1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Champions	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
Runners-up	Neil Broad Piet Norval
Score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Jakob Hlasek and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hlasek with Guy Forget and Kafelnikov with Daniel Vacek.

Forget and Hlasek lost in the first round to Joost Winnink and Fernon Wibier, as did Kafelnikov and Vacek to Jiří Novák and Pavel Vízner.

Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg won in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Neil Broad and Piet Norval.^[1]

Seeds

1. Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith (semifinals)
2. Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (first round)
3. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (first 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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	G Connell P Galbraith	7	6	6
		L Pimek B Talbot	6	7	3			1	G Connell P Galbraith	7	6
		M Barnard P Nyborg	4	7	4			WC	A Boetsch C Pioline	6	1
	WC	A Boetsch C Pioline	6	6	6										1	G Connell P Galbraith	6	3
	4	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	4	3											N Broad P Norval	7	6
		J Novák P Vízner	3	6	6				J Novák P Vízner	7	4	4
		N Broad P Norval	7	6					N Broad P Norval	6	6	6
	WC	O Delaître R Gilbert	6	3																			N Broad P Norval	2	1
		J Grabb R Reneberg	7	7																			J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6
		E Ferreira J Siemerink	6	5					J Grabb R Reneberg	7	7
		P Korda C Suk	2	4				3	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6
	3	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6												J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6
	WC	T Enqvist L Roux	4	4											Q	J Winnink F Wibier	4	0
		J-L de Jager C van Rensburg	6	6					J-L de Jager C van Rensburg	3	4
	Q	J Winnink F Wibier	6	6				Q	J Winnink F Wibier	6	6
	2	G Forget J Hlasek	4	3

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 152. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

• 1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Doubles draw