1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Champions	Grant Connell Scott Davis
Runners-up	Doug Flach Chris Woodruff
Final score	7–6, 3–6, 6–3

Olivier Delaître and Jeff Tarango were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Grant Connell and Scott Davis won in the final 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 against Doug Flach and Chris Woodruff.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Quarterfinals)
2. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Quarterfinals)
3. Jim Grabb / Cyril Suk (Quarterfinals)
4. Brian MacPhie / Michael Tebbutt (Quarterfinals)
5. Paul Kilderry / Patrick Rafter (Semifinals)
6. Kent Kinnear / Dave Randall (Second Round)
7. Rick Leach / Matt Lucena (First Round)
8. Grant Connell / Scott Davis (Champions)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Grant Connell   Scott Davis	7	2	6
	5	Paul Kilderry   Patrick Rafter	5	6	3
								8	Grant Connell   Scott Davis	7	3	6
								WC	Doug Flach   Chris Woodruff	6	6	3
	WC	Doug Flach   Chris Woodruff	6	7
		Daniel Vacek   David Wheaton	2	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	7	6
Q	J Gimelstob   D Witt	4	7	2				L Bale   W Ferreira	6	3
	L Bale   W Ferreira	6	6	6										1	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	4	2
	J Cunha e Silva   J-P Fleurian	2	6	6										8	G Connell   S Davis	6	6
	L Jensen   M Jensen	6	4	4				J Cunha e Silva   J-P Fleurian	4	7	4
	B Haygarth   M Ondruska	4	6	6			8	G Connell   S Davis	6	6	6
8	G Connell   S Davis	6	4	7																	8	G Connell   S Davis	7	2	6
																					5	P Kilderry   P Rafter	5	6	3
							3	J Grabb   C Suk	6	6
WC	P Goldstein   R Wolters	4	6	3			Q	M Hilpert   D Nainkin	1	2
Q	M Hilpert   D Nainkin	6	2	6										3	J Grabb   C Suk	4	4
	M Barnard   P Norval	4	7	6										5	P Kilderry   P Rafter	6	6
WC	N Godwin   G Stafford	6	6	7			WC	N Godwin   G Stafford	7	2	3
WC	A Costa   C Costa	4	1				5	P Kilderry   P Rafter	5	6	6
5	P Kilderry   P Rafter	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	K Kinnear   D Randall	3	6	7
	D DiLucia   K Thorne	6	3	6			6	K Kinnear   D Randall	4	2
WC	D Flach   C Woodruff	6	6				WC	D Flach   C Woodruff	6	6
	A Hernández   Ó Ortiz	4	4											WC	D Flach   C Woodruff	6	7
	M Bhupathi   N Djordjevic	6	4	6										4	B MacPhie   M Tebbutt	4	6
	S Pescosolido   S Simian	4	6	2				M Bhupathi   N Djordjevic	6	5	1
							4	B MacPhie   M Tebbutt	2	7	6
																					WC	D Flach   C Woodruff	6	7
7	R Leach   M Lucena	3	4																			D Vacek   D Wheaton	2	6
	D Vacek   D Wheaton	6	6					D Vacek   D Wheaton	6	7	7
	A Gaudenzi   D Nargiso	6	2					W Black   C Clark	7	6	6
	W Black   C Clark	7	6												D Vacek   D Wheaton	6	7
	S Campbell   G Grant	4	6	3										2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	4	5
	G Michibata   R Smith	6	4	6				G Michibata   R Smith	2	2
							2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	6

References

• 1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Doubles Draw