1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champions Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Runners-up Sandon Stolle
Cyril Suk
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Draw28 (4WC)/2Q)
Seeds8
Main article: 1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Ellis Ferreira and Jan Siemerink.

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Sandon Stolle and Cyril Suk.[1][2][3]

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

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

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
8
3 2
3
6 6
3
3 6 6
 
6 3 4
 
3 1  
 
6 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
6 6 7
Q
6 6 6 Q
7 3 5
 
2 7 1 1
3 6 2
 
5 6 6 8
6 3 6
WC
7 2 7 WC
4 6 3
Q
0 3   8
6 4 6
8
6 6   8
3 2  
3
6 6  
3
6 7  
 
6 3 4  
4 6  
 
3 6 6 3
7 7  
 
6 6    
6 6  
 
2 3    
6 6  
WC
6 2 6 6
2 4  
6
4 6 7

Bottom half

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

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

The top three seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Kelly Jones / Chris Woodruff (qualified)
  2. Robbie Koenig / Wojciech Kowalski (qualifying competition)
  3. Dan Kronauge / Alex Reichel (qualified)
  4. Brian Eagle / Jeff Thomas (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. Kelly Jones / Chris Woodruff
  2. Dan Kronauge / Alex Reichel

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
1 Kelly Jones
Chris Woodruff 		6 5 6
4 Brian Eagle
Jeff Thomas 		6 6 4 Brian Eagle
Jeff Thomas 		4 7 0
WC Randy Baldemor
Curt Josselyn 		4 4

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
3 Dan Kronauge
Alex Reichel 		6 3 6
2 Robbie Koenig
Wojciech Kowalski 		4 6 4

References

  1. ^ "Past Champions". Cincinnati Open. Cincinnati. Retrieved March 14, 2024. 1996, Men's Doubles: Mark Knowles BAH, Daniel Nestor CAN
  2. ^ "ATP Cincinnati Doubles 1996 Results". Tennis 24. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 142–143. ISBN 9780002187145.
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