# 1996 Australian Open – Men's doubles

The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (first round)
* Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (third round)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
* Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (semifinals)
* Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek (third round)
* Byron Black / Grant Connell (second round)
* Tommy Ho / Brett Steven (third round)
* Patrick McEnroe / Sandon Stolle (second round)
* Rick Leach / Scott Melville (quarterfinals)
* Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (second round)
* Unknown (withdrew)
* Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (semifinals)
* Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
* Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman (third round)
* Mark Keil / Jeff Tarango (third round)
* Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Stefan Edberg Petr Korda | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rick Leach Scott Melville | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rick Leach Scott Melville | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | Stefan Edberg Petr Korda | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy | 2 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy | 7 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy | 2 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Draper Jason Stoltenberg | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Draper Jason Stoltenberg | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Stefan Edberg Petr Korda | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Martin Damm Jim Grabb | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 2 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 5 | 10 | | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Edberg P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | S Edberg P Korda | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Flégl D Norman | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Edberg P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Brandi M Ondruska | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | 15 | M Keil J Tarango | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Johnson K Thorne | 3 | 6 | 7 | | C Brandi Marcos Ondruska | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Keil J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | 15 | M Keil J Tarango | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bale B Haygarth | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Edberg P Korda | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | R Leach S Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | R Leach S Melville | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| | R Fromberg J Ireland | 4 | 3 | | 9 | R Leach S Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frana N Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | J Frana N Pereira | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lucena B MacPhie | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | R Leach S Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt P Tramacchi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Tebbutt P Tramacchi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Nijssen G Van Emburgh | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | M Tebbutt P Tramacchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P McEnroe S Stolle | 6 | 7 | | 8 | P McEnroe S Stolle | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Borwick A Painter | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | P Galbraith A Olhovskiy | 7 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L-A Wahlgren F Wibier | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | P Galbraith A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gilbert G Raoux | 6 | 7 | | | R Gilbert G Raoux | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Jensen M Jensen | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | 4 | P Galbraith A Olhovskiy | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J-L de Jager G Muller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | J Apell J Björkman | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Kilderry N Marques | 2 | 2 | | | J-L de Jager G Muller | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Apell J Björkman | 6$^3$ | 6 | 11 | 14 | J Apell J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nyborg M Tillström | 7 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Galbraith A Olhovskiy | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | S Draper J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Draper J Stoltenberg | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| | C Ferreira A Kitinov | 4 | 4 | | | S Draper J Stoltenberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Delaître F Santoro | 7 | 6 | | | O Delaître F Santoro | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Behrens J Waite | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | S Draper J Stoltenberg | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Holmes T Larkham | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | C Suk D Vacek | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Henman A Richardson | 3 | 5 | | | J Holmes T Larkham | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Suk D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | 5 | C Suk D Vacek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black D Wheaton | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | B Black G Connell | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kinnear D Randall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | B Black G Connell | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | 6 | M-K Goellner D Prinosil | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kratzmann J Morgan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M-K Goellner D Prinosil | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | R Bergh D Ekerot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | G Forget J Hlasek | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | H Denman M Draper | 4 | 2 | | | R Bergh D Ekerot | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | G Forget J Hlasek | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | 12 | G Forget J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis D Pate | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | G Forget J Hlasek | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | D Adams P Kühnen | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | | | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cannon F Montana | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle E Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J-A Conde À Corretja | 3 | 5 | | | L Lavalle E Sánchez | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Doyle B Ellwood | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | T Ho B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi D Nargiso | 4 | 1 | | 7 | T Ho B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6 | | | N Broad P Norval | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pimek B Talbot | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | T Ho B Steven | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Lareau A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Lareau A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Flach K Jones | 4 | 3 | | | S Lareau A O'Brien | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | 10 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs B Larkham | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | S Lareau A O'Brien | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | M Philippoussis P Rafter | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Damm J Grabb | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| | E Ferreira J Siemerink | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | 16 | M Philippoussis P Rafter | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm J Grabb | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | M Damm J Grabb | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea C van Rensburg | 6$^4$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | M Damm J Grabb | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sinner J Winnink | 6 | 6$^1$ | 11 | | | | | 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| | T Kempers S Noteboom | 1 | 7 | 9 | | M Sinner J Winnink | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 7 | | 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kulti M Larsson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |