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
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

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.

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

• 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
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink	3	2
	3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	6
								3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3	6	6
									Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	6	3	4
		Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	3	1
		Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	6	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	7
	Q	K Jones C Woodruff	6	6	6			Q	K Jones C Woodruff	7	3	5
		M Barnard G Van Emburgh	2	7	1										1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	3	6	2
		J Eagle A Florent	5	6	6										8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	6	3	6
	WC	L Jensen M Jensen	7	2	7			WC	L Jensen M Jensen	4	6	3
	Q	D Kronauge A Reichel	0	3				8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	6	4	6
	8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	6	6																		8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	3	2
																						3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
								3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	7
		K Kinnear D Randall	6	3	4				M Damm P Nyborg	4	6
		M Damm P Nyborg	3	6	6										3	M Knowles D Nestor	7	7
		M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	6												M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	6
		P Kilderry M Tebbutt	2	3					M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	6
	WC	S Hirszon G Ivanišević	6	2	6			6	S Lareau A O'Brien	2	4
	6	S Lareau A O'Brien	4	6	7

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	J Eltingh J Hlasek	3	4
		R Leach R Reneberg	6	6					R Leach R Reneberg	7	6
		N Broad P Norval	2	7	6				N Broad P Norval	6	4
		S Edberg P Korda	6	6	4											R Leach R Reneberg	6	7
	WC	T Henman G Raoux	2	2												J Björkman N Kulti	2	5
		J Björkman N Kulti	6	6					J Björkman N Kulti	7	7
								4	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6
																							R Leach J Stark	3	1
	7	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	6	3	6																		S Stolle C Suk	6	6
		T Kronemann D Macpherson	3	6	3			7	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	4	7	4
		S Stolle C Suk	6	6	7				S Stolle C Suk	6	6	6
		D Johnson G Michibata	7	4	6											S Stolle C Suk	6	7
	WC	S Bruguera À Corretja	3	3											2	B Black G Connell	4	6
		J Grabb J Stark	6	6					J Grabb R Reneberg	3	5
								2	B Black G Connell	6	7

References

• 1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships Doubles Draw