1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Final
ChampionsThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Runners-upAustralia Sandon Stolle
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw28 (4WC)/2Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships

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.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
  2. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (quarterfinals)
  3. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (champions)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (second round)
  5. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (first round)
  6. Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien (second round)
  7. United States Patrick Galbraith / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
  8. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
8
3 2
3
6 6
3
3 6 6
 
6 3 4
 
3 1  
 
6 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
6 6 7
Q
6 6 6 Q
7 3 5
 
2 7 1 1
3 6 2
 
5 6 6 8
6 3 6
WC
7 2 7 WC
4 6 3
Q
0 3   8
6 4 6
8
6 6   8
3 2  
3
6 6  
3
6 7  
 
6 3 4  
4 6  
 
3 6 6 3
7 7  
 
6 6    
6 6  
 
2 3    
6 6  
WC
6 2 6 6
2 4  
6
4 6 7

Bottom half

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

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

The top three seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Kelly Jones / United States Chris Woodruff (qualified)
  2. South Africa Robbie Koenig / Poland Wojciech Kowalski (qualifying competition)
  3. United States Dan Kronauge / United States Alex Reichel (qualified)
  4. United States Brian Eagle / United States Jeff Thomas (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. United States Kelly Jones / United States Chris Woodruff
  2. United States Dan Kronauge / United States Alex Reichel

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
1 United States Kelly Jones
United States Chris Woodruff 		6 5 6
4 United States Brian Eagle
United States Jeff Thomas 		6 6 4 United States Brian Eagle
United States Jeff Thomas 		4 7 0
WC United States Randy Baldemor
United States Curt Josselyn 		4 4

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
3 United States Dan Kronauge
United States Alex Reichel 		6 3 6
2 South Africa Robbie Koenig
Poland Wojciech Kowalski 		4 6 4

References

  1. ^ "Past Champions". Cincinnati Open. Cincinnati. Retrieved 14 March 2024. 1996, Men's Doubles: Mark Knowles BAH, Daniel Nestor CAN
  2. ^ "ATP Cincinnati Doubles 1996 Results". Tennis 24. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 142–143. ISBN 9780002187145.