1996 RCA Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1996 RCA Championships
Champions
Runners-up
Score7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Draw28
Seeds8

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Joshua Eagle and Andrew Florent.

Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg won in the final 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 against Petr Korda and Cyril Suk.[1]


Seeds

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

  1. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
  2. Sébastien Lareau / Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals)
  3. Petr Korda / Cyril Suk (final)
  4. Javier Frana / Rick Leach (quarterfinals)
  5. Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (second round)
  6. Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg (champions)
  7. Martin Damm / Peter Nyborg (quarterfinals)
  8. Brian MacPhie / Michael Tebbutt (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
  6 3 4
3 4 6 6
3 6 6 4
6 7 4 6
6 6 7
  3 6

Top half

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

Bottom half

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

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 143. ISBN 9780002187145.