1996 US Open – Women's doubles

Defending champions Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva defeated Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1996 US Open. It was Fernández' fifth US Open, 15th major and 66th overall title for Fernández, and Zvereva's fourth US Open, 15th major and 60th overall title.

Women's doubles
1996 US Open
Final
Champions	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
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Main article: 1996 US Open (tennis)

Seeds

1.   Jana Novotná /   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
2.   Gigi Fernández /   Natasha Zvereva (champions)
3. n/a
4.   Martina Hingis /   Helena Suková (semifinals)
5.   Nicole Arendt /   Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
6.   Lori McNeil /   Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
7.   Lisa Raymond /   Rennae Stubbs (second round)
8.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy /   Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
9.   Katrina Adams /   Mariaan de Swardt (second round)
10.   Elizabeth Smylie /   Linda Wild (first round)
11.   Yayuk Basuki /   Caroline Vis (third round)
12.   Kristie Boogert /   Irina Spîrlea (third round)
13.   Zina Garrison-Jackson /   Pam Shriver (first round)
14.   Conchita Martínez /   Patricia Tarabini (third round)
15.   Rika Hiraki /   Nana Miyagi (third round)
16.   Debbie Graham /   Kristine Radford (third round)
17.   Alexia Dechaume-Balleret /   Sandrine Testud (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1996 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	6
		Anna Kournikova   Elena Likhovtseva	5	2
								1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	1	6
								4	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	1	6	1
	4	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	6	6
		Patricia Hy-Boulais   Rosalyn Nideffer	4	4
															1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	1	4
															2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	1	6	6
	6	Lori McNeil   Gabriela Sabatini	4	6	7
	5	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6	3	5
								6	Lori McNeil   Gabriela Sabatini	2	6
								2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	7
		Sonya Jeyaseelan   Rene Simpson	3	7	2
	2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Novotná   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	M Saeki   Y Yoshida	1	1				1	J Novotná   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6	6
		N Bradtke   R McQuillan	6	6					N Bradtke   R McQuillan	7	3	2
		L Golarsa   C Singer	4	2											1	J Novotná   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	LL	V Csurgó   M Grzybowska	6	4	2										15	R Hiraki   N Miyagi	4	2
		S Noorlander   S Pitkowski	4	6	6				S Noorlander   S Pitkowski	6	2	2
		N Dahlman   C Wood	6	3	2			15	R Hiraki   N Miyagi	4	6	6
	15	R Hiraki   N Miyagi	3	6	6																	1	J Novotná   A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	10	E Smylie   L Wild	4	4																			A Kournikova   E Likhovtseva	5	2
		A Lettiere   C Morariu	6	6					A Lettiere   C Morariu	3	6	6
		L Cenková   A Olsza	6	6					L Cenková   A Olsza	6	1	1
	Q	L Horn   J Kruger	1	2												A Lettiere   C Morariu	2	7	2
		R Bobková   E Melicharová	3	6	6											A Kournikova   E Likhovtseva	6	6	6
		A Kournikova   E Likhovtseva	6	3	7				A Kournikova   E Likhovtseva	7	4
		A Ellwood   N Pratt	3	4				9	K Adams   M de Swardt	6	1^r
	9	K Adams   M de Swardt	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Hingis   H Suková	6	6
		H Nagyová   K Studeníková	0	3				4	M Hingis   H Suková	6	6
	Q	M-F Landa   M Weingärtner	2	2					Å Carlsson   M Strandlund	2	4
		Å Carlsson   M Strandlund	6	6											4	M Hingis   H Suková	6	3	7
		A Coetzer   I Gorrochategui	6	6											11	Y Basuki   C Vis	3	6	5
		K Nagatsuka   A Sugiyama	3	3					A Coetzer   I Gorrochategui	3	0^r
		M Werdel-Witmeyer   T Whitlinger-Jones	3	6	5			11	Y Basuki   C Vis	6	1
	11	Y Basuki   C Vis	6	3	7																	4	M Hingis   H Suková	6	6
	13	Z Garrison-Jackson   P Shriver	5	4																			P Hy-Boulais   R Nideffer	4	4
		L Montalvo   B Rittner	7	6					L Montalvo   B Rittner	2	6
		T Križan   C Papadáki	3	6					R Grande   E Makarova	6	7
		R Grande   E Makarova	6	7												R Grande   E Makarova	1	1
		P Langrová   R Zrubáková	4	2												P Hy-Boulais   R Nideffer	6	6
		N Kijimuta   F Labat	6	6					N Kijimuta   F Labat	6	4	6
		P Hy-Boulais   R Nideffer	7	6					P Hy-Boulais   R Nideffer	1	6	7
	8	B Schultz-McCarthy   N Tauziat	5	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	L McNeil   G Sabatini	6	7
		D Krajčovičová   L Němečková	2	5				6	L McNeil   G Sabatini	6	6
		S Cecchini   L Garrone	2	1					J Hetherington   K Rinaldi-Stunkel	1	1
		J Hetherington   K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6											6	L McNeil   G Sabatini	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh   S Reeves	7	3	1										12	K Boogert   I Spîrlea	4	2
		S Appelmans   M Oremans	6	6	6				S Appelmans   M Oremans	1	0
		K Kschwendt   B Schett	7	1	3			12	K Boogert   I Spîrlea	6	6
	12	K Boogert   I Spîrlea	5	6	6																	6	L McNeil   G Sabatini	4	6	7
	14	C Martínez   P Tarabini	6	1	6																	5	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	3	5
		O Lugina   E Pampoulova	2	6	2			14	C Martínez   P Tarabini	6	7
		A Frazier   K Po	6	3	2				S-h Park   S-t Wang	2	5
		S-h Park   S-t Wang	4	6	6										14	C Martínez   P Tarabini	5	5
	WC	J Lee   L Lee	6	7											5	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	7	7
	WC	A deLone   L Poruri	4	6				WC	J Lee   L Lee	4	7	1
		M Lindström   L Pleming	4	0				5	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	5	6
	5	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	L Raymond   R Stubbs	6	6
	WC	D Buth   S Nickitas	1	2				7	L Raymond   R Stubbs	4	3
		A Huber   I Majoli	4	4					S Jeyaseelan   R Simpson	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan   R Simpson	6	6												S Jeyaseelan   R Simpson	7	6
		A Grossman   S Reece	3	4											17	A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	5	3
		C Barclay   K-A Guse	6	6					C Barclay   K-A Guse	5	1
		V Ruano Pascual   A Temesvári	6	7	3			17	A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	7	6
	17	A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	7	6	6																		S Jeyaseelan   R Simpson	3	7	2
	16	D Graham   K Radford	4	7	7																	2	G Fernández   N Zvereva	6	6	6
		A Fusai   M Paz	6	5	6			16	D Graham   K Radford	6	6
	LL	J Byrne   T Morton-Rodgers	6	6				LL	J Byrne   T Morton-Rodgers	2	4
	Q	J Chi   K Pace	2	4											16	D Graham   K Radford	3	6
		M Murić   P Suárez	3	4											2	G Fernández   N Zvereva	6	7
		R Dragomir   T Ječmenica	6	6					R Dragomir   T Ječmenica	1	0
		J Husárová   D van Roost	6	3	0			2	G Fernández   N Zvereva	6	6
	2	G Fernández   N Zvereva	4	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (WTA)
• 1996 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation