1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles

1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships

Final

Champions

Todd Woodbridge

Mark Woodforde

Runners-up

Mark Knowles

Rick Leach

Score

6–2, 6–3

Details

Draw

Seeds

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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1996 tennis event results

The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's doubles. Mark Knowles and Jonathan Stark were the defending champions but only Knowles competed that year with Rick Leach.

Knowles and Leach lost in the final at 6–2, 6–3 against Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.

Seeds

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

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (champions)
Mark Knowles / Rick Leach (final)
Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (semifinals)
n/a
Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (semifinals)
Nicklas Kulti / Sandon Stolle (first round)
Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals				Final

1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7	6

6	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	6	3
				1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6

				2	Mark Knowles Rick Leach	2	3
4	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien

2	Mark Knowles Rick Leach	w/o

Top half

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	w/o
	J Cunha e Silva J-P Fleurian	3	4			D Prinosil G Rusedski
	D Prinosil G Rusedski	6	6						1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	L Manta F Wibier	3	2							W Black K Ullyett	4	0
	W Black K Ullyett	6	6			W Black K Ullyett	6	6
	J Eagle A Florent	w/o				J Eagle A Florent	2	4
7	N Kulti S Stolle												1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
													6	G Forget J Hlasek	6	3
					3	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	w/o
	M Ondruska J Waite	6	6	4		W Ferreira G Muller
	W Ferreira G Muller	7	3	6					3	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	1	6
WC	S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	6	6						6	G Forget J Hlasek	6	7
WC	T Chaen D Morii	3	3		WC	S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	2	6
	D Pate J Tarango	4	6		6	G Forget J Hlasek	6	7
6	G Forget J Hlasek	6	7

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

LL	J Golmard L Roux	6	6
WC	T Mori M Takada	3	3		LL	J Golmard L Roux	4	2
	S Campbell D Norman	6	6	4	Q	N Bruno G Pozzi	6	6
Q	N Bruno G Pozzi	7	2	6						Q	N Bruno G Pozzi	1	6	3
	A Järryd B MacPhie	3	4							4	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	1	6
	M Damm P Nyborg	6	6			M Damm P Nyborg	5	5
					4	S Lareau A O'Brien	7	7
															4	S Lareau A O'Brien
8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6												2	M Knowles R Leach	w/o
Q	M Lee C Wilkinson	3	2		8	J Grabb R Reneberg	2	6	4
	K Kinnear D Randall	6	5	6		K Kinnear D Randall	6	4	6
	W Arthurs T Henman	4	7	2							K Kinnear D Randall	6	3
WC	H Kaneko G Motomura	7	3	4						2	M Knowles R Leach	7	6
	P Kilderry P Tramacchi	5	6	6		P Kilderry P Tramacchi	2	4
					2	M Knowles R Leach	6	6