# 1996 US Open – Men's doubles qualifying

Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual US Open.

## Seeds

* Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (first round)
* Ola Kristiansson / Mårten Renström (first round)
* Bill Behrens / Geoff Grant (first round)
* Alejandro Hernández / Óscar Ortiz (first round)
* (n/a)
* Leonardo Lavalle / Maurice Ruah (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
* Aleksandar Kitinov / Mosé Navarra (first round)
* Clinton Ferreira / Andrei Pavel (qualified)

## Qualifiers

* Stefano Pescosolido / Vincenzo Santopadre
* Clinton Ferreira / Andrei Pavel
* Nicolás Lapentti / Daniel Orsanic
* Scott Draper / Kenny Thorne

## Lucky losers

* Leonardo Lavalle / Maurice Ruah

## Draw
### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Paul Goldstein Ryan Wolters | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Paul Goldstein Ryan Wolters | 6 | 0 | 6 | WC | Paul Goldstein Ryan Wolters | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | Stefano Pescosolido Vincenzo Santopadre | 6 | 6 |
| | Stefano Pescosolido Vincenzo Santopadre | 7 | 6 | | | Stefano Pescosolido Vincenzo Santopadre | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Aleksandar Kitinov Mosé Navarra | 6 | 3 | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Ola Kristiansson Mårten Renström | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Adam Peterson Jim Thomas | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Adam Peterson Jim Thomas | 7 | 6 | | WC | Adam Peterson Jim Thomas | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 8 | Clinton Ferreira Andrei Pavel | 6 | 6 |
| | Wayne Black Chris Haggard | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | Clinton Ferreira Andrei Pavel | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Clinton Ferreira Andrei Pavel | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Bill Behrens Geoff Grant | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Orsanic | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Orsanic | 5 | 7 | 6 | | Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Orsanic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah | 3 | 4 |
| | Lionel Barthez Nicola Bruno | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Alejandro Hernández Óscar Ortiz | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Scott Draper Kenny Thorne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Scott Draper Kenny Thorne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Scott Draper Kenny Thorne | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | WC | David DiLucia Scott Humphries | 3 | 5 |
| WC | David DiLucia Scott Humphries | 6 | 6 | | WC | David DiLucia Scott Humphries | 3 | 5 |
| Alt | Ben Ellwood Peter Tramacchi | 4 | 4 | | | | | |