The 1996 Skoda Czech Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. Libor Pimek and Byron Talbot were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Skoda Czech Open | |
| Champions |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov  Daniel Vacek |
| Runners-up |  Luis Lobo  Javier Sánchez |
| Score | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Kafelnikov and Vacek won in the final 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 against Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez.[1]
Seeds
editChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / 
Daniel Vacek (champions)
Luis Lobo / 
Javier Sánchez (final)- David Rikl / Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
- Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (semifinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Krupa P Vízner
| 1 | 6 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 R Bergh S Cannon
| 7 | 6 | R Bergh S Cannon
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 G Köves L Markovits
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | D Rikl E Sánchez
| 7 | 6 |  L Pimek B Talbot
| 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 W Arthurs N Marques
| 5 | 2 | 3 | D Rikl E Sánchez
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Pimek B Talbot
| 6 | 6 | L Pimek B Talbot
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  G Kuerten D Orsanic
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Chesnokov F Dewulf
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez
| 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Kodeš Jr. D Škoch
| 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | J Kodeš Jr. D Škoch
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LL | D Miketa T Zíb
| 4 | 1 | 4 | M Damm C Suk
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Damm C Suk
| 6 | 6 | 4 | M Damm C Suk
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Johnson F Montana
| 6 | 7 | 2 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Flégl F Santoro
| 2 | 5 | D Johnson F Montana
| 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Ireland P Tramacchi
| 4 | 4 | 2 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 148. ISBN 9780002187145.