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1996 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Family Circle Cup | |
| Champions | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Runners-up | Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández |
| Score | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against the Fernándezes.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
- Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández (final)
- Meredith McGrath / Larisa Neiland (semifinals)
- Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)
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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Coetzer M Maleeva | 2 | 3 | K Boogert I Spîrlea | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Boogert I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M McGrath L Neiland | 6 | 6 | 3 | M McGrath L Neiland | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Hingis I Majoli | 0 | 1 | 3 | M McGrath L Neiland | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Adams M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | 6 | K Adams M de Swardt | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Garrison-Jackson N Tauziat | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Raymond G Sabatini | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Davenport R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | 4 | L Raymond G Sabatini | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L McNeil E Smylie | 1 | 1 | 4 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | 4 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | G Fernández M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Dechaume-Balleret L Golarsa | 6 | 7 | 6 | A Dechaume-Balleret L Golarsa | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Fusai W Probst | 5 | 1 | 2 | G Fernández M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G Fernández M J Fernández | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
External links
- 1996 Family Circle Cup Doubles draw