1996 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Chase Championships
Champions	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
Runners-up	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score	6–3, 6–2

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández.

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 (Final)
2. Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (Semifinals)
3. Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández (Champions)
4. Meredith McGrath / Larisa Neiland (Semifinals)

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	3	7
		Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	4	6	5
								1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
								4	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	2	2
	4	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	6	6	6
		Yayuk Basuki   Caroline Vis	4	7	4
															1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	2
															3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
		Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	2	2
	3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
								3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	7	6
								2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	3
		Elizabeth Smylie   Linda Wild	1	2
	2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	6

External links

• 1996 Chase Championships Doubles Draw