1996 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Monte Carlo Open
Champions South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
Runners-up Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Final score 26, 63, 62

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but only Haarhuis competed that year with Sjeng Schalken.

Haarhuis and Schalken lost in the quarterfinals to Grant Connell and Todd Martin.

Ellis Ferreira and Jan Siemerink won in the final 26, 63, 62 against Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy (Quarterfinals)
  2. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (Final)
  3. Canada Grant Connell / United States Todd Martin (Semifinals)
  4. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink (Champions)
  5. Netherlands Menno Oosting / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (First Round)
  6. Sweden Stefan Edberg / Czech Republic Petr Korda (First Round)
  7. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (Semifinals)
  8. Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic David Rikl (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  7  Argentina Luis Lobo
 Spain Javier Sánchez
3 2  
4  South Africa Ellis Ferreira
 Netherlands Jan Siemerink
6 6  
  4  South Africa Ellis Ferreira
 Netherlands Jan Siemerink
2 6 6
  2  Sweden Jonas Björkman
 Sweden Nicklas Kulti
6 3 2
3  Canada Grant Connell
 United States Todd Martin
4 6 3
  2  Sweden Jonas Björkman
 Sweden Nicklas Kulti
6 1 6  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Russia A Olhovskiy
7 7    
   United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
6 1 7        United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
5 6    
   South Africa J-L de Jager
 France O Delaître
3 6 6       1  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Russia A Olhovskiy
4 5    
   Italy A Gaudenzi
 Croatia G Ivanišević
3 6 6       7  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 7    
WC  France H Leconte
 Ukraine A Medvedev
6 3 2        Italy A Gaudenzi
 Croatia G Ivanišević
6 3 6
   Netherlands T Nijssen
 United States G Van Emburgh
3 0       7  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
4 6 7  
7  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 6         7  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
3 2  
      4  South Africa E Ferreira
 Netherlands J Siemerink
6 6  
    4  South Africa E Ferreira
 Netherlands J Siemerink
6 6    
WC  Italy O Camporese
 Italy D Nargiso
5 6          Netherlands H J Davids
 Germany M-K Goellner
1 3    
   Netherlands H J Davids
 Germany M-K Goellner
7 7         4  South Africa E Ferreira
 Netherlands J Siemerink
7 7  
WC  Italy R Furlan
 Spain E Sánchez
               Belgium L Pimek
 South Africa B Talbot
6 5    
Q  Spain F Clavet
 Italy F Maggi
w/o         Q  Spain F Clavet
 Italy F Maggi
4 1  
   Belgium L Pimek
 South Africa B Talbot
6 2 6        Belgium L Pimek
 South Africa B Talbot
6 6    
5  Netherlands M Oosting
 Czech Republic C Suk
2 6 2  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  Sweden S Edberg
 Czech Republic P Korda
4 2    
   Netherlands P Haarhuis
 Netherlands S Schalken
6 6          Netherlands P Haarhuis
 Netherlands S Schalken
6 7    
   Germany B Becker
 Australia M Philippoussis
3 6 7        Germany B Becker
 Australia M Philippoussis
4 6    
   Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
6 3 6          Netherlands P Haarhuis
 Netherlands S Schalken
2 7 2  
   United States M Keil
 Sweden P Nyborg
3 4         3  Canada G Connell
 United States T Martin
6 6 6  
Q  Czech Republic V Flégl
 Slovakia K Kučera
6 6       Q  Czech Republic V Flégl
 Slovakia K Kučera
1 2  
    3  Canada G Connell
 United States T Martin
6 6    
      3  Canada G Connell
 United States T Martin
4 6 3
8  Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic D Rikl
6 6         2  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
6 1 6
   Netherlands R Krajicek
 Czech Republic D Vacek
2 3       8  Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic D Rikl
3 6    
   United States T Kronemann
 Australia D Macpherson
6 6 6        United States T Kronemann
 Australia D Macpherson
6 7    
WC  France A Boetsch
 Switzerland M Rosset
1 7 1          United States T Kronemann
 Australia D Macpherson
1 7 5
   South Africa D Adams
 South Africa M Barnard
6 3 2       2  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
6 5 7  
   Spain J A Conde
 Spain À Corretja
0 6 6        Spain J A Conde
 Spain À Corretja
6 1  
    2  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
7 6    
 

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