1996 Paris Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Paris Open
1995 Champions Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Final
Champions Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Runners-up Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek
Score6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Connell with Byron Black and Galbraith with Jonathan Stark.

Contents

Galbraith and Stark lost in the first round to David Adams and Menno Oosting.

Black and Connell lost in the semifinals to Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek.

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 against Kafelnikov and Vacek. [1]

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek (final)
  5. Flag of France.svg Guy Forget / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis (champions)
  7. Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink (second round)
  8. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau / Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
6 64 7
4 4 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 66 
Q 6 66Q 4 3  
 74 4 1 67 
 
66  
1 6  
 3 4   
66 
8 3 3  
1 66 6
6 4 77
3 76 
WC 66 WC 6 3  
WC 3 4  3 3 2 r
WC 66 6 65 
WC 3 3  WC 5 6  
6 77 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 66 6
 66 6 4 77
 4 72  62 4
 4 66 4 4 66
 64 7 3 5  
4 67 
4 5 67
2 71 6
7 2 4  
 64 6  66 
 4 67 73 5
 5 762 6 67
 76 4  6 5  
2 77 

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 145. ISBN   9780002187145.