1996 Mercedes Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Mercedes Cup
1995 ChampionSpain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
ChampionBelgium Libor Pimek
South Africa Byron Talbot[1]
Runner-upSpain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
Score6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Draw24
Seeds8
Main article: 1996 Stuttgart Open

Tomás Carbonell and Francisco Roig were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 against Libor Pimek and Byron Talbot.[1][2]

Seeds

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

  1. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Netherlands Menno Oosting (second round)
  2. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (second round)
  3. Belgium Libor Pimek / South Africa Byron Talbot (champions)
  4. Spain Tomás Carbonell / Spain Francisco Roig (final)
  5. Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic David Rikl (quarterfinals)
  6. South Africa David Adams / Sweden Peter Nyborg (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Trevor Kronemann / Australia David Macpherson (semifinals)
  8. South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager / Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
4
2 7 4
3
6 5 6

Top half

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

Bottom half

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

References

  1. ^ a b "1996 Stuttgart Open - Doubles". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 141–142. ISBN 9780002187145.
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