1996 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Monte Carlo Open
Champions	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink
Runners-up	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
Score	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but only Haarhuis competed that year with Sjeng Schalken.

Haarhuis and Schalken lost in the quarterfinals to Grant Connell and Todd Martin.

Ellis Ferreira and Jan Siemerink won in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti.^[1]

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)
2. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (final)
3. Grant Connell / Todd Martin (semifinals)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink (champions)
5. Menno Oosting / Cyril Suk (first round)
6. Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda (first round)
7. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
8. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (second round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Luis Lobo  Javier Sánchez	3	2
	4	Ellis Ferreira  Jan Siemerink	6	6
								4	Ellis Ferreira  Jan Siemerink	2	6	6
								2	Jonas Björkman  Nicklas Kulti	6	3	2
	3	Grant Connell  Todd Martin	4	6	3
	2	Jonas Björkman  Nicklas Kulti	6	1	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Y Kafelnikov  A Olhovskiy	7	7
		N Broad  P Norval	6	1	7				N Broad  P Norval	5	6
		J-L de Jager  O Delaître	3	6	6										1	Y Kafelnikov  A Olhovskiy	4	5
		A Gaudenzi  G Ivanišević	3	6	6										7	L Lobo  J Sánchez	6	7
	WC	H Leconte  A Medvedev	6	3	2				A Gaudenzi  G Ivanišević	6	3	6
		T Nijssen  G Van Emburgh	3	0				7	L Lobo  J Sánchez	4	6	7
	7	L Lobo  J Sánchez	6	6																		7	L Lobo  J Sánchez	3	2
																						4	E Ferreira  J Siemerink	6	6
								4	E Ferreira  J Siemerink	6	6
	WC	O Camporese  D Nargiso	5	6					H J Davids  M-K Goellner	1	3
		H J Davids  M-K Goellner	7	7											4	E Ferreira  J Siemerink	7	7
	WC	R Furlan  E Sánchez														L Pimek  B Talbot	6	5
	Q	F Clavet  F Maggi	w/o					Q	F Clavet  F Maggi	4	1
		L Pimek  B Talbot	6	2	6				L Pimek  B Talbot	6	6
	5	M Oosting  C Suk	2	6	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	S Edberg  P Korda	4	2
		P Haarhuis  S Schalken	6	6					P Haarhuis  S Schalken	6	7
		B Becker  M Philippoussis	3	6	7				B Becker  M Philippoussis	4	6
		J Eagle  A Florent	6	3	6											P Haarhuis  S Schalken	2	7	2
		M Keil  P Nyborg	3	4											3	G Connell  T Martin	6	6	6
	Q	V Flégl  K Kučera	6	6				Q	V Flégl  K Kučera	1	2
								3	G Connell  T Martin	6	6
																						3	G Connell  T Martin	4	6	3
	8	J Novák  D Rikl	6	6																		2	J Björkman  N Kulti	6	1	6
		R Krajicek  D Vacek	2	3				8	J Novák  D Rikl	3	6
		T Kronemann  D Macpherson	6	6	6				T Kronemann  D Macpherson	6	7
	WC	A Boetsch  M Rosset	1	7	1											T Kronemann  D Macpherson	1	7	5
		D Adams  M Barnard	6	3	2										2	J Björkman  N Kulti	6	5	7
		J A Conde  À Corretja	0	6	6				J A Conde  À Corretja	6	1
								2	J Björkman  N Kulti	7	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 140. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

• 1996 Monte Carlo Open Doubles draw