovskiy won in the final 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 against Jiří Novák and David Rikl. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell (first round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau / Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek / Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Connell
5 74
Q Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
Flag of South Africa.svg K Ullyett
76 6Q Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
Flag of South Africa.svg K Ullyett
6 3  
WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset
66 4   Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy
76 
  Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy
3 76  Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy
76 
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Pimek
Flag of South Africa.svg B Talbot
6 4    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
5 3  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
76   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg H J Davids
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken
77   Flag of the Netherlands.svg H J Davids
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken
1 4  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg P Norval
6 6    Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy
4 66
  Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg F Roig
64 4   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
61 2
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
2 66  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
3 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Courier
Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez
1 4  3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau
Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien
61 1
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau
Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien
66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
   
  Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oosting
4 4    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
w/o  
  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
w/o  
WC Flag of Russia.svg A Cherkasov
Flag of Armenia.svg S Sargsian
3 6  2 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek
   
2 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek
67 

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 153. ISBN   9780002187145.