1996 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Monte Carlo Open
Final
Champions Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink
Runners-up Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
Score2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Monte Carlo Open ·  1997  

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but only Haarhuis competed that year with Sjeng Schalken.

Contents

Haarhuis and Schalken lost in the quarterfinals to Grant Connell and Todd Martin.

Ellis Ferreira and Jan Siemerink won in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti. [1]

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti (final)
  3. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell / Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin (semifinals)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink (champions)
  5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk (first round)
  6. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda (first round)
  7. Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo / Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
7 3 2
4 66
4 2 66
2 63 2
3 4 63
2 61 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 77 
 61 7 5 6  
 3 66 1 4 5  
 3 667 67 
WC 63 2  63 6
 3 0  7 4 67
7 66 7 3 2  
4 66 
4 66 
WC 5 6   1 3  
 77 4 77 
WC     6 5  
Q w/o  Q 4 1  
 62 6 66 
5 2 62

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 4 2  
 66  67 
 3 67 4 6  
 63 6  2 72
 3 4  3 66 6
Q 66 Q 1 2  
3 66 
3 4 63
8 66 2 61 6
 2 3  8 3 6  
 66 6 67 
WC 1 71  1 75
 63 2 2 65 7
 0 66 6 1  
2 76 

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 140. ISBN   9780002187145.