1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1996 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Runners-upZimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
Score4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw64 (3 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Three-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Byron Black and Grant Connell in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was their fourth Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall.

Seeds

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01.   Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (champions)
02.   The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (third round)
03.   Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (final)
04.   France Guy Forget / Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)
05.   United States Patrick Galbraith / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy (third round)
06.   Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (first round)
07.   Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien (third round)
08.   South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink (semifinals)
09.   Belgium Libor Pimek / South Africa Byron Talbot (first round)
10.   Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)
11.   Australia Mark Philippoussis / Australia Patrick Rafter (semifinals)
12.   Spain Tomás Carbonell / Spain Francisco Roig (second round)
13.   Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner / Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
14.   United States Jared Palmer / United States Jonathan Stark (second round)
15.   Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic David Rikl (second round)
16.   Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
77 6 6
10 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
64 2 3
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6 712 77
11 Australia Mark Philippoussis
Australia Patrick Rafter
3 610 62
4 France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
5 4 77 4
11 Australia Mark Philippoussis
Australia Patrick Rafter
7 6 64 6
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
4 6 6 6
3 Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
6 1 3 2
United States Brian MacPhie
Australia Michael Tebbutt
5 4 66
3 Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
7 6 78
3 Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
6 6 77
8 South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
4 2 64
8 South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
4 77 6 6
France Jean-Philippe Fleurian
France Guillaume Raoux
6 61 1 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6 5 6
United States K Kinnear
United States D Randall
4 4 7 1 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6 6
United States M Keil
Sweden M Larsson
4 6 78 7 United States M Keil
Sweden M Larsson
3 3 2
WC United Kingdom A Foster
United Kingdom P Hand
6 3 66 5 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6 6
Q North Macedonia A Kitinov
Austria G Mandl
6 5 3 4 United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
4 2 3
United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
3 7 6 6 United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
78 6 6
South Africa D Adams
Germany D Prinosil
3 1 2 16 Netherlands HJ Davids
Czech Republic C Suk
66 3 2
16 Netherlands HJ Davids
Czech Republic C Suk
6 6 6 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
77 6 6
10 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
77 6 6 10 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
64 2 3
United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
63 3 2 10 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 6 65 6
United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
5 4 4 Australia P Cash
Australia S Stolle
4 0 77 1
Australia P Cash
Australia S Stolle
7 6 6 10 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
3 6 6 6
Netherlands M Oosting
Netherlands S Schalken
6 6 5 6 7 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
6 3 2 3
United States S Davis
Australia P Kilderry
3 3 7 4 Netherlands M Oosting
Netherlands S Schalken
6 64 4 5
South Africa J-L de Jager
New Zealand B Steven
4 4 4 7 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
3 77 6 7
7 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
6 6 6
United States K Jones
Germany P Kühnen
2 2 4 4 France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
67 6 3 6 6
WC United Kingdom M Petchey
United Kingdom D Sapsford
6 77 6 WC United Kingdom M Petchey
United Kingdom D Sapsford
79 4 6 3 4
United States K Thorne
United States J Waite
4 62 2 4 France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
77 6 65 6
Zimbabwe W Black
Argentina J Frana
4 4 6 5 Czech Republic P Pála
Czech Republic P Vízner
64 3 77 2
Czech Republic P Pála
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 6 2 7 Czech Republic P Pála
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 1 6 6
Australia J Stoltenberg
Czech Republic D Vacek
3 6 77 64 2 14 United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
4 6 3 4
14 United States J Palmer
United States J Stark
6 3 63 77 6 4 France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
5 4 77 4
11 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
77 7 77 11 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
7 6 64 6
United States K Flach
United States D Wheaton
63 5 62 11 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
6 78 6
WC United Kingdom R Matheson
United Kingdom T Spinks
6 6 6 WC United Kingdom R Matheson
United Kingdom T Spinks
3 66 4
United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
4 4 2 11 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
2 6 77 6
Australia S Draper
Spain J Sánchez
4 2 4 Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands T Nijssen
6 4 62 1
Q Italy M Ardinghi
Italy N Bruno
6 6 6 Q Italy M Ardinghi
Italy N Bruno
5 64 4
Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands T Nijssen
6 6 78 Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands T Nijssen
7 77 6
6 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis
4 4 66

