title: 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
text: # 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
  
  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.
  
  ## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | $6^4$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | $6^4$ | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6 | $7^{12}$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 11 | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter | 3 | $6^{10}$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 5 | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | 11 | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter | 3 | $6^{10}$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter | 7 | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter | 7 | 6 | $6^4$ | 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 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Byron Black Grant Connell | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
  | 3 | Byron Black Grant Connell | 7 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Byron Black Grant Connell | 7 | 6 | $7^8$ | | 3 | Byron Black Grant Connell | 6 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 8 | Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink | 4 | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | 8 | Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink | 4 | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | |
  | | Jean-Philippe Fleurian Guillaume Raoux | 6 | $6^1$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 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 | $7^8$ | 7 | | M Keil M Larsson | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Foster P Hand | 6 | 3 | $6^6$ | 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 | $7^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Adams D Prinosil | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 16 | HJ Davids C Suk | $6^6$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | HJ Davids C Suk | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 |
  | 10 | J Björkman N Kulti | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | J Björkman N Kulti | $6^4$ | 2 | 3 |
  | | L Jensen M Jensen | $6^3$ | 3 | 2 | | 10 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | P Cash S Stolle | 4 | 0 | $7^7$ | 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 | $6^4$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J-L de Jager B Steven | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 7 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 4 | G Forget J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Jones P Kühnen | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 4 | G Forget J Hlasek | $6^7$ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Petchey D Sapsford | 6 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | WC | M Petchey D Sapsford | $7^9$ | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Thorne J Waite | 4 | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Forget J Hlasek | $7^7$ | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | W Black J Frana | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | P Pála P Vízner | $6^4$ | 3 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | P Pála P Vízner | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | P Pála P Vízner | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Stoltenberg D Vacek | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 2 | 14 | J Palmer J Stark | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | J Palmer J Stark | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Forget J Hlasek | 5 | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 |
  | 11 | M Philippoussis P Rafter | $7^7$ | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | M Philippoussis P Rafter | 7 | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 |
  | | K Flach D Wheaton | $6^3$ | 5 | $6^2$ | | | 11 | M Philippoussis P Rafter | 6 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Matheson T Spinks | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | WC | R Matheson T Spinks | 3 | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Johnson F Montana | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | M Philippoussis P Rafter | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | S Draper J Sánchez | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | T Kempers T Nijssen | 6 | 4 | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Ardinghi N Bruno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Q | M Ardinghi N Bruno | 5 | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Kempers T Nijssen | 6 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | T Kempers T Nijssen | 7 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 4 | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 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 | $6^9$ | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 3 | | | J Belloli L Paes | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Belloli L Paes | $7^{11}$ | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | P Galbraith A Olhovskiy | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 4 | 3 | $7^7$ | 11 | | | | | | | | B MacPhie M Tebbutt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | B MacPhie M Tebbutt | 3 | 6 | 6 | $6^5$ | 13 | | B MacPhie M Tebbutt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Arthurs A Kratzmann | 1 | 7 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 7 | 12 | T Carbonell F Roig | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | T Carbonell F Roig | 6 | 5 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B MacPhie M Tebbutt | 5 | 4 | $6^6$ |
  | 13 | M-K Goellner Y Kafelnikov | 6 | $6^6$ | 7 | $6^2$ | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Black G Connell | 7 | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | | B Behrens M Lucena | 4 | $7^8$ | 5 | $7^7$ | 9 | 13 | M-K Goellner Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Damm P Nyborg | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | D Nargiso N Pereira | $6^5$ | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Nargiso N Pereira | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 13 | M-K Goellner Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | WC | J Bates C Wilkinson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Black G Connell | 6 | 4 | 6 | $6^2$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 8 | E Ferreira J Siemerink | 6 | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Henman G Muller | 4 | $6^7$ | 4 | | | 8 | E Ferreira J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Bale S Noteboom | 3 | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | L Manta A Richardson | 3 | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Manta A Richardson | 6 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Ferreira J Siemerink | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | M Huning J Ireland | 3 | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | JA Conde À Corretja | $6^2$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | JA Conde À Corretja | 6 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | JA Conde À Corretja | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D DiLucia S Humphries | $6^{12}$ | $7^7$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | D DiLucia S Humphries | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^5$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | L Pimek B Talbot | $7^{14}$ | $6^2$ | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Ferreira J Siemerink | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | J Novák D Rikl | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J-P Fleurian G Raoux | 6 | $6^1$ | 1 | 3 |
  | | M Barnard G Van Emburgh | 3 | $7^{12}$ | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | J Novák D Rikl | 3 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J-P Fleurian G Raoux | $7^8$ | 6 | $6^7$ | 3 | 6 | | J-P Fleurian G Raoux | 6 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Ondruska P Tramacchi | $6^6$ | 3 | $7^9$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | J-P Fleurian G Raoux | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | R Bergh S Cannon | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | B Haygarth C van Rensburg | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | R Bergh S Cannon | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  