1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Mark Knowles Rick Leach
Final score	6–2, 6–3

The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's doubles. Mark Knowles and Jonathan Stark were the defending champions but only Knowles competed that year with Rick Leach.

Knowles and Leach lost in the final at 6–2, 6–3 against Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.

Seeds

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

Draw

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7	6
	6	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	6	3
								1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6
								2	Mark Knowles Rick Leach	2	3
	4	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
	2	Mark Knowles Rick Leach	w/o

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	w/o
		J Cunha e Silva J-P Fleurian	3	4					D Prinosil G Rusedski
		D Prinosil G Rusedski	6	6											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		L Manta F Wibier	3	2												W Black K Ullyett	4	0
		W Black K Ullyett	6	6					W Black K Ullyett	6	6
		J Eagle A Florent	w/o						J Eagle A Florent	2	4
	7	N Kulti S Stolle																				1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
																						6	G Forget J Hlasek	6	3
								3	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	w/o
		M Ondruska J Waite	6	6	4				W Ferreira G Muller
		W Ferreira G Muller	7	3	6										3	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	1	6
	WC	S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	6	6											6	G Forget J Hlasek	6	7
	WC	T Chaen D Morii	3	3				WC	S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	2	6
		D Pate J Tarango	4	6				6	G Forget J Hlasek	6	7
	6	G Forget J Hlasek	6	7

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	LL	J Golmard L Roux	6	6
	WC	T Mori M Takada	3	3				LL	J Golmard L Roux	4	2
		S Campbell D Norman	6	6	4			Q	N Bruno G Pozzi	6	6
	Q	N Bruno G Pozzi	7	2	6										Q	N Bruno G Pozzi	1	6	3
		A Järryd B MacPhie	3	4											4	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	1	6
		M Damm P Nyborg	6	6					M Damm P Nyborg	5	5
								4	S Lareau A O'Brien	7	7
																						4	S Lareau A O'Brien
	8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6																		2	M Knowles R Leach	w/o
	Q	M Lee C Wilkinson	3	2				8	J Grabb R Reneberg	2	6	4
		K Kinnear D Randall	6	5	6				K Kinnear D Randall	6	4	6
		W Arthurs T Henman	4	7	2											K Kinnear D Randall	6	3
	WC	H Kaneko G Motomura	7	3	4										2	M Knowles R Leach	7	6
		P Kilderry P Tramacchi	5	6	6				P Kilderry P Tramacchi	2	4
								2	M Knowles R Leach	6	6

References

• 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships Men's Doubles Draw