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1996 Infiniti Open – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Infiniti Open
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa Marius Barnard
South Africa Piet Norval
Runners-upSweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Score7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1996 Infiniti Open was a doubles tennis event in 1996.

Brent Haygarth and Kent Kinnear were the defending champions, but they competed with different partners that year namely, Haygarth with Lan Bale and Kinnear with Dave Randall.

Bale and Haygarth lost in the first round to Kelly Jones and Matt Lucena. Kinnear and Randall lost in the quarterfinals to Marius Barnard and Piet Norval. Barnard and Norval won in the final, with a score of 7–5, 6–2 against Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti.[1]

Seeds

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 2 6
  United States S Davis
Australia S Stolle
4 6 4 1 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 6  
WC United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
4 6   Q United States K Evans
United States M Joyce
2 4  
Q United States K Evans
United States M Joyce
6 7   1 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 6  
3 Australia P Kilderry
Australia P Rafter
4 6 6 3 Australia P Kilderry
Australia P Rafter
3 2  
  Hungary L Markovits
Venezuela N Pereira
6 3 2 3 Australia P Kilderry
Australia P Rafter
5 7 7
  United States K Jones
United States M Lucena
6 7     United States K Jones
United States M Lucena
7 6 6
  South Africa L Bale
South Africa B Haygarth
1 5   1 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
5 2  
  United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
3 5     South Africa M Barnard
South Africa P Norval
7 6  
  United States K Kinnear
United States D Randall
6 7     United States K Kinnear
United States D Randall
7 3 2
  South Africa M Barnard
South Africa P Norval
6 6     South Africa M Barnard
South Africa P Norval
5 6 6
4 United States T Kronemann
United States B MacPhie
3 3     South Africa M Barnard
South Africa P Norval
6 3 6
WC United States J Gimelstob
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Muškatirović
7 6 6   Canada G Michibata
The Bahamas R Smith
3 6 1
  Canada G Michibata
The Bahamas R Smith
5 7 7   Canada G Michibata
The Bahamas R Smith
6 7  
WC United States J Leach
United States R Leach
6 6 7 WC United States J Leach
United States R Leach
2 6  
2 France G Raoux
Netherlands J Siemerink
4 7 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 150. ISBN 9780002187145.