Doubles Champions Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Runners-up Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek Final score 6–2, 6–4
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1996 tennis event results
Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions but lost in the first round to David Rikl and Daniel Vacek .
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Guy Forget and Jakob Hlasek .
Seeds [ ]
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (champions)
Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (semifinals)
Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink (second round)
Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (final)
Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)
Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (semifinals)
Grant Connell / John-Laffnie de Jager (quarterfinals)
Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Final [ ]
Final
1
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6
6
4
Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
2
4
Top half [ ]
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
1
M Knowles D Nestor
6
6
A Järryd C Suk
4
6
3
G Ivanišević D Nargiso
2
1
G Ivanišević D Nargiso
6
3
6
1
M Knowles D Nestor
6
6
6
WC
K Braasch P Kühnen
4
2
7
G Connell J-L de Jager
7
3
2
P Haarhuis S Schalken
6
6
P Haarhuis S Schalken
5
6
T Kempers J Waite
3
2
7
G Connell J-L de Jager
7
7
7
G Connell J-L de Jager
6
6
1
M Knowles D Nestor
7
7
6
T Carbonell F Roig
6
6
3
E Ferreira J Siemerink
4
4
T Kronemann D Macpherson
6
7
T Kronemann D Macpherson
6
6
WC
R Krajicek M Washington
1
5
T Kronemann D Macpherson
2
6
1
L Bale M Barnard
7
3
2
6
T Carbonell F Roig
6
2
6
M-K Goellner D Prinosil
6
6
6
M-K Goellner D Prinosil
6
6
Q
A Rădulescu J Renzenbrink
6
4
6
T Carbonell F Roig
7
7
6
T Carbonell F Roig
7
6
Bottom half [ ]
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5
L Lobo J Sánchez
3
7
6
J Eagle A Florent
6
6
4
5
L Lobo J Sánchez
6
6
WC
H Dreekmann M Stich
6
4
4
T Nijssen G Van Emburgh
1
2
T Nijssen G Van Emburgh
4
6
6
5
L Lobo J Sánchez
4
6
L Pimek B Talbot
6
6
4
G Forget J Hlasek
6
7
Q
E Benfele Álvarez D Salvador-Estepa
1
3
L Pimek B Talbot
5
5
4
G Forget J Hlasek
7
7
4
G Forget J Hlasek
6
6
8
W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov
4
5
2
P Galbraith A Olhovskiy
2
1
D Rikl D Vacek
6
7
D Rikl D Vacek
6
6
P Nyborg M Oosting
6
6
3
WC
B Karbacher A Thoms
2
4
WC
B Karbacher A Thoms
3
7
6
D Rikl D Vacek
5
1
D Adams W Arthurs
6
1
3
2
P Galbraith A Olhovskiy
7
6
N Broad P Norval
4
6
6
N Broad T Henman
2
6
4
2
P Galbraith A Olhovskiy
6
1
6
Qualifying [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Qualifiers [ ]
Qualifying draw [ ]
First qualifier [ ]
Second qualifier [ ]
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