1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1996 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Martina Hingis Helena Suková
Runners-up	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
Final score	5–7, 7–5, 6–1

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Martina Hingis and Helena Suková.

Hingis and Suková won the title, defeating Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 in the final. It was the 1st Grand Slam doubles title and the 2nd title overall for Hingis, and the 9th and final Grand Slam doubles title and the 64th title overall for Suková, in their respective careers.

Seeds

1. Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
2. Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (Semifinals)
3. Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández (Quarterfinals, retired)
4. Meredith McGrath / Larisa Neiland (Final)
5. n/a
6. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (Third Round)
7. Lori McNeil / Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
8. Martina Hingis / Helena Suková (Champions)
9. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (Third Round)
10. Katrina Adams / Mariaan de Swardt (Quarterfinals)
11. Kristie Boogert / Irina Spîrlea (Third Round)
12. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (Quarterfinals)
13. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Third Round)
14. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Sandrine Testud (Third Round, retired)
15. Elizabeth Smylie / Linda Wild (Semifinals)
16. Nicole Bradtke / Rachel McQuillan (Third Round)
17. Laura Golarsa / Kristine Radford (First Round)

Qualifying

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	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6^4	3
	8	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	3	7^7	6
								8	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	6	4	6
								15	Elizabeth Smylie   Linda Wild	4	6	4
	3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	3^r
	15	Elizabeth Smylie   Linda Wild	5
															8	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	5	7	6
															4	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	7	5	1
	10	Katrina Adams   Mariaan de Swardt	4	6^0
	4	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	6	7^7
								4	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	6	3	11
								2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	4	6	9
	12	Yayuk Basuki   Caroline Vis	1	4
	2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
		A Frazier K Po	6	2	1			1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Dragomir A Grossman	6	7^7					R Dragomir A Grossman	0	1
		S Meier H Nagyová	2	6^3											1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	I Demongeot C Dhenin	6	6											11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	3	3
		L Ghirardi-Rubbi S Pitkowski	3	0				Q	I Demongeot C Dhenin	4	2
		Angela Lettiere C Morariu	6^4	1				11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6
	11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	7^7	6																		1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6^4	3
	13	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	6																		8	M Hingis H Suková	3	7^7	6
		K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama	5	3				13	C Martínez P Tarabini	7^7	6
		S Farina V Ruano Pascual	3	4					R Grande E Likhovtseva	6^2	4
		R Grande E Likhovtseva	6	6											13	C Martínez P Tarabini	6^5	0
	WC	Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright	6	3	2										8	M Hingis H Suková	7^7	6
		T Križan C Papadáki	4	6	6				T Križan C Papadáki	4	3
		C Barclay Kristin Godridge	1	5				8	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
	8	M Hingis H Suková	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	1	6
		N Kijimuta Y Yoshida	3	6	1			3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	7	2	1				A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	3	2
		A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	5	6	6										3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6
		R Bobková E Melicharová	7	4	2											W Probst C Singer	2	2
		D Graham M Paz	5	6	6				D Graham M Paz	3	2
		W Probst C Singer	4	6	6				W Probst C Singer	6	6
	17	L Golarsa K Radford	6	4	2																	3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	3^r
	15	E Smylie L Wild	6	6																		15	E Smylie L Wild	5
		K Kschwendt F Labat	2	1				15	E Smylie L Wild	6	6
	LL	Danielle Jones Tessa Price	6	6				LL	Danielle Jones Tessa Price	4	4
		N Dahlman C Wood	4	4											15	E Smylie L Wild	6	7
		L Montalvo P Suárez	4	3											9	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	5
		N Miyagi Stephanie Reece	6	6					N Miyagi Stephanie Reece	5	2
		O Lugina E Wagner	4	0				9	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6
	9	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	L McNeil N Tauziat	7^7	1	6
		N Feber D van Roost	6^3	6	4			7	L McNeil N Tauziat	7^7	4	1
	WC	B Nagelsen M Seles	6	4	7				R Nideffer P Shriver	6^5	6	6
		R Nideffer P Shriver	4	6	9											R Nideffer P Shriver	1	4
		M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6											10	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6
		M Grzybowska A Olsza	4	1					M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	7^7	2	2
		E Callens L Courtois	1	4				10	K Adams M de Swardt	6^4	6	6
	10	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6																		10	K Adams M de Swardt	4	6^0
	14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	6																		4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	7^7
		N Pratt E de Lone	3	2				14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7^8	6
		Maaike Koutstaal Park Seong-heui	4	2					S Appelmans M Oremans	6^6	4
		S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6											14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	3	0^r
		R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais	6	6											4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	0
		Denisa Krajčovičová R Zrubáková	3	4					R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais	2	4
	WC	Helen Crook Victoria Davies	2	4				4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6
	4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	7
		A-M Cecchini L Garrone	3	5				6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		Å Carlsson A Temesvári	6	6					Å Carlsson A Temesvári	1	2
		C Cristea Caroline Schneider	0	4											6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	2	6^3
	LL	J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	7^7	6											12	Y Basuki C Vis	6	7^7
		M Lindström M Strandlund	6^4	4				LL	J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	6^3	7^7	4
	Q	J Pullin L Woodroffe	3	0				12	Y Basuki C Vis	7^7	6^4	6
	12	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6																		12	Y Basuki C Vis	1	4
	16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6																		2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	WC	V Lake S Smith	2	3				16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6
		M Murić K Studeníková	4	2					J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	3	1
		J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6											16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	2	1
		T Ječmenica C Porwik	3	7^9	4										2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		A Fusai K-A Guse	6	6^7	6				A Fusai K-A Guse	3	2
		P Langrová H Vildová	2	1				2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6

External links

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (Wimbledon)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)