1996 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Gerry Weber Open
Final
ChampionsZimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
Runners-upRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Score6–1, 7–5
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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1996 tennis event results

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Byron Black and Grant Connell.

Black and Connell won in the final 6–1, 7–5 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (final)
  2. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (champions)
  3. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
  4. Belgium Libor Pimek / South Africa Byron Talbot (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
7 7  
  Italy A Gaudenzi
Austria T Muster
6 6   1 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
6 6  
  Switzerland J Hlasek
Germany D Prinosil
6 6     Switzerland J Hlasek
Germany D Prinosil
4 3  
  South Africa J-L de Jager
New Zealand B Steven
4 4   1 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
7 6 6
4 Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
6 4     Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
5 7 4
  Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
7 6     Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
7 6 6
WC Germany H Dreekmann
Netherlands S Schalken
6 4 6   United States R Reneberg
Czech Republic C Suk
6 7 4
  United States R Reneberg
Czech Republic C Suk
2 6 7 1 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
1 5  
WC Sweden T Enqvist
Sweden M Larsson
7 1 4 2 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 7  
  France A Boetsch
Switzerland M Rosset
6 6 6   France A Boetsch
Switzerland M Rosset
4 4  
Q Czech Republic V Flégl
Germany B Karbacher
6 2   3 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis
6 6  
3 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis
7 6   3 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis
     
  Spain T Carbonell
Australia A Florent
7 3 6 2 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
w/o    
  France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
5 6 7   France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
6 5  
WC Australia P Cash
Germany F Stauder
2 5   2 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
7 7  
2 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 7  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 150. ISBN 9780002187145.

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