1996 Lipton Championships – Men's Doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions and won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Ellis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith.

Men's Doubles
1996 Lipton Championships
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
Final score	6–1, 6–3

Seeds

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Champions)
2. n/a
3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Semifinals)
4. Byron Black / Grant Connell (Semifinals)
5. Rick Leach / Scott Melville (Third Round)
6. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Quarterfinals)
7. Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (Second Round)
8. Menno Oosting / Cyril Suk (Third Round)
9. Patrick McEnroe / Sandon Stolle (Quarterfinals)
10. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Final)
11. Todd Martin / Jonathan Stark (Second Round)
12. Jonas Björkman / Stefan Edberg (Third Round)
13. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Third Round)
14. Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (Third Round, withdrew)
15. Brian MacPhie / Mark Philippoussis (Second Round)
16. Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg (Quarterfinals)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6
	3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3	4
								1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6
								10	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	1	3
	4	Byron Black Grant Connell	2	2
	10	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		K Nováček M Ondruska	6	6					K Nováček M Ondruska	3	4
		L Bale B Haygarth	2	3											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
		L Jensen M Jensen	6	6	6											M Damm P Korda	5	4
		M Damm P Korda	1	7	7				M Damm P Korda	6	7
								15	B MacPhie M Philippoussis	3	5
																						1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
																						9	P McEnroe S Stolle	6	4
								9	P McEnroe S Stolle	6	6
	Q	S Draper J Stoltenberg	6	4	3				M Keil M Larsson	4	4
		M Keil M Larsson	4	6	6										9	P McEnroe S Stolle	6	3	6
		D Johnson F Montana	6	6											8	M Oosting C Suk	3	6	3
		A Gaudenzi D Nargiso	3	4					D Johnson F Montana	6	7	5
								8	M Oosting C Suk	7	5	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6	6
	WC	P Cash J Gimelstob	2	7	6			WC	P Cash J Gimelstob	7	3	4
		G Michibata R Smith	6	6	2										3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		J-L de Jager G Muller	3	6	3										13	L Lobo J Sánchez	3	4
	WC	P Kilderry P Tramacchi	6	2	6			WC	P Kilderry P Tramacchi	2	4
								13	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
																						3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	7
																							J Eagle A Florent	4	6
								11	T Martin J Stark	6	5
	WC	J Courier T Enqvist	7	6	6				J Eagle A Florent	7	7
		J Eagle A Florent	5	7	7											J Eagle A Florent	6	3	6
		T Henman P Kühnen	5	2											5	R Leach S Melville	4	6	3
		L Paes N Pereira	7	6					L Paes N Pereira	5	5
								5	R Leach S Melville	7	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		B Behrens M Tebbutt	4	6	7				B Behrens M Tebbutt	3	0
		P Albano V Flégl	6	4	5										6	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	2	6
		M Lucena J Morgan	4	3											12	J Björkman S Edberg	2	6	4
		K Flach K Jones	6	6					K Flach K Jones	7	3	4
								12	J Björkman S Edberg	5	6	6
																						6	S Lareau A O'Brien	7	4	2
																						4	B Black G Connell	6	6	6
								14	T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	6
		K Kinnear D Randall	6	1	6				K Kinnear D Randall	3	4
		T Nijssen G Van Emburgh	4	6	3										14	T Kronemann D Macpherson
		G Köves A Richardson	4	4											4	B Black G Connell	w/o
		K Thorne J Waite	6	6					K Thorne J Waite
								4	B Black G Connell	w/o

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	G Forget J Hlasek	6	3	4
		J-P Fleurian G Raoux	7	6					J-P Fleurian G Raoux	2	6	6
		D Ekerot S Noteboom	6	4												J-P Fleurian G Raoux	5	4
		S Davis D Pate	4	6	3										10	E Ferreira P Galbraith	7	6
	WC	À Corretja S Schalken	6	3	6			WC	À Corretja S Schalken	6	1	4
								10	E Ferreira P Galbraith	4	6	6
																						10	E Ferreira P Galbraith	3	6	6
																						16	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	3	2
								16	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6	7
	Q	A Boetsch M Rosset	6	2					J Frana E Sánchez	3	7	6
		J Frana E Sánchez	7	6											16	J Grabb R Reneberg	2	6	6
		R Krajicek J Siemerink	6	6												R Krajicek J Siemerink	6	1	0
		R Bergh S Cannon	2	2					R Krajicek J Siemerink	6	6
								LL	Ó Ortiz L-A Wahlgren	3	4

References

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)