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1996 French Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1996 French Open
Final
ChampionRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Runner-upFrance Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek defeated Guy Forget and Jakob Hlasek in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. As of 2024, Kafelnikov remains the most recent man to win both the singles and men's doubles events at the same edition of a major.

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
  2. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (second round)
  3. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (second round)
  4. United States Patrick Galbraith / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
  5. France Guy Forget / Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (final)
  6. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink (first round)
  7. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (champions)
  8. Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien (third round)
  9. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)
  10. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (third round)
  11. Belgium Libor Pimek / South Africa Byron Talbot (quarterfinals)
  12. Spain Tomás Carbonell / Spain Francisco Roig (first round)
  13. Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (second round)
  14. Sweden Stefan Edberg / Czech Republic Petr Korda (third round)
  15. Australia Mark Philippoussis / Australia Patrick Rafter (third round)
  16. Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic David Rikl (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6 6
9 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
4 1
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
3 6 4
5 France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6 4 6
  Argentina Javier Frana
United States Rick Leach
2 2
5 France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6 6
5 France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
2 3
7 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6 6
11 Belgium Libor Pimek
South Africa Byron Talbot
3 6 1
  United States Jared Palmer
United States Jonathan Stark
6 3 6
  United States Jared Palmer
United States Jonathan Stark
4 64
7 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6 7
7 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6 7
  United States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana
2 68

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 7
South Africa M Ondruska
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
3 61 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6
Switzerland L Manta
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 7 Switzerland L Manta
Czech Republic P Vízner
1 2
Australia J Ireland
Italy D Nargiso
4 5 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 7
South Africa D Adams
Australia W Arthurs
6 3 8 15 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
4 69
Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands T Nijssen
3 6 6 South Africa D Adams
Australia W Arthurs
64 69
15 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
6 7 15 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
7 7
United States B MacPhie
Australia M Tebbutt
4 64 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6
9 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 6 9 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
4 1
France L Barthez
France G Bastié
2 3 9 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 6
South Africa B Haygarth
South Africa C van Rensburg
6 7 South Africa B Haygarth
South Africa C van Rensburg
2 4
Australia P Kilderry
Australia P Tramacchi
2 62 9 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 4 6
Netherlands R Krajicek
Netherlands M Oosting
3 7 6 8 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
3 6 3
Sweden R Bergh
United States S Cannon
6 62 4 Netherlands R Krajicek
Netherlands M Oosting
5 3
8 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
4 6 6 8 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
7 6
Ecuador N Lapentti
Venezuela N Pereira
6 1 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 United States P Galbraith
Russia A Olhovskiy
1 7 6
Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
6 65 4 4 United States P Galbraith
Russia A Olhovskiy
63 4
Argentina J Frana
United States R Leach
6 5 7 Argentina J Frana
United States R Leach
7 6
Argentina P Albano
Spain J-A Conde
3 7 5 Argentina J Frana
United States R Leach
7 6
United States S Davis
United Kingdom T Henman
6 6 United States S Davis
United Kingdom T Henman
5 3
South Africa M Barnard
United States G Van Emburgh
3 2 United States S Davis
United Kingdom T Henman
6 7
13 Netherlands HJ Davids
Czech Republic C Suk
7 7 13 Netherlands HJ Davids
Czech Republic C Suk
3 64
Sweden D Ekerot
Hungary L Markovits
63 65 Argentina J Frana
United States R Leach
2 2
Germany P Kühnen
South Africa G Muller
7 7 5 France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
6 6
12 Spain T Carbonell
Spain F Roig
5 66 Germany P Kühnen
South Africa G Muller
7 3 3
United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
6 6 United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
64 6 6
Germany M-K Goellner
Germany D Prinosil
3 4 United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
1 4
Czech Republic K Nováček
United States V Spadea
6 6 5 France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
6 6
France J-F Bachelot
France G Carraz
2 3 Czech Republic K Nováček
United States V Spadea
6 3 2
5 France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
3 6 6 5 France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
4 6 6
Zimbabwe W Black
United States J Waite
6 3 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
68 7 7
6 South Africa E Ferreira
Netherlands J Siemerink
7 66 5 United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
6 4 6
Netherlands P Haarhuis
Netherlands S Schalken
4 7 6 Netherlands P Haarhuis
Netherlands S Schalken
3 6 1
United States K Kinnear
United States D Randall
6 64 4 United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
4 63
Spain J Arrese
Italy S Pescosolido
6 6 11 Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
6 7
United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
4 4 Spain J Arrese
Italy S Pescosolido
4 3
11 Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
6 6 11 Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
6 6
South Africa J-L de Jager
Sweden M Larsson
4 4 11 Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
3 6 1
14 Sweden S Edberg
Czech Republic P Korda
6 6 United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
6 3 6
New Zealand B Steven
United States K Thorne
3 4 14 Sweden S Edberg
Czech Republic P Korda
6 7
France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
6 6 France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
3 5
France R Gilbert
France S Simian
3 4 14 Sweden S Edberg
Czech Republic P Korda
4 6 5
United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
6 7 United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
6 4 7
United States B Behrens
United States M Lucena
3 68 United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
7 7
3 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 6 3 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
65 5
Hungary G Köves
United Kingdom A Richardson
1 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
6 6
France J Golmard
France L Roux
0 3 7 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
6 6
United States K Jones
United States C Woodruff
3 0 United States K Jones
United States C Woodruff
3 4
United States M Keil
Sweden P Nyborg
0 0R 7 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
7 7
France O Delaître
United States J Tarango
7 4 6 10 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
68 5
France H Leconte
France Y Noah
64 6 2 France O Delaître
United States J Tarango
2 6 3
10 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 6 10 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 3 6
France S Grosjean
France O Mutis
3 4 7 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
6 7
Australia S Stolle
Australia J Stoltenberg
6 6 United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
2 68
16 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic D Rikl
1 4 Australia S Stolle
Australia J Stoltenberg
3 66
South Africa L Bale
Netherlands S Noteboom
7 6 South Africa L Bale
Netherlands S Noteboom
6 7
United States K Flach
United States D Wheaton
64 4 South Africa L Bale
Netherlands S Noteboom
4 65
United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
6 1 6 United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
6 7
France A Boetsch
Switzerland M Rosset
2 6 3 United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
3 7 6
2 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
2 7 6 2 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 5 3
United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
6 62 2

References

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