1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

August 2023 1996 ATP Tour World Championships s AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Mark Woodforde CAN Sébastien Lareau USA Alex O'Brien 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) 8 singles doubles 1996 ATP Tour World Championships 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.1996 Tour World Championships – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/masters/605/1996/results?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 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. 30em AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde (champions) ZIM Byron Black / CAN Grant Connell (semifinals) BAH Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor (round robin) NED Jacco Eltingh / NED Paul Haarhuis (round robin) CAN Sébastien Lareau / USA Alex O'Brien (final) SWE Jonas Björkman / SWE Nicklas Kulti (round robin) BEL Libor Pimek / RSA Byron Talbot (round robin) USA Trevor Kronemann / AUS David Macpherson (semifinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 6 6   2 ZIM Byron BlackCAN Grant Connell 3 3   5 CAN Sébastien LareauUSA Alex O'Brien 710 77   8 USA Trevor KronemannAUS David Macpherson 68 64   1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 6 5 6 77   5 CAN Sébastien LareauUSA Alex O'Brien 4 7 2 63   Green group   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 1 AUS WoodbridgeAUS Woodforde AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 2–1 5–3 44–40 2 4 NED EltinghNED Haarhuis NED Jacco EltinghNED Paul Haarhuis 1–2 4–4 47–47 4 5 CAN LareauUSA O'Brien CAN Sébastien LareauUSA Alex O'Brien 2–1 4–3 39–31 1 7 BEL PimekRSA Talbot BEL Libor PimekRSA Byron Talbot 1–2 2–5 28–40 3 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 6–2, 6–3 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) 7–6(7–2), 6–4 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 4–6 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 6–7(2–7), 4–6 6–1, 6–3 2–6, 3–6 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4 1–6, 3–6 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   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 2 ZIM BlackCAN Connell ZIM Byron BlackCAN Grant Connell 3–0 6–3 44–39 1 39 BAH KnowlesCAN NestorGBR BroadRSA Norval BAH Mark KnowlesCAN Daniel NestorGBR Neil BroadRSA Piet Norval 1–10–1 3–31–2 30–2815–16 45 6 SWE BjörkmanSWE Kulti SWE Jonas BjörkmanSWE Nicklas Kulti 1–2 4–5 46–45 3 8 USA KronemannAUS Macpherson USA Trevor KronemannAUS David Macpherson 1–2 4–5 41–48 2 7–5, 3–6, 6–4(w/ Broad / Norval) 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 5–7, 6–3, 4–6(w/ Broad / Norval) 6–4, 4–6, 4–6(w/ Knowles / Nestor) 6–3, 4–6, 6–3(w/ Knowles / Nestor) 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 4–6, 6–4, 6–4(w/ Knowles / Nestor) 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(2–7) 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 3–6, 6–4, 3–6(w/ Knowles / Nestor) 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)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 Doubles ATP Tour World Championships - Doubles Category:Tennis tournaments in the United States Category:Sports in Hartford, Connecticut Category:Sports competitions in Hartford, Connecticut Category:1996 in sports in Connecticut Category:Tennis in Connecticut Category:November 1996 sports events in the United States