1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde successfully defended their title for a fourth consecutive year, defeating Byron Black and Grant Connell in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Men's Doubles
1996 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Byron Black Grant Connell
Final score	4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Draw	64 (3Q / 5WC)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1996 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Champions)

02.   Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Third round)

03.   Byron Black / Grant Connell (Final)

04.   Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (Quarterfinals)

05.   Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (Third round)

06.   Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (First round)

07.   Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Third round)

08.   Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink (Semifinals)

09.   Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (First round)

10.   Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (Quarterfinals)

11.   Mark Philippoussis / Pat Rafter (Semifinals)

12.   Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (Second round)

13.   Marc-Kevin Goellner / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third round)

14.   Jared Palmer / Jonathan Stark (Second round)

15.   Jiří Novák / David Rikl (Second round)

16.   Hendrik Jan Davids / Cyril Suk (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles Qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7^7	6	6
	10	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	6^4	2	3
										1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	7^12	7^7
										11	Mark Philippoussis Pat Rafter	3	6^10	6^2
	4	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	5	4	7^7	4
	11	Mark Philippoussis Pat Rafter	7	6	6^4	6
																			1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	4	6	6	6
																			3	Byron Black Grant Connell	6	1	3	2
		Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt	5	4	6^6
	3	Byron Black Grant Connell	7	6	7^8
										3	Byron Black Grant Connell	6	6	7^7
										8	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink	4	2	6^4
	8	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink	4	7^7	6	6
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian Guillaume Raoux	6	6^1	1	3

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	5	6
		K Kinnear D Randall	4	4	7	1				1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	6
		M Keil M Larsson	4	6	7^8	7					M Keil M Larsson	3	3	2
	WC	A Foster P Hand	6	3	6^6	5													1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	6
	Q	A Kitinov G Mandl	6	5	3	4														J Grabb R Reneberg	4	2	3
		J Grabb R Reneberg	3	7	6	6					J Grabb R Reneberg	7^8	6	6
		D Adams D Prinosil	3	1	2					16	HJ Davids C Suk	6^6	3	2
	16	HJ Davids C Suk	6	6	6																							1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7^7	6	6
	10	J Björkman N Kulti	7^7	6	6																							10	J Björkman N Kulti	6^4	2	3
		L Jensen M Jensen	6^3	3	2					10	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6	6^5	6
		T Kronemann D Macpherson	5	4	4						P Cash S Stolle	4	0	7^7	1
		P Cash S Stolle	7	6	6														10	J Björkman N Kulti	3	6	6	6
		M Oosting S Schalken	6	6	5	6													7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	3	2	3
		S Davis P Kilderry	3	3	7	4					M Oosting S Schalken	6	6^4	4	5
		J-L de Jager B Steven	4	4	4					7	S Lareau A O'Brien	3	7^7	6	7
	7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6	6

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	4	G Forget J Hlasek	6	6	6
		K Jones P Kühnen	2	2	4					4	G Forget J Hlasek	6^7	6	3	6	6
	WC	M Petchey D Sapsford	6	7^7	6					WC	M Petchey D Sapsford	7^9	4	6	3	4
		K Thorne J Waite	4	6^2	2														4	G Forget J Hlasek	7^7	6	6^5	6
		W Black J Frana	4	4	6	5														P Pála P Vízner	6^4	3	7^7	2
		P Pála P Vízner	6	6	2	7					P Pála P Vízner	6	1	6	6
		J Stoltenberg D Vacek	3	6	7^7	6^4	2			14	J Palmer J Stark	4	6	3	4
	14	J Palmer J Stark	6	3	6^3	7^7	6																					4	G Forget J Hlasek	5	4	7^7	4
	11	M Philippoussis P Rafter	7^7	7	7^7																							11	M Philippoussis P Rafter	7	6	6^4	6
		K Flach D Wheaton	6^3	5	6^2					11	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	7^8	6
	WC	R Matheson T Spinks	6	6	6					WC	R Matheson T Spinks	3	6^6	4
		D Johnson F Montana	4	4	2														11	M Philippoussis P Rafter	2	6	7^7	6
		S Draper J Sánchez	4	2	4															T Kempers T Nijssen	6	4	6^2	1
	Q	M Ardinghi N Bruno	6	6	6					Q	M Ardinghi N Bruno	5	6^4	4
		T Kempers T Nijssen	6	6	7^8						T Kempers T Nijssen	7	7^7	6
	6	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	4	4	6^6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	5	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	6	6	6
		A Järryd R Leach	3	3	4					5	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	6	7	6
		D Ekerot L Markovits	6^9	7^7	6^2	3					J Belloli L Paes	2	5	2
		J Belloli L Paes	7^11	6^5	7^7	6													5	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	3	4	4
		J Eagle A Florent	6	4	3	7^7	11													B MacPhie M Tebbutt	6	6	6
		B MacPhie M Tebbutt	3	6	6	6^5	13				B MacPhie M Tebbutt	6	6	6
		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	1	7	7^7	6^5	7			12	T Carbonell F Roig	4	2	4
	12	T Carbonell F Roig	6	5	6^5	7^7	9																						B MacPhie M Tebbutt	5	4	6^6
	13	M-K Goellner Y Kafelnikov	6	6^6	7	6^2	11																					3	B Black G Connell	7	6	7^8
		B Behrens M Lucena	4	7^8	5	7^7	9			13	M-K Goellner Y Kafelnikov	7^7	7	7^7
		M Damm P Nyborg	4	4	3						D Nargiso N Pereira	6^5	5	6^5
		D Nargiso N Pereira	6	6	6														13	M-K Goellner Y Kafelnikov	4	6	4	7^7	7
	WC	J Bates C Wilkinson	6	7	6														3	B Black G Connell	6	4	6	6^2	9
	WC	J Delgado L Milligan	1	5	0					WC	J Bates C Wilkinson	4	7	3	3
		P Albano G Köves	4	4	4					3	B Black G Connell	6	5	6	6
	3	B Black G Connell	6	6	6

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	6	7^9	6
		T Henman G Muller	4	6^7	4					8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	6	6	7^7
		L Bale S Noteboom	3	4	6^2						L Manta A Richardson	3	4	6^5
		L Manta A Richardson	6	6	7^7														8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	7^7	6	6
		M Huning J Ireland	3	6^5	6^3															JA Conde À Corretja	6^2	4	4
		JA Conde À Corretja	6	7^7	7^7						JA Conde À Corretja	6^5	6	7^7	5	6
	Q	D DiLucia S Humphries	6^12	7^7	6	7^7				Q	D DiLucia S Humphries	7^7	4	6^5	7	4
	9	L Pimek B Talbot	7^14	6^2	2	6^4																						8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	4	7^7	6	6
	15	J Novák D Rikl	6	6^10	3	6	9																						J-P Fleurian G Raoux	6	6^1	1	3
		M Barnard G Van Emburgh	3	7^12	6	3	7			15	J Novák D Rikl	3	6^4	3
		J-P Fleurian G Raoux	7^8	6	6^7	3	6				J-P Fleurian G Raoux	6	7^7	6
		M Ondruska P Tramacchi	6^6	3	7^9	6	3													J-P Fleurian G Raoux	7^7	4	6	6
		R Bergh S Cannon	6	3	4	6	6												2	M Knowles D Nestor	6^4	6	4	4
		B Haygarth C van Rensburg	3	6	6	4	2				R Bergh S Cannon	3	6	6^3	3
		N Broad P Norval	6	3	4	4				2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	3	7^7	6
	2	M Knowles D Nestor	4	6	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1996 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
• 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation