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1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

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The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's doubles. Mark Knowles and Jonathan Stark were the defending champions but only Knowles competed that year with Rick Leach.

Score6–2, 6–3
Draw28 (2Q / 4WC)
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Men's doubles
1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Runners-upThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Rick Leach
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw28 (2Q / 4WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Close

Knowles and Leach lost in the final at 6–2, 6–3 against Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
1 7 6
6 6 3
1 6 6  
2 2 3  
4
2 w/o

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 w/o    
  3 4          
  6 6   1 6 6  
  3 2     4 0  
  6 6     6 6  
  w/o       2 4  
7       1 7 6  
6 6 3  
3 w/o    
  6 6 4        
  7 3 6 3 1 6  
WC 6 6   6 6 7  
WC 3 3   WC 2 6  
  4 6   6 6 7  
6 6 7  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL 6 6  
WC 3 3   LL 4 2  
  6 6 4 Q 6 6  
Q 7 2 6 Q 1 6 3
  3 4   4 6 1 6
  6 6     5 5  
4 7 7  
4      
8 6 6   2 w/o    
Q 3 2   8 2 6 4
  6 5 6   6 4 6
  4 7 2   6 3  
WC 7 3 4 2 7 6  
  5 6 6   2 4  
2 6 6  

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