1996 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

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

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.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

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	4
	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

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