1996 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles

1996 Monte Carlo Open s RSA Ellis Ferreira NED Jan Siemerink SWE Jonas Björkman SWE Nicklas Kulti 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 28 8 singles doubles Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but only Haarhuis competed that year with Sjeng Schalken. Haarhuis and Schalken lost in the quarterfinals to Grant Connell and Todd Martin. Ellis Ferreira and Jan Siemerink won in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett 130, 140 Seeds The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round. 30em RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov / RUS Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals) SWE Jonas Björkman / SWE Nicklas Kulti (final) CAN Grant Connell / USA Todd Martin (semifinals) RSA Ellis Ferreira / NED Jan Siemerink (champions) NED Menno Oosting / CZE Cyril Suk (first round) SWE Stefan Edberg / CZE Petr Korda (first round) ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (semifinals) CZE Jiří Novák / CZE David Rikl (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 7 ARG Luis Lobo ESP Javier Sánchez 3 2 4 RSA Ellis Ferreira NED Jan Siemerink 6 6 3 CAN Grant Connell USA Todd Martin 4 6 3 2 SWE Jonas Björkman SWE Nicklas Kulti 6 1 6 4 RSA Ellis Ferreira NED Jan Siemerink 2 6 6 2 SWE Jonas Björkman SWE Nicklas Kulti 6 3 2 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   GBR N Broad RSA P Norval 6 1 7   RSA J-L de Jager FRA O Delaître 3 6 6   ITA A Gaudenzi CRO G Ivanišević 3 6 6 WC FRA H Leconte UKR A Medvedev 6 3 2   NED T Nijssen USA G Van Emburgh 3 0   7 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 6 6   WC ITA O Camporese ITA D Nargiso 5 6     NED H J Davids GER M-K Goellner 7 7   WC ITA R Furlan ESP E Sánchez       Q ESP F Clavet ITA F Maggi w/o       BEL L Pimek RSA B Talbot 6 2 6 5 NED M Oosting CZE C Suk 2 6 2 1 RUS Y Kafelnikov RUS A Olhovskiy 7 7     GBR N Broad RSA P Norval 5 6     ITA A Gaudenzi CRO G Ivanišević 6 3 6 7 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 4 6 7 4 RSA E Ferreira NED J Siemerink 6 6     NED H J Davids GER M-K Goellner 1 3   Q ESP F Clavet ITA F Maggi 4 1     BEL L Pimek RSA B Talbot 6 6   1 RUS Y Kafelnikov RUS A Olhovskiy 4 5   7 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 6 7   4 RSA E Ferreira NED J Siemerink 7 7     BEL L Pimek RSA B Talbot 6 5   7 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 3 2   4 RSA E Ferreira NED J Siemerink 6 6   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 SWE S Edberg CZE P Korda 4 2     NED P Haarhuis NED S Schalken 6 6     GER B Becker AUS M Philippoussis 3 6 7   AUS J Eagle AUS A Florent 6 3 6   USA M Keil SWE P Nyborg 3 4   Q CZE V Flégl SVK K Kučera 6 6   8 CZE J Novák CZE D Rikl 6 6     NED R Krajicek CZE D Vacek 2 3     USA T Kronemann AUS D Macpherson 6 6 6 WC FRA A Boetsch SUI M Rosset 1 7 1   RSA D Adams RSA M Barnard 6 3 2   ESP J A Conde ESP À Corretja 0 6 6   NED P Haarhuis NED S Schalken 6 7     GER B Becker AUS M Philippoussis 4 6   Q CZE V Flégl SVK K Kučera 1 2   3 CAN G Connell USA T Martin 6 6   8 CZE J Novák CZE D Rikl 3 6     USA T Kronemann AUS D Macpherson 6 7     ESP J A Conde ESP À Corretja 6 1   2 SWE J Björkman SWE N Kulti 7 6     NED P Haarhuis NED S Schalken 2 7 2 3 CAN G Connell USA T Martin 6 6 6   USA T Kronemann AUS D Macpherson 1 7 5 2 SWE J Björkman SWE N Kulti 6 5 7 3 CAN G Connell USA T Martin 4 6 3 2 SWE J Björkman SWE N Kulti 6 1 6 References External links 1996 Monte Carlo Open Doubles draw Category:1996 Monte Carlo Open