1996 US Open – Men's doubles qualifying

Men's doubles qualifying
1996 US Open
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Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual US Open.

Seeds

1. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (first round)
2. Ola Kristiansson / Mårten Renström (first round)
3. Bill Behrens / Geoff Grant (first round)
4. Alejandro Hernández / Óscar Ortiz (first round)
5. (n/a)
6. Leonardo Lavalle / Maurice Ruah (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
7. Aleksandar Kitinov / Mosé Navarra (first round)
8. Clinton Ferreira / Andrei Pavel (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Stefano Pescosolido / Vincenzo Santopadre
2. Clinton Ferreira / Andrei Pavel
3. Nicolás Lapentti / Daniel Orsanic
4. Scott Draper / Kenny Thorne

Lucky losers

1. Leonardo Lavalle / Maurice Ruah

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	4	6	3
	WC	Paul Goldstein Ryan Wolters	6	0	6
								WC	Paul Goldstein Ryan Wolters	3	1
									Stefano Pescosolido Vincenzo Santopadre	6	6
		Stefano Pescosolido Vincenzo Santopadre	7	6
	7	Aleksandar Kitinov Mosé Navarra	6	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Ola Kristiansson Mårten Renström	6	4
	WC	Adam Peterson Jim Thomas	7	6
								WC	Adam Peterson Jim Thomas	3	2
								8	Clinton Ferreira Andrei Pavel	6	6
		Wayne Black Chris Haggard	6	1	6
	8	Clinton Ferreira Andrei Pavel	4	6	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Bill Behrens Geoff Grant	7	6	1
		Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Orsanic	5	7	6
									Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Orsanic	6	6
								6	Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah	3	4
		Lionel Barthez Nicola Bruno	2	2
	6	Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Alejandro Hernández Óscar Ortiz	7	4	4
		Scott Draper Kenny Thorne	6	6	6
									Scott Draper Kenny Thorne	6	7
								WC	David DiLucia Scott Humphries	3	5
	WC	David DiLucia Scott Humphries	6	6
	Alt	Ben Ellwood Peter Tramacchi	4	4

References

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2017-02-15 at the Wayback Machine