1996 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Newsweek Champions Cup
Final
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Tebbutt
Score1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Tommy Ho and Brett Steven were the defending champions but only Steven competed that year with Sandon Stolle.

Contents

Steven and Stolle lost in the first round to Jonas Björkman and Stefan Edberg.

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won in the final 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 against Brian MacPhie and Michael Tebbutt. [1]

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde (champions)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor (second round)
  4. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell (semifinals)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville (first round)
  6. Flag of France.svg Guy Forget / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  7. Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle (first round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin / Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
1 66
4 3 3
1 1 66
 62 2
 76
 6 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 73 6
 65 2  5 64
 4 761 74 6
 2 76  6 63
 65 7 67 
WC 4 76 8 2 5  
8 65 71 66 
4 3 3  
4 66 
WC 2 3   2 3  
 66 4 76 
LL 61 4 Q 5 1  
Q 1 66Q 61 6
WC 66 7WC 3 62
5 0 75

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 66 
 3 4  6 4 64
WC 3 75  63 6
 65 7 66 
 66  3 4  
 1 3   6 66
3 73 4
 76 
7 4 6   6 4  
 67  2 6  
Q 3 63  67 
 63 6 1 66
 62 72 63 2
 3 66  74 6
2 6 67

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 138. ISBN   9780002187145.