1996 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1996 Australian Open
Champions	Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
Final score	7–5, 2–6, 6–4

The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but Novotná did not compete this year.

Sánchez Vicario partnered alongside Chanda Rubin and successfully defended her title, defeating Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the first and only Grand Slam doubles title for Rubin, and the sixth and final Grand Slam doubles title (third and final Australian Open doubles title) for Sánchez Vicario, in their respective careers.

Seeds

1. Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
2. Meredith McGrath / Larisa Neiland (Semifinal)
3. Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández (Final)
4. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (Semifinals)
5. Lori McNeil / Helena Suková (First Round)
6. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy / Rennae Stubbs (Second Round)
7. Lisa Raymond / Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinals)
8. Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Champions)
9. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Third Round)
10. Jill Hetherington / Kristine Radford (First Round)
11. Els Callens / Julie Halard-Decugis (Third Round)
12. Martina Hingis / Iva Majoli (First Round)
13. Amanda Coetzer / Mariaan de Swardt (Third Round)
14. Kristie Boogert / Nicole Bradtke (Third Round)
15. Irina Spîrlea / Linda Wild (Third Round)
16. Silvia Farina / Laura Golarsa (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	1	7^7	4
	8	Chanda Rubin   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6^3	6
								8	Chanda Rubin   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	2	6
								4	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	4	6	2
	4	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6	2	7
		Yayuk Basuki   Caroline Vis	1	6	5
															8	Chanda Rubin   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	2	6
															3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	5	6	4
	7	Lisa Raymond   Gabriela Sabatini	3	6	2
	3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	6	4	6
								3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
								2	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	2	3
		Elena Makarova   Eugenia Maniokova	0	6	3
	2	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	6	3	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	G Fernández   N Zvereva	6	6
	K Maleeva   S Stafford	3	3				1	G Fernández   N Zvereva	2	6	6
	L Ghirardi-Rubbi   S Pitkowski	6	4	6			WC	A Ellwood   N Pratt	6	1	1
WC	A Ellwood   N Pratt	4	6	8										1	G Fernández   N Zvereva	7	6
WC	L McShea   T Musgrave	3	3											13	A Coetzer   M de Swardt	5	2
	A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	6	6					A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	1	2
WC	P Shriver   E Smylie	3	6	1			13	A Coetzer   M de Swardt	6	6
13	A Coetzer   M de Swardt	6	2	6																	1	G Fernández   N Zvereva	1	7^7	4
16	S Farina   L Golarsa	3	6	3																	8	C Rubin   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6^3	6
	A Huber   K Kschwendt	6	4	6				A Huber   K Kschwendt	6	6
	L Němečková   Denisa Szabová	2	7	6				L Němečková   Denisa Szabová	3	0
	M Grzybowska   A Olsza	6	5	4											A Huber   K Kschwendt	0	5
	Kristin Godridge   Kirrily Sharpe	5	6^4											8	C Rubin   A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	E de Lone   Audra Keller	7	7^7					E de Lone   Audra Keller	2	3
WC	Siobhan Drake-Brockman   Jane Taylor	4	4				8	C Rubin   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
8	C Rubin   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		M Paz R Simpson	2	3				4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	w/o
		Å Carlsson C Cristea	6	2	1				K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama
		K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama	0	6	6										4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	2
		I Demongeot L Pleming	2	1											9	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	3^r
		R McQuillan C Porwik	6	6					R McQuillan C Porwik	3	6^3
		L Courtois N Feber	6^0	4				9	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	7^7
	9	C Martínez P Tarabini	7^7	6																		4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	2	7
	12	M Hingis I Majoli	7	0	3																		Y Basuki C Vis	1	6	5
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	5	6	6				M Saeki Y Yoshida	4	2
		Y Basuki C Vis	6	6					Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
		R Dragomir J Kruger	2	3												Y Basuki C Vis	6^3	6	6
		R Grande A Temesvári	4	2												N Dahlman C Wood	7^7	4	2
		N Dahlman C Wood	6	6					N Dahlman C Wood	7^7	6
		E Hakami Danielle Scott	6	0	1			6	B Schultz-McCarthy R Stubbs	6^4	3
	6	B Schultz-McCarthy R Stubbs	3	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	L Raymond G Sabatini	6	6
		A Grossman T Whitlinger-Jones	2	0				7	L Raymond G Sabatini	6	6
		S Cacic C Papadáki	2	6	1				S Appelmans M Oremans	1	1
		S Appelmans M Oremans	6	3	6										7	L Raymond G Sabatini	6	7
		P Schwarz K Studeníková	6	6											14	K Boogert N Bradtke	0	5
		E Likhovtseva Hiromi Nagano	3	2					P Schwarz K Studeníková	0^r
		V Lake L Poruri	6^2	5				14	K Boogert N Bradtke	4
	14	K Boogert N Bradtke	7^7	7																		7	L Raymond G Sabatini	3	6	2
	15	I Spîrlea L Wild	6	6																		3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	4	6
		R Bobková P Langrová	3	1				15	I Spîrlea L Wild	7	7^7
		K-A Guse P Hy-Boulais	6	6					K-A Guse P Hy-Boulais	5	6^5
		W Probst C Singer	3	4											15	I Spîrlea L Wild	5	0
		Kim de Weille S Noorlander	4	3											3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	7	6
		M Lindström M Strandlund	6	6					M Lindström M Strandlund	6^5	3
		M Murić D van Roost	1	0				3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	7^7	6
	3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	L McNeil H Suková	6	6^6	3
		N Miyagi Stephanie Reece	2	7^8	6				N Miyagi Stephanie Reece	1	0
		T Križan R Zrubáková	1	6^1					C Barclay J Byrne	6	6
		C Barclay J Byrne	6	7^7												C Barclay J Byrne	4	2
		M Mróz J Watanabe	3	2												E Makarova E Maniokova	6	6
		E Melicharová H Vildová	6	6					E Melicharová H Vildová	4	4
		E Makarova E Maniokova	6	6					E Makarova E Maniokova	6	6
	10	J Hetherington K Radford	3	0																			E Makarova E Maniokova	0	6	3
	11	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	6	6																		2	M McGrath L Neiland	6	3	6
		R Hiraki S-h Park	2	3				11	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	7	6
		V Csurgó N Kijimuta	6	6					V Csurgó N Kijimuta	5	2
		A Fusai K Habšudová	4	4											11	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	2	4
		A Frazier K Po	6	7^8											2	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6
		Yone Kamio F Labat	4	6^6					A Frazier K Po	4	3
		S Cecchini L Garrone	3	4				2	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6
	2	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6

External links

• Official Results Archive (Australian Open)
• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)