1996 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1996 US Open
Champions	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score	1–6, 6–1, 6–4

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final. It was the 5th US Open, 15th Grand Slam and 66th overall title for Fernández, and the 4th US Open, 15th Grand Slam and 60th overall title, in their respective careers.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	6
		Anna Kournikova   Elena Likhovtseva	5	2
								1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	1	6
								4	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	1	6	1
	4	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	6	6
		Patricia Hy-Boulais   Rosalyn Nideffer	4	4
															1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	1	4
															2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	1	6	6
	6	Lori McNeil   Gabriela Sabatini	4	6	7
	5	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6	3	5
								6	Lori McNeil   Gabriela Sabatini	2	6
								2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	7
		Sonya Jeyaseelan   Rene Simpson	3	7	2
	2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	M Saeki Y Yoshida	1	1				1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6	6
		N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6					N Bradtke R McQuillan	7	3	2
		L Golarsa C Singer	4	2											1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	LL	V Csurgó M Grzybowska	6	4	2										15	R Hiraki N Miyagi	4	2
		S Noorlander S Pitkowski	4	6	6				S Noorlander S Pitkowski	6	2	2
		N Dahlman C Wood	6	3	2			15	R Hiraki N Miyagi	4	6	6
	15	R Hiraki N Miyagi	3	6	6																	1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	10	E Smylie L Wild	4	4																			A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	5	2
		A Lettiere C Morariu	6	6					A Lettiere C Morariu	3	6	6
		L Cenková A Olsza	6	6					L Cenková A Olsza	6	1	1
	Q	L Horn J Kruger	1	2												A Lettiere C Morariu	2	7	2
		R Bobková E Melicharová	3	6	6											A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	6	6
		A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	3	7				A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	7	4
		A Ellwood N Pratt	3	4				9	K Adams M de Swardt	6	1r
	9	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	M Hingis   H Suková	6	6
	H Nagyová   K Studeníková	0	3				4	M Hingis   H Suková	6	6
Q	M-F Landa   M Weingärtner	2	2					Å Carlsson   M Strandlund	2	4
	Å Carlsson   M Strandlund	6	6											4	M Hingis   H Suková	6	3	7
	A Coetzer   I Gorrochategui	6	6											11	Y Basuki   C Vis	3	6	5
	K Nagatsuka   A Sugiyama	3	3					A Coetzer   I Gorrochategui	3	0r
	M Werdel-Witmeyer   T Whitlinger-Jones	3	6	5			11	Y Basuki   C Vis	6	1
11	Y Basuki   C Vis	6	3	7																	4	M Hingis   H Suková	6	6
13	Z Garrison-Jackson   P Shriver	5	4																			P Hy-Boulais   R Nideffer	4	4
	L Montalvo   B Rittner	7	6					L Montalvo   B Rittner	2	6
	T Križan   C Papadáki	3	6					R Grande   E Makarova	6	7
	R Grande   E Makarova	6	7												R Grande   E Makarova	1	1
	P Langrová   R Zrubáková	4	2												P Hy-Boulais   R Nideffer	6	6
	N Kijimuta   F Labat	6	6					N Kijimuta   F Labat	6	4	6
	P Hy-Boulais   R Nideffer	7	6					P Hy-Boulais   R Nideffer	1	6	7
8	B Schultz-McCarthy   N Tauziat	5	1

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	L McNeil G Sabatini	6	7
		D Krajčovičová L Němečková	2	5				6	L McNeil G Sabatini	6	6
		S Cecchini L Garrone	2	1					J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	1	1
		J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6											6	L McNeil G Sabatini	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh S Reeves	7	3	1										12	K Boogert I Spîrlea	4	2
		S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6	6				S Appelmans M Oremans	1	0
		K Kschwendt B Schett	7	1	3			12	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6
	12	K Boogert I Spîrlea	5	6	6																	6	L McNeil G Sabatini	4	6	7
	14	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	1	6																	5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	3	5
		O Lugina E Pampoulova	2	6	2			14	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	7
		A Frazier K Po	6	3	2				S-h Park S-t Wang	2	5
		S-h Park S-t Wang	4	6	6										14	C Martínez P Tarabini	5	5
	WC	J Lee L Lee	6	7											5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	7	7
	WC	A de Lone L Poruri	4	6				WC	J Lee L Lee	4	7	1
		M Lindström L Pleming	4	0				5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	5	6
	5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	WC	D Buth S Nickitas	1	2				7	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	3
		A Huber I Majoli	4	4					S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	6												S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	7	6
		A Grossman S Reece	3	4											17	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	5	3
		C Barclay K-A Guse	6	6					C Barclay K-A Guse	5	1
		V Ruano Pascual A Temesvári	6	7	3			17	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7	6
	17	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7	6	6																		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	3	7	2
	16	D Graham K Radford	4	7	7																	2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6	6
		A Fusai M Paz	6	5	6			16	D Graham K Radford	6	6
	LL	J Byrne T Rodgers	6	6				LL	J Byrne T Rodgers	2	4
	Q	J Chi K Pace	2	4											16	D Graham K Radford	3	6
		M Murić P Suárez	3	4											2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	7
		R Dragomir T Ječmenica	6	6					R Dragomir T Ječmenica	1	0
		J Husárová D van Roost	6	3	0			2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	2	G Fernández N Zvereva	4	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)