1996 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
1996 French Open
Champions	Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana
Runners-up	Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen
Final score	6–2, 6–2

Larisa Neiland and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Neiland teamed up with Mark Woodforde and were eliminated in semifinals, while Woodbridge partnered with Nicole Bradtke and were eliminated in quarterfinals.

Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana won the title, defeating Nicole Arendt and Luke Jensen 6–2, 6–2 in the final. It was the 1st and only mixed doubles title for both players in their careers.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana are the champions; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Larisa Neiland   Mark Woodforde	6	6
	6	Nicole Bradtke   Todd Woodbridge	3	3
								1	Larisa Neiland   Mark Woodforde	3	3
									Nicole Arendt   Luke Jensen	6	6
		Nicole Arendt   Luke Jensen	6	3	6
	7	Kristie Boogert   Andrei Olhovskiy	3	6	3
																Nicole Arendt   Luke Jensen	2	2
																Patricia Tarabini   Javier Frana	6	6
	11	Martina Hingis   Mark Philippoussis	4	6	4
	3	Manon Bollegraf   Rick Leach	6	4	6
								3	Manon Bollegraf   Rick Leach	2	62
									Patricia Tarabini   Javier Frana	6	77
	8	Katrina Adams   Libor Pimek	4	6	3
		Patricia Tarabini   Javier Frana	6	2	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	L Neiland   M Woodforde	6	6
WC	S Pitkowski   M Bahrami	6	2	4				N Feber   J Waite	1	2
	N Feber   J Waite	3	6	6										1	L Neiland   M Woodforde	77	4	6
	P Hy-Boulais   B Haygarth	6	6											12	M McGrath   M Lucena	65	6	2
	R Hiraki   L Bale	2	3					P Hy-Boulais   B Haygarth	77	3	2
							12	M McGrath   M Lucena	63	6	6
																					1	L Neiland   M Woodforde	6	6
																					6	N Bradtke   T Woodbridge	3	3
							15	N Miyagi   K Kinnear	3	7	5
	C Barclay   A Florent	6	6					C Barclay   A Florent	6	5	7
	M Oremans   S Noteboom	3	2												C Barclay   A Florent	3	2
	K Rinaldi-Stunkel   K Jones	68	77	6										6	N Bradtke   T Woodbridge	6	6
WC	Karine Quentrec-Eagle   T Guardiola	710	65	4				K Rinaldi-Stunkel   K Jones	7	4	3
							6	N Bradtke   T Woodbridge	5	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	L Raymond   P Galbraith	66	3
	E Maniokova   D Adams	5	4					N Arendt   L Jensen	78	6
	N Arendt   L Jensen	7	6												N Arendt   L Jensen	w/o
Alt	L Pleming   L Lobo	77	1	6										Alt	L Pleming   L Lobo
	A Dechaume-Balleret   J-P Fleurian	64	6	4			Alt	L Pleming   L Lobo	6	3	6
							9	B Schultz-McCarthy   M Keil	4	6	3
																						N Arendt   L Jensen	6	3	6
																					7	K Boogert   A Olhovskiy	3	6	3
							13	E Callens   M Oosting	7	67	7
	R Simpson   N Broad	3	6	5				Y Basuki   K Flach	5	79	5
	Y Basuki   K Flach	6	4	7										13	E Callens   M Oosting	7	5	3
	S Rottier   M Barnard	6	3	6										7	K Boogert   A Olhovskiy	5	7	6
	R Stubbs   P Tramacchi	2	6	3				S Rottier   M Barnard	3	3
							7	K Boogert   A Olhovskiy	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	H Suková   E Ferreira	4	4
	D Graham   S Davis	3	1					A Frazier   T Kronemann	6	6
	A Frazier   T Kronemann	6	6												A Frazier   T Kronemann	1	2
	K Po   B Behrens	77	4	5										11	M Hingis   M Philippoussis	6	6
	C Vis   T Nijssen	64	6	7				C Vis   T Nijssen	3	64
							11	M Hingis   M Philippoussis	6	77
																					11	M Hingis   M Philippoussis	4	6	4
																					3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	6	4	6
							16	J Hetherington   J-L de Jager	6	3	6
	K-A Guse   W Arthurs	6	3	4				L Golarsa   C van Rensburg	3	6	3
	L Golarsa   C van Rensburg	3	6	6										16	J Hetherington   J-L de Jager	3	3
	R McQuillan   D Macpherson	4	7	6										3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	6	6
	K Radford   J Eagle	6	5	4				R McQuillan   D Macpherson	64	7	4
							3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	77	5	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	K Adams   L Pimek	6	6
	I Demongeot   G Raoux	6	2	3				A Fusai   R Gilbert	0	3
	A Fusai   R Gilbert	3	6	6										8	K Adams   L Pimek	6	66	7
	A Sugiyama   P Kilderry	6	6												A Sugiyama   P Kilderry	4	78	5
WC	N Herreman   F Vitoux	1	2					A Sugiyama   P Kilderry	6	6
							10	L Wild   B Talbot	2	3
																					8	K Adams   L Pimek	4	6	3
																						P Tarabini   J Frana	6	2	6
							14	I Spîrlea   G van Emburgh	6	4	6
	I Majoli   M Jensen	4	5					P Tarabini   J Frana	4	6	8
	P Tarabini   J Frana	6	7												P Tarabini   J Frana	5	6	10
WC	A Cocheteux   O Mutis	6	1	1										2	G Fernández   C Suk	7	3	8
WC	S Testud   L Barthez	4	6	6			WC	S Testud   L Barthez
							2	G Fernández   C Suk	w/o

External links

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