1996 Pilot Pen International – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Pilot Pen International
1995 ChampionsUnited States Rick Leach
United States Scott Melville
Final
ChampionsZimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
Runners-upSweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Rick Leach and Scott Melville were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Byron Black and Grant Connell won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti.[1]

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (champions)
  2. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Patrick Galbraith / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
  4. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (second round)
  5. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink (semifinals)
  6. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (final)
  7. Australia Mark Philippoussis / Australia Patrick Rafter (first round)
  8. United Kingdom Neil Broad / South Africa Piet Norval (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1
6 6  
6
4 4  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
6 6 6
 
6 6    
7 4 4
WC
4 4   1
7 6  
 
6 6    
6 4  
WC
4 1    
6 6 4
 
6 6 6  
7 4 6
7
7 3 4 1
6 6 6
5
7 4 3
4
4 5  
 
6 7    
6 7  
 
3 6    
3 4  
 
6 2 3 5
6 6  
 
4 6 6  
7 4 3
 
1 0   5
6 6 6
5
6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6
6 7  
Q
3 5   6
6 6  
 
7 6 4  
4 3  
 
6 7 6 6
6 6  
 
6 6    
4 2  
 
3 0    
6 6  
3
3 4  
6
6 6 6
8
6 4 6 8
7 4 3
 
0 6 2 8
7 7  
WC
7 6   WC
5 6  
Q
6 1   8
6 6 6
 
6 6 1 2
4 7 3
WC
3 7 6 WC
3 5  
2
6 7  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 143–144. ISBN 9780002187145.
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