1996 Australian Open – Men's doubles

The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.

Men's doubles
1996 Australian Open
Champion	Stefan Edberg Petr Korda[1]
Runner-up	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
Score	7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

Main article: 1996 Australian Open

Seeds

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

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (first round)
2. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (third round)
3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
4. Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (semifinals)
5. Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek (third round)
6. Byron Black / Grant Connell (second round)
7. Tommy Ho / Brett Steven (third round)
8. Patrick McEnroe / Sandon Stolle (second round)
9. Rick Leach / Scott Melville (quarterfinals)
10. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (second round)
11. Unknown (withdrew)
12. Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (semifinals)
13. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
14. Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman (third round)
15. Mark Keil / Jeff Tarango (third round)
16. Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final[1]
		Stefan Edberg Petr Korda	6	6	7
	9	Rick Leach Scott Melville	4	4	5
											Stefan Edberg Petr Korda	6	7	6
										4	Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy	2	62	3
	4	Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy	7	6	6
		Scott Draper Jason Stoltenberg	5	2	4
																				Stefan Edberg Petr Korda	7	7	4	6
																				Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	5	5	6	1
	12	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	6	1	6	6
	3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4	6	3	3
										12	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	3	7	6	2	4
											Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	6	5	3	6	6
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	7	6	6
		Martin Damm Jim Grabb	5	2	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	2	7	8
		J Eagle A Florent	6	5	10				J Eagle A Florent	6	3	2
		S Edberg P Korda	6	6					S Edberg P Korda	4	6	6
		V Flégl D Norman	2	2												S Edberg P Korda	6	6
		C Brandi M Ondruska	6	4	9										15	M Keil J Tarango	1	4
		D Johnson K Thorne	3	6	7				C Brandi Marcos Ondruska	6	66	2
	15	M Keil J Tarango	6	6				15	M Keil J Tarango	4	7	6
		L Bale B Haygarth	3	4																			S Edberg P Korda	6	6	7
	9	R Leach S Melville	6	6																		9	R Leach S Melville	4	4	5
		R Fromberg J Ireland	4	3				9	R Leach S Melville	6	6
		J Frana N Pereira	6	6					J Frana N Pereira	3	3
		M Lucena B MacPhie	1	3											9	R Leach S Melville	6	6
		M Tebbutt P Tramacchi	6	7												M Tebbutt P Tramacchi	3	4
		T Nijssen G Van Emburgh	4	65					M Tebbutt P Tramacchi	6	6
	8	P McEnroe S Stolle	6	7				8	P McEnroe S Stolle	4	4
		N Borwick A Painter	1	64

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	7	4	8
		L-A Wahlgren F Wibier	5	6	6			4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	6	6
		R Gilbert G Raoux	6	7					R Gilbert G Raoux	4	4
		L Jensen M Jensen	4	61											4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	63	6	6
		J-L de Jager G Muller	6	6											14	J Apell J Björkman	7	3	3
		P Kilderry N Marques	2	2					J-L de Jager G Muller	4	2
	14	J Apell J Björkman	63	6	11			14	J Apell J Björkman	6	6
		P Nyborg M Tillström	7	3	9																	4	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	7	6	6
		S Draper J Stoltenberg	6	6																			S Draper J Stoltenberg	5	2	4
		C Ferreira A Kitinov	4	4					S Draper J Stoltenberg	7	6
		O Delaître F Santoro	7	6					O Delaître F Santoro	5	3
		B Behrens J Waite	63	1												S Draper J Stoltenberg	6	4	7
		J Holmes T Larkham	6	7											5	C Suk D Vacek	4	6	5
		T Henman A Richardson	3	5					J Holmes T Larkham	4	66
	5	C Suk D Vacek	6	6				5	C Suk D Vacek	6	7
		W Black D Wheaton	2	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	B Black G Connell	5	6	6
		K Kinnear D Randall	7	1	2			6	B Black G Connell	6	65	6
		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	6	6				6	M-K Goellner D Prinosil	3	7	8
		A Kratzmann J Morgan	4	4												M-K Goellner D Prinosil	3	7	2
		R Bergh D Ekerot	6	6											12	G Forget J Hlasek	6	65	6
		H Denman M Draper	4	2					R Bergh D Ekerot	4	2
	12	G Forget J Hlasek	65	6	6			12	G Forget J Hlasek	6	6
		S Davis D Pate	7	4	4																	12	G Forget J Hlasek	6	1	6	6
	13	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6																	3	M Knowles D Nestor	4	6	3	3
		D Adams P Kühnen	6	4	4			13	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	6					T Kronemann D Macpherson	4	3
		S Cannon F Montana	3	1											13	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	62	3
		L Lavalle E Sánchez	6	7											3	M Knowles D Nestor	7	6
		J-A Conde À Corretja	3	5					L Lavalle E Sánchez	2	4
	3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	3	6			3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		G Doyle B Ellwood	4	6	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	T Ho B Steven	6	6
		A Gaudenzi D Nargiso	4	1				7	T Ho B Steven	6	6
		N Broad P Norval	6	6					N Broad P Norval	2	2
		L Pimek B Talbot	3	2											7	T Ho B Steven	3	3
		S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6												S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		K Flach K Jones	4	3					S Lareau A O'Brien	7	6
	10	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6				10	L Lobo J Sánchez	5	2
		W Arthurs B Larkham	4	4																			S Lareau A O'Brien	7	6	6
	16	M Philippoussis P Rafter	7	65	6																		M Damm J Grabb	5	2	4
		E Ferreira J Siemerink	65	7	3			16	M Philippoussis P Rafter
		M Damm J Grabb	7	64	6				M Damm J Grabb	w/o
		V Spadea C van Rensburg	64	7	3											M Damm J Grabb	7	6
		M Sinner J Winnink	6	61	11										2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	65	2
		T Kempers S Noteboom	1	7	9				M Sinner J Winnink	3	3
	2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	7				2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
		N Kulti M Larsson	3	5