1996 Mercedes Cup – Doubles

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]

Doubles
1996 Stuttgart Open
1995 Champion Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
Champion Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot[1]
Runner-up Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
Final score6–2, 5–7, 6–4

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. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Menno Oosting (Second Round)
  2. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Second Round)
  3. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (Champions)
  4. Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (Final)
  5. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (Quarterfinals)
  6. David Adams / Peter Nyborg (Quarterfinals)
  7. Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (Semifinals)
  8. John-Laffnie de Jager / Sjeng Schalken (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final
Final
     
4 Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig 		2 7 4
3 Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot 		6 5 6

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Y Kafelnikov
M Oosting 		4 4  
  J Ireland
A Kitinov 		4 4     C Doseděl
P Vízner 		6 6  
  C Doseděl
P Vízner 		6 6     C Doseděl
P Vízner 		6 6  
Q G Kuerten
F Meligeni 		6 6   8 J-L de Jager
S Schalken 		4 0  
WC A Chesnokov
H Gumy 		3 2   Q G Kuerten
F Meligeni 		2 4  
8 J-L de Jager
S Schalken 		6 6  
  C Doseděl
P Vízner 		4 4  
4 T Carbonell
F Roig 		6 6  
4 T Carbonell
F Roig 		6 6  
  D Ekerot
S Noteboom 		6 3 5   T Kempers
T Nijssen 		1 4  
  T Kempers
T Nijssen 		3 6 7 4 T Carbonell
F Roig 		6 6  
  J Belloli
C Brandi 		1 2   6 D Adams
P Nyborg 		4 3  
WC T Muster
C Trimmel 		6 6   WC T Muster
C Trimmel 		6 4  
6 D Adams
P Nyborg 		7 6  

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 J Novák
D Rikl 		7 6  
  E Benfele Álvarez
À Corretja 		4 6 7   E Benfele Álvarez
À Corretja 		6 3  
WC M Tillström
B Ulihrach 		6 4 6 5 J Novák
D Rikl 		7 3 4
  R Bergh
O Delaître 		6 6   3 L Pimek
B Talbot 		6 6 6
  J A Conde
J Waite 		3 2     R Bergh
O Delaître 		4 6 3
3 L Pimek
B Talbot 		6 4 6
3 L Pimek
B Talbot 		6 7  
7 T Kronemann
D Macpherson 		4 6  
7 T Kronemann
D Macpherson 		6 7  
  G Köves
L Markovits 		4 1   WC K Braasch
S Bruguera 		4 6  
WC K Braasch
S Bruguera 		6 6   7 T Kronemann
D Macpherson 		6 5 6
  S Cannon
G Van Emburgh 		6 6 3   J Eagle
A Florent 		4 7 2
  J Eagle
A Florent 		7 4 6   J Eagle
A Florent 		4 6 6
2 L Lobo
J Sánchez 		6 2 2

References
  1. "1996 Stuttgart Open - Doubles". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
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