1996 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions and won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland.

Women's doubles
1996 Lipton Championships
1995 Champions	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final
Champions	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
Score	6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1.   Jana Novotná /   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
2. n/a
3.   Meredith McGrath /   Larisa Neiland (final)
4.   Lindsay Davenport /   Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
5.   Nicole Arendt /   Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
6.   Lori McNeil /   Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
7.   Chanda Rubin /   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals)
8.   Lisa Raymond /   Gabriela Sabatini (second round)
9.   Conchita Martínez /   Patricia Tarabini (third round)
10.   Julie Halard-Decugis /   Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
11.   Katrina Adams /   Mariaan de Swardt (third round)
12.   Jill Hetherington /   Irina Spîrlea (second round)
13.   Yayuk Basuki /   Caroline Vis (third round)
14.   Kristie Boogert /   Miriam Oremans (third round)
15.   Zina Garrison-Jackson /   Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel (third round)
16.   Alexia Dechaume-Balleret /   Sandrine Testud (second round)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	4	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	4	2
								1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
								3	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	4	4
	3	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	6	6
		Rosalyn Nideffer   Kimberly Po	1	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Novotná   A Sánchez Vicario	2	6	7
		K Kschwendt   R Simpson	3	4					K Nagatsuka   A Sugiyama	6	3	5
		K Nagatsuka   A Sugiyama	6	6											1	J Novotná   A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
		A Ellwood   G Helgeson-Nielsen	4	7^7	6										15	Z Garrison-Jackson   K Rinaldi-Stunkel	5	4
		N Feber   M Paz	6	6^3	4				A Ellwood   G Helgeson-Nielsen	4	6^5
								15	Z Garrison-Jackson   K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	7^7
																						1	J Novotná   A Sánchez Vicario	7	7
																						6	L McNeil   H Suková	5	5
								11	K Adams   M de Swardt	7^7	6
		D Krajčovičová   L Němečková	2	5					T Ječmenica   C Porwik	6^3	4
		T Ječmenica   C Porwik	6	7											11	K Adams   M de Swardt	6^3	2
		E deLone   D Scott	1	1											6	L McNeil   H Suková	7^7	6
		W Probst   C Singer	6	6					W Probst   C Singer	6^7	2
								6	L McNeil   H Suková	7^9	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	L Davenport   M J Fernández	6	6
		R Dragomir   A Grossman	6^5	4					A Lettiere   C Morariu	2	2
		A Lettiere   C Morariu	7^7	6											4	L Davenport   M J Fernández	6	6
	WC	P Shriver   E Smylie	3	6	3										9	C Martínez   P Tarabini	2	0
		S Cecchini   L Garrone	6	1	6				S Cecchini   L Garrone	3	1
								9	C Martínez   P Tarabini	6	6
																						4	L Davenport   M J Fernández	3	6	6
																						7	C Rubin   B Schultz-McCarthy	6	4	2
								13	Y Basuki   C Vis	6	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer   T Whitlinger-Jones	6	0	3				J Husárová   E Likhovtseva	4	2
		J Husárová   E Likhovtseva	0	6	6										13	Y Basuki   C Vis	2	4
		Å Carlsson   A Temesvári	5	4											7	C Rubin   B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
		L Montalvo   P Suárez	7	6					L Montalvo   P Suárez	1	1
								7	C Rubin   B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	L Raymond   G Sabatini	6	6
		R McQuillan   S Stafford	6	6					R McQuillan   S Stafford	1	2
	LL	E Hakami   N Pratt	4	4											8	L Raymond   G Sabatini	4	4
		P Langrová   R Zrubáková	1	5											10	J Halard-Decugis   N Tauziat	6	6
		N Miyagi   S Reece	6	7				LL	N Miyagi   S Reece	4	3
								10	J Halard-Decugis   N Tauziat	6	6
																						10	J Halard-Decugis   N Tauziat	4	6	5
																						3	M McGrath   L Neiland	6	3	7
								16	A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	4	6	4
		T Križan   D Van Roost	4	4					D Graham   L Wild	6	4	6
		D Graham   L Wild	6	6												D Graham   L Wild	2	4
		K Studeníková   C Wood	4	5											3	M McGrath   L Neiland	6	6
		S Farina   L Golarsa	6	7					S Farina   L Golarsa	2	4
								3	M McGrath   L Neiland	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	2	6
		A Fusai   N Medvedeva	6	6					A Fusai   N Medvedeva	3	6	2
		C Papadáki   L Pleming	1	3											5	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	6
		R Hiraki   P Hy-Boulais	5	7	6										14	K Boogert   M Oremans	2	3
		C Cristea   C Schneider	7	5	1				R Hiraki   P Hy-Boulais	2	3
								14	K Boogert   M Oremans	6	6
																						5	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	2	2
																							R Nideffer   K Po	3	6	6
								12	J Hetherington   I Spîrlea	5	1
		R Grande   J Steven	5	2					M Hingis   A Huber	7	6
		M Hingis   A Huber	7	6												M Hingis   A Huber	4	6	3
	Q	L Lee   M Murić	2	1												R Nideffer   K Po	6	0	6
		R Nideffer   K Po	6	6					R Nideffer   K Po	6	6
								LL	M Bernard   C Delisle	4	1

References

• 1996 Lipton Championships Women's Doubles Draw^{[permanent dead link]}