1996 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1996 Australian Open
Champion	Stefan Edberg Petr Korda[1]
Runner-up	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
Final score	7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (First Round)
2. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Third Round)
3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Semifinals)
4. Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (Semifinals)
5. Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek (Third Round)
6. Byron Black / Grant Connell (Second Round)
7. Tommy Ho / Brett Steven (Third Round)
8. Patrick McEnroe / Sandon Stolle (Second Round)
9. Rick Leach / Scott Melville (Quarterfinals)
10. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Second Round)
11. Unknown (withdrew)
12. Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (Semifinals)
13. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third Round)
14. Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman (Third Round)
15. Mark Keil / Jeff Tarango (Third Round)
16. Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final[1]
		Stefan Edberg   Petr Korda	6	6	7
	9	Rick Leach   Scott Melville	4	4	5
											Stefan Edberg   Petr Korda	6	7	6
										4	Patrick Galbraith   Andrei Olhovskiy	2	6^2	3
	4	Patrick Galbraith   Andrei Olhovskiy	'7	6	6
		Scott Draper   Jason Stoltenberg	5	2	4
																				Stefan Edberg   Petr Korda	7	7	4	6
																				Sébastien Lareau   Alex O'Brien	5	5	6	4
	12	Guy Forget   Jakob Hlasek	6	1	6	6
	3	Mark Knowles   Daniel Nestor	4	6	3	3
										12	Guy Forget   Jakob Hlasek	3	7	6	2	4
											Sébastien Lareau   Alex O'Brien	6	5	3	6	6
		Sébastien Lareau   Alex O'Brien	7	6	6
		Martin Damm   Jim Grabb	5	2	4

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	2	7	8
	J Eagle   A Florent	6	5	10				J Eagle   A Florent	6	3	2
	S Edberg   P Korda	6	6					S Edberg   P Korda	4	6	6
	V Flégl   D Norman	2	2												S Edberg   P Korda	6	6
	C Brandi   M Ondruska	6	4	9										15	M Keil   J Tarango	1	4
	D Johnson   K Thorne	3	6	7				C Brandi   Marcos Ondruska	6	6^6	2
15	M Keil   J Tarango	6	6				15	M Keil   J Tarango	4	7	6
	L Bale   B Haygarth	3	4																			S Edberg   P Korda	6	6	7
9	R Leach   S Melville	6	6																		9	R Leach   S Melville	4	4	5
	R Fromberg   J Ireland	4	3				9	R Leach   S Melville	6	6
	J Frana   N Pereira	6	6					J Frana   N Pereira	3	3
	M Lucena   B MacPhie	1	3											9	R Leach   S Melville	6	6
	M Tebbutt   P Tramacchi	6	7												M Tebbutt   P Tramacchi	3	4
	T Nijssen   G Van Emburgh	4	6^5					M Tebbutt   P Tramacchi	6	6
8	P McEnroe   S Stolle	6	7				8	P McEnroe   S Stolle	4	4
	N Borwick   A Painter	1	6^4

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	P Galbraith   A Olhovskiy	7	4	8
	L-A Wahlgren   F Wibier	5	6	6			4	P Galbraith   A Olhovskiy	6	6
	R Gilbert   G Raoux	6	7					R Gilbert   G Raoux	4	4
	L Jensen   M Jensen	4	6^1											4	P Galbraith   A Olhovskiy	6^3	6	6
	J-L de Jager   G Muller	6	6											14	J Apell   J Björkman	7	3	3
	P Kilderry   N Marques	2	2					J-L de Jager   G Muller	4	2
14	J Apell   J Björkman	6^3	6	11			14	J Apell   J Björkman	6	6
	P Nyborg   M Tillström	7	3	9																	4	P Galbraith   A Olhovskiy	7	6	6
	S Draper   J Stoltenberg	6	6																			S Draper   J Stoltenberg	5	2	4
	C Ferreira   A Kitinov	4	4					S Draper   J Stoltenberg	7	6
	O Delaître   F Santoro	7	6					O Delaître   F Santoro	5	3
	B Behrens   J Waite	6^3	1												S Draper   J Stoltenberg	6	4	7
	J Holmes   T Larkham	6	7											5	C Suk   D Vacek	4	6	5
	T Henman   A Richardson	3	5					J Holmes   T Larkham	4	6^6
5	C Suk   D Vacek	6	6				5	C Suk   D Vacek	6	7
	W Black   D Wheaton	2	1

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	B Black   G Connell	5	6	6
	K Kinnear   D Randall	7	1	2			6	B Black   G Connell	6	6^5	6
	M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	6	6				6	M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	3	7	8
	A Kratzmann   J Morgan	4	4												M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	3	7	2
	R Bergh   D Ekerot	6	6											12	G Forget   J Hlasek	6	6^5	6
	H Denman   M Draper	4	2					R Bergh   D Ekerot	4	2
12	G Forget   J Hlasek	6^5	6	6			12	G Forget   J Hlasek	6	6
	S Davis   D Pate	7	4	4																	12	G Forget   J Hlasek	6	1	6	6
13	W Ferreira   Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6																	3	M Knowles   D Nestor	4	6	3	3
	D Adams   P Kühnen	6	4	4			13	W Ferreira   Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	6	6					T Kronemann   D Macpherson	4	3
	S Cannon   F Montana	3	1											13	W Ferreira   Y Kafelnikov	6^2	3
	L Lavalle   E Sánchez	6	7											3	M Knowles   D Nestor	7	6
	J-A Conde   À Corretja	3	5					L Lavalle   E Sánchez	2	4
3	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	3	6			3	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	6
	G Doyle   B Ellwood	4	6	3

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	T Ho   B Steven	6	6
	A Gaudenzi   D Nargiso	4	1				7	T Ho   B Steven	6	6
	N Broad   P Norval	6	6					N Broad   P Norval	2	2
	L Pimek   B Talbot	3	2											7	T Ho   B Steven	3	3
	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	6												S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	6
	K Flach   K Jones	4	3					S Lareau   A O'Brien	7	6
10	L Lobo   J Sánchez	6	6				10	L Lobo   J Sánchez	5	2
	W Arthurs   B Larkham	4	4																			S Lareau   A O'Brien	7	6	6
16	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	7	6^5	6																		M Damm   J Grabb	5	2	4
	E Ferreira   J Siemerink	6^5	7	3			16	M Philippoussis   P Rafter
	M Damm   J Grabb	7	6^4	6				M Damm   J Grabb	w/o
	V Spadea   C van Rensburg	6^4	7	3											M Damm   J Grabb	7	6
	M Sinner   J Winnink	6	6^1	11										2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6^5	2
	T Kempers   S Noteboom	1	7	9				M Sinner   J Winnink	3	3
2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	7				2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	6
	N Kulti   M Larsson	3	5

References

1. "1996 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2014.