1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Champions United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
Runners-up United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Piet Norval
Final score 62, 61

Jakob Hlasek and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hlasek with Guy Forget and Kafelnikov with Daniel Vacek.

Forget and Hlasek lost in the first round to Joost Winnink and Fernon Wibier, as did Kafelnikov and Vacek to Jiří Novák and Pavel Vízner.

Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg won in the final 62, 61 against Neil Broad and Piet Norval.

Seeds

  1. Canada Grant Connell / United States Patrick Galbraith (Semifinals)
  2. France Guy Forget / Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (First Round)
  3. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (Quarterfinals)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (First Round)

Draw

Key

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Canada G Connell
United States P Galbraith
7 6 6
  Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
6 7 3 1 Canada G Connell
United States P Galbraith
7 6  
  South Africa M Barnard
Sweden P Nyborg
4 7 4 WC France A Boetsch
France C Pioline
6 1  
WC France A Boetsch
France C Pioline
6 6 6 1 Canada G Connell
United States P Galbraith
6 3  
4 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
6 4 3   United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
7 6  
  Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic P Vízner
3 6 6   Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic P Vízner
7 4 4
  United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
7 6     United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
6 6 6
WC France O Delaître
France R Gilbert
6 3     United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
2 1  
  United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
7 7     United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
6 6  
  South Africa E Ferreira
Netherlands J Siemerink
6 5     United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
7 7  
  Czech Republic P Korda
Czech Republic C Suk
2 4   3 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 6  
3 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 6     United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
6 6  
WC Sweden T Enqvist
France L Roux
4 4   Q Netherlands J Winnink
Netherlands F Wibier
4 0  
  South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa C van Rensburg
6 6     South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa C van Rensburg
3 4  
Q Netherlands J Winnink
Netherlands F Wibier
6 6   Q Netherlands J Winnink
Netherlands F Wibier
6 6  
2 France G Forget
Switzerland J Hlasek
4 3  

References

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