1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles
1996 tennis event results
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) to win the doubles tennis title at the 1996 ATP Tour World Championships. It was the Woodies ' second Tour Finals title.[ 1]
Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith were the reigning champions, but only Connell competed that year partnering Byron Black ; they were defeated in the semifinals by Woodbridge and Woodforde.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Draw
Key
Finals
Green group
Woodbridge Woodforde
Eltingh Haarhuis
Lareau O'Brien
Pimek Talbot
RR W–L
Set W–L
Game W–L
Standings
1
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–5)
6–4, 3–6, 5–7
6–2, 6–3
2–1
5–3
44–40
2
4
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(5–7)
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
7–6(7–5) , 5–7, 4–6
1–2
4–4
47–47
4
5
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
6–1, 6–3
2–1
4–3
39–31
1
7
Libor Pimek Byron Talbot
2–6, 3–6
6–7(5–7) , 7–5, 6–4
1–6, 3–6
1–2
2–5
28–40
3
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Yellow group
Black Connell
Knowles Nestor
Björkman Kulti
Kronemann Macpherson
RR W–L
Set W–L
Game W–L
Standings
2
Byron Black Grant Connell
w/o
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
3–0
4–2
28–24
1
3
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
w/o
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1–2
3–3
30–28
3
6
Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
3–6, 6–1, 4–6
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
6–4, 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
1–2
4–5
46–45
4
8
Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
1–2
4–5
41–48
2
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
References
Grand Slam events Mercedes Super 9 ATP Championship Series
Antwerp (S , D )
Memphis (S , D )
Milan (S , D )
Philadelphia (S , D )
Barcelona (S , D )
Tokyo (S , D )
Stuttgart Outdoor (S , D )
Washington (S , D )
Indianapolis (S , D )
New Haven (S , D )
Vienna (S , D )
ATP World Series
Adelaide (S , D )
Doha (S , D )
Auckland (S , D )
Jakarta (S , D )
Sydney (S , D )
Shanghai (S , D )
Zagreb (S , D )
Dubai (S , D )
Marseille (S , D )
San Jose (S , D )
Mexico City (S , D )
Rotterdam (S , D )
Scottsdale (S , D )
Copenhagen (S , D )
St. Petersburg (S , D )
Casablanca (S , D )
Estoril (S , D )
Hong Kong (S , D )
New Delhi (S , D )
Bermuda (S , D )
Seoul (S , D )
Atlanta (S , D )
Munich (S , D )
Prague (S , D )
Pinehurst (S , D )
Coral Springs (S , D )
St. Pölten (S , D )
London/Queen's Club (S , D )
Oporto (S , D )
Rosmalen (S , D )
Bologna (S , D )
Halle (S , D )
Nottingham (S , D )
Båstad (S , D )
Gstaad (S , D )
Newport (S , D )
Kitzbühel (S , D )
Amsterdam (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
San Marino (S , D )
Umag (S , D )
Long Island (S , D )
Bogotá (S , D )
Bournemouth (S , D )
Bucharest (S , D )
Basel (S , D )
Palermo (S , D )
Lyon (S , D )
Marbella (S , D )
Singapore (S , D )
Beijing (S , D )
Ostrava (S , D )
Tel Aviv (S , D )
Toulouse (S , D )
Moscow (S , D )
Santiago (S , D )
Stockholm (S , D )
Team events