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 United States P Galbraith
Russia A Olhovskiy
6 6 6
Sweden A Järryd
United States R Leach
3 3 4 5 United States P Galbraith
Russia A Olhovskiy
6 7 6
Sweden D Ekerot
Hungary L Markovits
69 77 62 3 United States J Belloli
India L Paes
2 5 2
United States J Belloli
India L Paes
711 65 77 6 5 United States P Galbraith
Russia A Olhovskiy
3 4 4
Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
6 4 3 77 11 United States B MacPhie
Australia M Tebbutt
6 6 6
United States B MacPhie
Australia M Tebbutt
3 6 6 65 13 United States B MacPhie
Australia M Tebbutt
6 6 6
Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
1 7 77 65 7 12 Spain T Carbonell
Spain F Roig
4 2 4
12 Spain T Carbonell
Spain F Roig
6 5 65 77 9 United States B MacPhie
Australia M Tebbutt
5 4 66
13 Germany M-K Goellner
Russia Y Kafelnikov
6 66 7 62 11 3 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
7 6 78
United States B Behrens
United States M Lucena
4 78 5 77 9 13 Germany M-K Goellner
Russia Y Kafelnikov
77 7 77
Czech Republic M Damm
Sweden P Nyborg
4 4 3 Italy D Nargiso
Venezuela N Pereira
65 5 65
Italy D Nargiso
Venezuela N Pereira
6 6 6 13 Germany M-K Goellner
Russia Y Kafelnikov
4 6 4 77 7
WC United Kingdom J Bates
United Kingdom C Wilkinson
6 7 6 3 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 4 6 62 9
WC United Kingdom J Delgado
United Kingdom L Milligan
1 5 0 WC United Kingdom J Bates
United Kingdom C Wilkinson
4 7 3 3
Argentina P Albano
Hungary G Köves
4 4 4 3 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 5 6 6
3 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 South Africa E Ferreira
Netherlands J Siemerink
6 79 6
United Kingdom T Henman
South Africa G Muller
4 67 4 8 South Africa E Ferreira
Netherlands J Siemerink
6 6 77
South Africa L Bale
Netherlands S Noteboom
3 4 62 Switzerland L Manta
United Kingdom A Richardson
3 4 65
Switzerland L Manta
United Kingdom A Richardson
6 6 77 8 South Africa E Ferreira
Netherlands J Siemerink
77 6 6
Germany M Huning
Australia J Ireland
3 65 63 Spain JA Conde
Spain À Corretja
62 4 4
Spain JA Conde
Spain À Corretja
6 77 77 Spain JA Conde
Spain À Corretja
65 6 77 5 6
Q United States D DiLucia
United States S Humphries
612 77 6 77 Q United States D DiLucia
United States S Humphries
77 4 65 7 4
9 Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
714 62 2 64 8 South Africa E Ferreira
Netherlands J Siemerink
4 77 6 6
15 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic D Rikl
6 610 3 6 9 France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
6 61 1 3
South Africa M Barnard
United States G Van Emburgh
3 712 6 3 7 15 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic D Rikl
3 64 3
France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
78 6 67 3 6 France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
6 77 6
South Africa M Ondruska
Australia P Tramacchi
66 3 79 6 3 France J-P Fleurian
France G Raoux
77 4 6 6
Sweden R Bergh
United States S Cannon
6 3 4 6 6 2 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
64 6 4 4
South Africa B Haygarth
South Africa C van Rensburg
3 6 6 4 2 Sweden R Bergh
United States S Cannon
3 6 63 3
United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
6 3 4 4 2 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 3 77 6
2 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
4 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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