1996 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1996 Kremlin Cup
Champions	Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy
Runners-up	Jiří Novák David Rikl
Score	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Byron Black and Jared Palmer were the defending champions but only Black competed that year with Grant Connell.

Black and Connell lost in the first round to Max Mirnyi and Kevin Ullyett.

Rick Leach and Andrei Olhovskiy won in the final 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 against Jiří Novák and David Rikl.[1]

Seeds

1. Byron Black / Grant Connell (first round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
3. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
4. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first 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
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Black G Connell	5	7	4
	Q	M Mirnyi K Ullyett	7	6	6			Q	M Mirnyi K Ullyett	6	3
	WC	J Hlasek M Rosset	6	6	4				R Leach A Olhovskiy	7	6
		R Leach A Olhovskiy	3	7	6											R Leach A Olhovskiy	7	6
	4	L Pimek B Talbot	6	4												M Damm P Vízner	5	3
		M Damm P Vízner	7	6					M Damm P Vízner	6	6
		H J Davids S Schalken	7	7					H J Davids S Schalken	1	4
		N Broad P Norval	6	6																			R Leach A Olhovskiy	4	6	6
		T Carbonell F Roig	6	4	4																		J Novák D Rikl	6	1	2
		P Korda C Suk	2	6	6				P Korda C Suk	3	6	6
	WC	J Courier J Sánchez	1	4				3	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	1	1
	3	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6												P Korda C Suk
		D Adams M Oosting	4	4												J Novák D Rikl	w/o
		J Novák D Rikl	6	6					J Novák D Rikl	w/o
	WC	A Cherkasov S Sargsian	3	6				2	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek
	2	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	7

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 153. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

• 1996 Kremlin Cup Men's doubles draw