1996 Eurocard Open – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Eurocard Open
1995 ChampionsNetherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Final
ChampionsCanada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
Runners-upNetherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but lost in the final 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 against Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien.

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. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
  2. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (second round)
  3. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (second round)
  4. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (second round)
  5. France Guy Forget / Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  6. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink (second round)
  7. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (final)
  8. Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien (champions)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
7
6 4 3
8
3 6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
4 6 7
 
5 6 6  
6 3 6
 
7 3 3 1
2 6 2
 
6 6 7 7
6 1 6
Q
7 3 6  
6 2 3
7
4 6 6
7
6 6 7
WC
3 7 6
3
6 4  
WC
6 6 3 LL
7 6  
LL
7 4 6 LL
7 6 3
WC
2 7 7 WC
6 7 6
 
6 6 6 WC
3 7 6
6
6 6 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5
6 5 3
 
7 7    
3 7 6
 
5 5    
6 6  
 
6 1 6  
4 2  
 
2 6 7  
6 3 6
4
2 6 3
 
2 6  
8
6 7  
8
6 6  
 
7 3 6  
4 4  
 
6 6 2 8
6 6 6
 
5 4    
7 3 4
 
7 6    
7 6  
2
6 3  

References