1996 RCA Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 RCA Championships
Final
Champions
Runners-up
Score7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Joshua Eagle and Andrew Florent.

Contents

Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg won in the final 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 against Petr Korda and Cyril Suk. [1]


Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor (second round)
  2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau / Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk (final)
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana / Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Kronemann / Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson (second round)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb / Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg (champions)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm / Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Tebbutt (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
 
63 4
3
4 66
3
6 64
6
74 6
6
67
 
3 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
63 5
 
77  
4 67
WC
5 5   
5 66
 
3 667
74 2
WC
63 2  
6 6  
Q
6 4  7
77 
7
76  
63 4
3
4 66
3
67 
WC
5 2   
2 5  
 
76 3
4 76
 
63 4  
66 3
 
3 66 
74 6
 
3 72 5
6 63
5
65 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6
3 76
 
66 3 6
66 
 
67  
4 2  
 
3 6  6
67 
 
4 72 4
0 5  
 
66 6 
76 3
4
6 76
6
67 
8
4 2   
3 6  
 
66  
6 76
 
4 66  
76 3
 
63 7 
66 6
WC
2 4  2
4 73
Q
66 Q
3 2  
2
66 

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References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 143. ISBN   9780002187145.
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