David Adams and Marius Barnard were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Adams with Olivier Delaître and Barnard with Piet Norval.
Three-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Byron Black and Grant Connell in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships. It was their fourth Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall.
Cyril Suk and Daniel Vacek were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Suk with Hendrik Jan Davids and Vacek with Richey Reneberg.
Hendrik Jan Davids and Andrew Kratzmann were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.
Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni were the defending champions, but Kuerten did not participate this year. Meligeni partnered Luis Lobo, losing in the quarterfinals.
The 1998 Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Kitzbühel, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the forty-third edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July – 2 August 1998.
The 1997 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held from 29 September until 5 October 1997. Second-seeded Alberto Berasategui won the singles title.
Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana were the defending champions, but they chose to compete in Montreal at the same week.
Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana were the defending champions, but decided to compete in Stuttgart at the same week
Tom Kempers and Jack Waite were the defending champions, but Kempers did not compete this year. Waite teamed up with José Antonio Conde and lost in semifinals to tournament winners Àlex Corretja and Fabrice Santoro.
Richard Krajicek and Jan Siemerink were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
Paul Haarhuis and Jacco Eltingh were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Diego Nargiso and Udo Riglewski.
Jakob Hlasek and Patrick McEnroe were the defending champions, but McEnroe did not compete this year. Hlasek teamed up with Marc Rosset and lost in the quarterfinals to Karel Nováček and David Rikl.
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but decided to compete at Indian Wells in the same week.
The 1993 Skoda Czech Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1993 ATP Tour. Karel Nováček and Vojtěch Flégl were the defending champions, but Nováček did not compete this year. Flégl teamed up with Cyril Suk and lost in the quarterfinals to Doug Eisenman and Donald Johnson.
The 1994 Skoda Czech Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. Hendrik Jan Davids and Libor Pimek were the defending champions, but Davids did not compete this year. Pimek teamed up with Francisco Roig and lost in the semifinals to Tomáš Krupa and Pavel Vízner.
Paul Haarhuis and Mark Koevermans were the defending champions, but Koevermans did not compete this year.
Daniel Orsanic and Olli Rahnasto were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
Hendrik Jan Davids and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Haarhuis chose to compete at Florence in the same week. Davids teamed up with Libor Pimek and lost in the quarterfinals to Neil Borwick and Simon Youl.
Neil Broad and Greg Van Emburgh were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Broad chose to compete at Cincinnati during the same week.
Andrew Kratzmann 
Libor Pimek 
Hendrik Jan Davids 
Daniel Orsanic 
