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Men's doubles
1996 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Byron Black Grant Connell
Score	4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	64 (3 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
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Three-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Byron Black and Grant Connell in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships. It was their fourth Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall.

Seeds

01.   Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (champions)

02.   Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (third round)

03.   Byron Black / Grant Connell (final)

04.   Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)

05.   Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (third round)

06.   Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (first round)

07.   Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (third round)

08.   Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink (semifinals)

09.   Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first round)

10.   Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)

11.   Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (semifinals)

12.   Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (second round)

13.   Marc-Kevin Goellner / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)

14.   Jared Palmer / Jonathan Stark (second round)

15.   Jiří Novák / David Rikl (second round)

16.   Hendrik Jan Davids / Cyril Suk (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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									Semifinals									Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7	6	6
	10	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	6	2	3
										1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	7	7
										11	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter	3	6	6
	4	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	5	4	7	4
	11	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter	7	6	6	6
																			1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	4	6	6	6
																			3	Byron Black Grant Connell	6	1	3	2
		Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt	5	4	6
	3	Byron Black Grant Connell	7	6	7
										3	Byron Black Grant Connell	6	6	7
										8	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink	4	2	6
	8	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink	4	7	6	6
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian Guillaume Raoux	6	6	1	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	5	6
		K Kinnear D Randall	4	4	7	1				1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	6
		M Keil M Larsson	4	6	7	7					M Keil M Larsson	3	3	2
	WC	A Foster P Hand	6	3	6	5													1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	6
	Q	A Kitinov G Mandl	6	5	3	4														J Grabb R Reneberg	4	2	3
		J Grabb R Reneberg	3	7	6	6					J Grabb R Reneberg	7	6	6
		D Adams D Prinosil	3	1	2					16	HJ Davids C Suk	6	3	2
	16	HJ Davids C Suk	6	6	6																							1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6	6
	10	J Björkman N Kulti	7	6	6																							10	J Björkman N Kulti	6	2	3
		L Jensen M Jensen	6	3	2					10	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6	6	6
		T Kronemann D Macpherson	5	4	4						P Cash S Stolle	4	0	7	1
		P Cash S Stolle	7	6	6														10	J Björkman N Kulti	3	6	6	6
		M Oosting S Schalken	6	6	5	6													7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	3	2	3
		S Davis P Kilderry	3	3	7	4					M Oosting S Schalken	6	6	4	5
		J-L de Jager B Steven	4	4	4					7	S Lareau A O'Brien	3	7	6	7
	7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	4	G Forget J Hlasek	6	6	6
		K Jones P Kühnen	2	2	4					4	G Forget J Hlasek	6	6	3	6	6
	WC	M Petchey D Sapsford	6	7	6					WC	M Petchey D Sapsford	7	4	6	3	4
		K Thorne J Waite	4	6	2														4	G Forget J Hlasek	7	6	6	6
		W Black J Frana	4	4	6	5														P Pála P Vízner	6	3	7	2
		P Pála P Vízner	6	6	2	7					P Pála P Vízner	6	1	6	6
		J Stoltenberg D Vacek	3	6	7	6	2			14	J Palmer J Stark	4	6	3	4
	14	J Palmer J Stark	6	3	6	7	6																					4	G Forget J Hlasek	5	4	7	4
	11	M Philippoussis P Rafter	7	7	7																							11	M Philippoussis P Rafter	7	6	6	6
		K Flach D Wheaton	6	5	6					11	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	7	6
	WC	R Matheson T Spinks	6	6	6					WC	R Matheson T Spinks	3	6	4
		D Johnson F Montana	4	4	2														11	M Philippoussis P Rafter	2	6	7	6
		S Draper J Sánchez	4	2	4															T Kempers T Nijssen	6	4	6	1
	Q	M Ardinghi N Bruno	6	6	6					Q	M Ardinghi N Bruno	5	6	4
		T Kempers T Nijssen	6	6	7						T Kempers T Nijssen	7	7	6
	6	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	4	4	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	5	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	6	6	6
		A Järryd R Leach	3	3	4					5	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	6	7	6
		D Ekerot L Markovits	6	7	6	3					J Belloli L Paes	2	5	2
		J Belloli L Paes	7	6	7	6													5	P Galbraith A Olhovskiy	3	4	4
		J Eagle A Florent	6	4	3	7	11													B MacPhie M Tebbutt	6	6	6
		B MacPhie M Tebbutt	3	6	6	6	13				B MacPhie M Tebbutt	6	6	6
		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	1	7	7	6	7			12	T Carbonell F Roig	4	2	4
	12	T Carbonell F Roig	6	5	6	7	9																						B MacPhie M Tebbutt	5	4	6
	13	M-K Goellner Y Kafelnikov	6	6	7	6	11																					3	B Black G Connell	7	6	7
		B Behrens M Lucena	4	7	5	7	9			13	M-K Goellner Y Kafelnikov	7	7	7
		M Damm P Nyborg	4	4	3						D Nargiso N Pereira	6	5	6
		D Nargiso N Pereira	6	6	6														13	M-K Goellner Y Kafelnikov	4	6	4	7	7
	WC	J Bates C Wilkinson	6	7	6														3	B Black G Connell	6	4	6	6	9
	WC	J Delgado L Milligan	1	5	0					WC	J Bates C Wilkinson	4	7	3	3
		P Albano G Köves	4	4	4					3	B Black G Connell	6	5	6	6
	3	B Black G Connell	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	6	7	6
		T Henman G Muller	4	6	4					8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	6	6	7
		L Bale S Noteboom	3	4	6						L Manta A Richardson	3	4	6
		L Manta A Richardson	6	6	7														8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	7	6	6
		M Huning J Ireland	3	6	6															JA Conde À Corretja	6	4	4
		JA Conde À Corretja	6	7	7						JA Conde À Corretja	6	6	7	5	6
	Q	D DiLucia S Humphries	6	7	6	7				Q	D DiLucia S Humphries	7	4	6	7	4
	9	L Pimek B Talbot	7	6	2	6																						8	E Ferreira J Siemerink	4	7	6	6
	15	J Novák D Rikl	6	6	3	6	9																						J-P Fleurian G Raoux	6	6	1	3
		M Barnard G Van Emburgh	3	7	6	3	7			15	J Novák D Rikl	3	6	3
		J-P Fleurian G Raoux	7	6	6	3	6				J-P Fleurian G Raoux	6	7	6
		M Ondruska P Tramacchi	6	3	7	6	3													J-P Fleurian G Raoux	7	4	6	6
		R Bergh S Cannon	6	3	4	6	6												2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6	4	4
		B Haygarth C van Rensburg	3	6	6	4	2				R Bergh S Cannon	3	6	6	3
		N Broad P Norval	6	3	4	4				2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	3	7	6
	2	M Knowles D Nestor	4	6	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1996 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
• 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1996 Wimbledon Championships
• Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles