1996 US Open – Men's doubles

January 2025 1996 US Open s AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Mark Woodforde NED Jacco Eltingh NED Paul Haarhuis 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2) US Open – Men's doubles US Open – Men's doubles 64 (7WC Wild Cards / 4Q Qualifiers / 1LL Lucky losers) 16 1996 US Open (tennis) The 1996 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 116th edition of the US Open and was held from August 26 through September 8, 1996. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde (champions) ZWE Byron Black / CAN Grant Connell (first round) BHS Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor (first round) FRA Guy Forget / CHE Jakob Hlasek (semifinals) SWE Jonas Björkman / SWE Nicklas Kulti (first round) ZAF Ellis Ferreira / NLD Jan Siemerink (second round) CAN Sébastien Lareau / USA Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals) NLD Jacco Eltingh / NLD Paul Haarhuis (final) BEL Libor Pimek / ZAF Byron Talbot (second round) CZE Petr Korda / CZE Cyril Suk (first round) Unknown (withdrew) ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals) AUS Mark Philippoussis / AUS Patrick Rafter (semifinals) DEU David Prinosil / CZE Daniel Vacek (first round) USA Trevor Kronemann / AUS David Macpherson (quarterfinals) CZE Jiří Novák / CZE David Rikl (first round) Qualifying 1996 US Open – Men's doubles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 7 CAN Sébastien LareauUSA Alex O'Brien 6 3 7 5 13 AUS Mark PhilippoussisAUS Patrick Rafter   NLD Hendrik Jan DavidsNLD Sjeng Schalken 6 3 6 4 4 FRA Guy ForgetCHE Jakob Hlasek 12 ARG Luis LoboESP Javier Sánchez 6 7 7 6 7 6 8 NLD Jacco EltinghNLD Paul Haarhuis 15 USA Trevor KronemannAUS David Macpherson 7 5 6 7 6 2 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 13 AUS Mark PhilippoussisAUS Patrick Rafter 6 7 6 3 6 4 8 NLD Jacco EltinghNLD Paul Haarhuis 4 FRA Guy ForgetCHE Jakob Hlasek 7 6 7 6 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 8 NLD Jacco EltinghNLD Paul Haarhuis 4 6 7 6 7 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde USA M JoyceUSA V Spadea 6 4 3 6 7 5 FRA J-P FleurianFRA G Raoux USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana 7 6 6 3 USA S CannonBHS R Smith ITA S PescosolidoITA V Santopadre 6 4 3 6 6 4 NLD T KempersNLD T Nijssen 16 CZE J NovákCZE D Rikl 6 3 2 6 6 4 USA B MacPhieAUS M Tebbutt 10 CZE P KordaCZE C Suk 6 3 3 6 6 3 USA M KeilUSA M Lucena USA B Hansen-DentUSA TJ Middleton 6 4 6 4 AUS P CashAUS S Stolle SWE R BerghUSA J Waite 7 6 2 6 6 4 7 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien ZAF C FerreiraROU A Pavel 6 4 6 3 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde FRA J-P FleurianFRA G Raoux 6 4 6 3 USA S CannonBHS R Smith NLD T KempersNLD T Nijssen 6 4 6 1 USA M KeilUSA M Lucena USA B MacPhieAUS M Tebbutt 6 3 6 4 7 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien AUS P CashAUS S Stolle 4 6 7 6 7 6 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde USA S CannonBHS R Smith 6 2 6 3 7 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien USA M KeilUSA M Lucena 6 1 5 7 6 3 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde 7 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien 6 3 7 5 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ZAF J-L de JagerZAF C van Rensburg 3 BHS M KnowlesCAN D Nestor 7 5 7 6 ESP JA CondeESP À Corretja ZAF M BarnardUSA G Van Emburgh 6 4 1 6 7 6 HRV S HiršzonHRV G Ivanišević USA S DavisSWE D Ekerot 6 3 3 6 6 3 13 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS P Rafter USA K KinnearUSA D Randall 7 5 6 3 MEX L LavalleVEN M Ruah DEU P KühnenZAF G Muller 6 4 6 4 NLD HJ DavidsNLD S Schalken USA J LeachUSA R Leach 3 6 7 6 6 4 FRA O DelaîtreUSA J Tarango BHS M MerkleinUSA B Shelton 6 7 7 6 6 3 6 ZAF E FerreiraNLD J Siemerink CZE M DammSWE P Nyborg 6 4 6 3 ESP JA CondeESP À Corretja ZAF J-L de JagerZAF C van Rensburg 7 6 3 6 6 2 13 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS P Rafter HRV S HiršzonHRV G Ivanišević 6 3 6 7 7 6 NLD HJ DavidsNLD S Schalken MEX L LavalleVEN M Ruah 6 4 6 7 6 4 FRA O DelaîtreUSA J Tarango 6 ZAF E FerreiraNLD J Siemerink 6 1 6 4 13 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS P Rafter ESP JA CondeESP À Corretja 6 3 7 6 NLD HJ DavidsNLD S Schalken FRA O DelaîtreUSA J Tarango 6 2 7 6 13 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS P Rafter NLD HJ DavidsNLD S Schalken 6 3 6 4 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ITA A GaudenziITA D Nargiso 5 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti 3 6 6 3 6 4 ZAF M OndruskaGBR A Richardson GBR N BroadZAF P Norval 6 0 4 6 6 1 ESP T CarbonellESP F Roig ECU N LapenttiARG D Orsanic 7 6 6 2 12 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 3 6 3 ZAF L BaleHUN G Köves 14 DEU D PrinosilCZE D Vacek 6 4 6 3 CZE K NováčekVEN 1954 N Pereira AUS S DraperUSA K Thorne 6 2 6 4 USA K JonesUSA C Woodruff GBR M PetcheyGBR D Sapsford 7 5 6 2 4 FRA G ForgetCHE J Hlasek CZE P PálaCZE P Vízner 6 3 2 0r ITA A GaudenziITA D Nargiso ZAF M OndruskaGBR A Richardson 6 4 7 6 12 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez ESP T CarbonellESP F Roig 7 6 6 1 CZE K NováčekVEN 1954 N Pereira ZAF L BaleHUN G Köves 7 5 6 4 4 FRA G ForgetCHE J Hlasek USA K JonesUSA C Woodruff 6 1 6 4 12 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez ITA A GaudenziITA D Nargiso 7 6 6 4 4 FRA G ForgetCHE J Hlasek CZE K NováčekVEN 1954 N Pereira 4 6 7 6 6 4 4 FRA G ForgetCHE J Hlasek 12 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 7 7 6 7 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis USA L JensenUSA M Jensen 6 2 6 4 USA P GalbraithGBR T Henman USA J GimelstobYUG S Muskatirovic 7 6 7 5 ZAF D AdamsNLD M Oosting USA K FlachRUS A Olhovskiy 5 7 6 4 6 4 9 BEL L PimekZAF B Talbot USA B BryanUSA M Bryan 6 4 6 4 15 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson USA D CaldwellPHL C Mamiit 6 3 6 2 USA J PalmerUSA J Stark USA C ClarkUSA J Salzenstein 6 3 6 4 USA D FlachUSA D Wheaton ZAF B HaygarthAUS P Kilderry 3 6 6 4 6 3 NLD S NoteboomNLD F Wibier 2 ZWE B BlackCAN G Connell 2 6 6 4 6 3 8 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis USA P GalbraithGBR T Henman 6 1 4 6 7 6 ZAF D AdamsNLD M Oosting 9 BEL L PimekZAF B Talbot 6 3 6 7 6 3 15 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson USA J PalmerUSA J Stark 6 3 6 4 USA D FlachUSA D Wheaton NLD S NoteboomNLD F Wibier 6 3 6 7 6 3 8 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis ZAF D AdamsNLD M Oosting 7 5 4 6 6 2 15 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson USA D FlachUSA D Wheaton 6 3 7 5 8 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis 15 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 7 5 6 7 6 2 References External links Main draw 1996 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:US 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