1996 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionsZimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
Runners-upCzech Republic Karel Nováček
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Score6–0, 6–1
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but only Connell competed that year with Byron Black.

Black and Connell won in the final 6–0, 6–1 against Karel Nováček and Jiří Novák.[1]

Seeds

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  1. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (champions)
  2. United States Patrick McEnroe / Australia Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
  3. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (first round)
  4. Sweden Stefan Edberg / Czech Republic Petr Korda (first round)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 7  
  United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
2 5   1 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 6  
  South Africa L Bale
South Africa W Ferreira
2 1     South Africa D Adams
South Africa E Ferreira
3 4  
  South Africa D Adams
South Africa E Ferreira
6 6   1 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 6  
3 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 2 3   Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
2 1  
  South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa G Muller
4 6 6   South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa G Muller
4 3  
  Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
3 6 6   Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
6 6  
  Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
6 4 2 1 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 6  
  Czech Republic K Nováček
Czech Republic J Novák
7 3 6   Czech Republic K Nováček
Czech Republic J Novák
0 1  
Q Czech Republic T Krupa
Czech Republic P Vízner
5 6 2   Czech Republic K Nováček
Czech Republic J Novák
6 7  
WC Italy A Gaudenzi
Croatia G Ivanišević
6 6   WC Italy A Gaudenzi
Croatia G Ivanišević
4 6  
4 Sweden S Edberg
Czech Republic P Korda
7 4 r   Czech Republic K Nováček
Czech Republic J Novák
w/o    
WC United States J Courier
Sweden T Enqvist
7 6   WC United States J Courier
Sweden T Enqvist
     
  Netherlands H J Davids
Germany D Prinosil
6 4   WC United States J Courier
Sweden T Enqvist
6 5 7
WC Sweden M Gustafsson
Ukraine A Medvedev
4 1   2 United States P McEnroe
Australia S Stolle
4 7 5
2 United States P McEnroe
Australia S Stolle
6 6  

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 147. ISBN 9780002187145.
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