1996 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Direct Line International Championships
1995 Champions	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Champions	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Rosalyn Nideffer Pam Shriver
Final score	4–6, 7–5, 6–4

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions and won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 against Rosalyn Nideffer and Pam Shriver.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Champions)
2. n/a
3. Katrina Adams / Meredith McGrath (Semifinals)
4. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (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

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		L McNeil N Tauziat	3	3				1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	S Smith C Wood	7	7				WC	S Smith C Wood	1	1
		K Kschwendt A Sugiyama	5	6											1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	7	7
	3	K Adams M McGrath	6	6											3	K Adams M McGrath	5	6
		Y Basuki J Hetherington	4	3				3	K Adams M McGrath	4	6	6
		N Feber R Hiraki	4	6	1				L Raymond R Stubbs	6	2	2
		L Raymond R Stubbs	6	4	6																	1	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	7	6
		A Lettiere C Morariu	6	2																			Rosalyn Nideffer Pam Shriver	6	5	2
		E Smylie L Wild	7	6					E Smylie L Wild	4	6	6
		A Frazier K Po	6	6					A Frazier K Po	6	0	3
	4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	2	4												E Smylie L Wild	6	5	2
		C Porwik I Spîrlea	6	3	9											R Nideffer P Shriver	4	7	6
	Q	T Ječmenica M Murić	3	6	11			Q	T Ječmenica M Murić	7	2	6
		R Nideffer P Shriver	6	7					R Nideffer P Shriver	6	6	8
	LL	M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	4	5

External links

• 1996 Direct Line International Championships Doubles Draw