1996 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Byron Black and Grant Connell.

Doubles
1996 Gerry Weber Open
Champions Byron Black
Grant Connell
Runners-up Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek
Score6–1, 7–5
Draw16
Seeds4

Black and Connell won in the final 6–1, 7–5 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek.[1]

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (final)
  2. Byron Black / Grant Connell (champions)
  3. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
  4. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first round)

Draw

Key
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		7 7  
  A Gaudenzi
T Muster 		6 6   1 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		6 6  
  J Hlasek
D Prinosil 		6 6     J Hlasek
D Prinosil 		4 3  
  J-L de Jager
B Steven 		4 4   1 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		7 6 6
4 L Pimek
B Talbot 		6 4     J Björkman
N Kulti 		5 7 4
  J Björkman
N Kulti 		7 6     J Björkman
N Kulti 		7 6 6
WC H Dreekmann
S Schalken 		6 4 6   R Reneberg
C Suk 		6 7 4
  R Reneberg
C Suk 		2 6 7 1 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		1 5  
WC T Enqvist
M Larsson 		7 1 4 2 B Black
G Connell 		6 7  
  A Boetsch
M Rosset 		6 6 6   A Boetsch
M Rosset 		4 4  
Q V Flégl
B Karbacher 		6 2   3 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis 		6 6  
3 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis 		7 6   3 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis 		     
  T Carbonell
A Florent 		7 3 6 2 B Black
G Connell 		w/o    
  J-P Fleurian
G Raoux 		5 6 7   J-P Fleurian
G Raoux 		6 5  
WC P Cash
F Stauder 		2 5   2 B Black
G Connell 		7 7  
2 B Black
G Connell 		6 7  

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 150. ISBN 9780002187145.
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