1996 French Open – Men's doubles

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
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
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1996 tennis event results

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

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

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
1Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
66
9Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
41
1Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
364
5France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
646
 Argentina Javier Frana
United States Rick Leach
22
5France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
66
5France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
23
7Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
66
11Belgium Libor Pimek
South Africa Byron Talbot
361
 United States Jared Palmer
United States Jonathan Stark
636
 United States Jared Palmer
United States Jonathan Stark
464
7Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
67
7Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
67
 United States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana
268

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
67
South Africa M Ondruska
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
3611Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
66
Switzerland L Manta
Czech Republic P Vízner
67Switzerland L Manta
Czech Republic P Vízner
12
Australia J Ireland
Italy D Nargiso
451Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
67
South Africa D Adams
Australia W Arthurs
63815Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
469
Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands T Nijssen
366South Africa D Adams
Australia W Arthurs
6469
15Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
6715Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
77
United States B MacPhie
Australia M Tebbutt
4641Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
66
9Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
669Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
41
France L Barthez
France G Bastié
239Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
66
South Africa B Haygarth
South Africa C van Rensburg
67South Africa B Haygarth
South Africa C van Rensburg
24
Australia P Kilderry
Australia P Tramacchi
2629Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
646
Netherlands R Krajicek
Netherlands M Oosting
3768Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
363
Sweden R Bergh
United States S Cannon
6624Netherlands R Krajicek
Netherlands M Oosting
53
8Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
4668Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
76
Ecuador N Lapentti
Venezuela N Pereira
613

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
4United States P Galbraith
Russia A Olhovskiy
176
Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
66544United States P Galbraith
Russia A Olhovskiy
634
Argentina J Frana
United States R Leach
657Argentina J Frana
United States R Leach
76
Argentina P Albano
Spain J-A Conde
375Argentina J Frana
United States R Leach
76
United States S Davis
United Kingdom T Henman
66United States S Davis
United Kingdom T Henman
53
South Africa M Barnard
United States G Van Emburgh
32United States S Davis
United Kingdom T Henman
67
13Netherlands HJ Davids
Czech Republic C Suk
7713Netherlands HJ Davids
Czech Republic C Suk
364
Sweden D Ekerot
Hungary L Markovits
6365Argentina J Frana
United States R Leach
22
Germany P Kühnen
South Africa G Muller
775France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
66
12Spain T Carbonell
Spain F Roig
566Germany P Kühnen
South Africa G Muller
733
United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
66United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
6466
Germany M-K Goellner
Germany D Prinosil
34United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
14
Czech Republic K Nováček
United States V Spadea
665France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
66
France J-F Bachelot
France G Carraz
23Czech Republic K Nováček
United States V Spadea
632
5France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
3665France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
466
Zimbabwe W Black
United States J Waite
633

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
6877
6South Africa E Ferreira
Netherlands J Siemerink
7665United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
646
Netherlands P Haarhuis
Netherlands S Schalken
476Netherlands P Haarhuis
Netherlands S Schalken
361
United States K Kinnear
United States D Randall
6644United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
463
Spain J Arrese
Italy S Pescosolido
6611Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
67
United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
44Spain J Arrese
Italy S Pescosolido
43
11Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
6611Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
66
South Africa J-L de Jager
Sweden M Larsson
4411Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
361
14Sweden S Edberg
Czech Republic P Korda
66United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
636
New Zealand B Steven
United States K Thorne
3414Sweden S Edberg
Czech Republic P Korda
67
France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
66France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
35
France R Gilbert
France S Simian
3414Sweden S Edberg
Czech Republic P Korda
465
United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
67United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
647
United States B Behrens
United States M Lucena
368United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
77
3Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
663Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
655
Hungary G Köves
United Kingdom A Richardson
14

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
7Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
66
France J Golmard
France L Roux
037Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
66
United States K Jones
United States C Woodruff
30United States K Jones
United States C Woodruff
34
United States M Keil
Sweden P Nyborg
00R7Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
77
France O Delaître
United States J Tarango
74610Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
685
France H Leconte
France Y Noah
6462France O Delaître
United States J Tarango
263
10Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6610Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
636
France S Grosjean
France O Mutis
347Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
67
Australia S Stolle
Australia J Stoltenberg
66United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
268
16Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic D Rikl
14Australia S Stolle
Australia J Stoltenberg
366
South Africa L Bale
Netherlands S Noteboom
76South Africa L Bale
Netherlands S Noteboom
67
United States K Flach
United States D Wheaton
644South Africa L Bale
Netherlands S Noteboom
465
United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
616United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
67
France A Boetsch
Switzerland M Rosset
263United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
376
2The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
2762The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
653
United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
6622

References

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