1996 Eurocard Open – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Eurocard Open
1995 Champions Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
Champions Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
Runners-up Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Draw24
Seeds8

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but lost in the final 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 against Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes into the second round.[1]

  1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
  2. Byron Black / Grant Connell (second round)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (second round)
  4. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
  5. Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  6. Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink (second round)
  7. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (final)
  8. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (champions)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
7 6 4 3
8 3 6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 4 6 7
  5 6 6   6 3 6
  7 3 3 1 2 6 2
  6 6 7 7 6 1 6
Q 7 3 6   6 2 3
7 4 6 6
7 6 6 7
WC 3 7 6
3 6 4  
WC 6 6 3 LL 7 6  
LL 7 4 6 LL 7 6 3
WC 2 7 7 WC 6 7 6
  6 6 6 WC 3 7 6
6 6 6 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 6 5 3
  7 7     3 7 6
  5 5     6 6  
  6 1 6   4 2  
  2 6 7   6 3 6
4 2 6 3
  2 6  
8 6 7  
8 6 6  
  7 3 6   4 4  
  6 6 2 8 6 6 6
  5 4     7 3 4
  7 6     7 6  
2 6 3  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 144–145. ISBN 9780002187145.