1996 French Open – Women's Doubles

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the four-time defending champions, but were defeated in the final by Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández 2–6, 1–6. This was Davenport's first ever Grand Slam title; she would go on to win a further two Grand Slams in doubles, and three Grand Slams in singles, eventually becoming the No. 1 in both disciplines.

Women's Doubles
1996 French Open
Champions Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
Runners-up Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
Final score6–2, 6–1
Draw64 (4 WC )
Seeds16

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández are the champions; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6 6
5 Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
4 4
1 Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2 2
4 Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
6 6
4 Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
6 6
9 Katrina Adams
Mariaan de Swardt
4 2
4 Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
6 6
2 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
2 1
6 Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
2 4
3 Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
6 6
3 Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
5 3
2 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
7 6
Alexandra Fusai
Mercedes Paz
4 6 2
2 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6 1 6

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 J Novotná
A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
M Koutstaal
V Lake
1 2 1 J Novotná
A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
S Meier
H Nagyová
6 7 S Meier
H Nagyová
0 3
S Jeyaseelan
L Poruri
4 5 1 J Novotná
A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
A Ellwood
R Nideffer
6 6 S-h Park
S-t Wang
1 3
C Cristea
T Ječmenica
3 2 A Ellwood
R Nideffer
2 7 2
S-h Park
S-t Wang
77 6 S-h Park
S-t Wang
6 5 6
16 E Callens
L Courtois
64 2 1 J Novotná
A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
14 Y Basuki
C Vis
6 6 5 N Arendt
M Bollegraf
4 4
R Dragomir
A Grossman
4 1 14 Y Basuki
C Vis
6 6
WC K Quentrec-Eagle
A-G Sidot
6 6 WC K Quentrec-Eagle
A-G Sidot
4 4
A Lettiere
C Morariu
3 2 14 Y Basuki
C Vis
4 5
P Langrová
R Zrubáková
6 4 6 5 N Arendt
M Bollegraf
6 7
E deLone
N Pratt
3 6 1 P Langrová
R Zrubáková
6 3 4
S Cecchini
L Garrone
2 63 5 N Arendt
M Bollegraf
3 6 6
5 N Arendt
M Bollegraf
6 77

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 L Davenport
MJ Fernández
77 6
J Hetherington
K Rinaldy-Stunkel
62 4 4 L Davenport
MJ Fernández
6 6
N Krijger-Jagerman
S Rottier
6 5 2 K Nagatsuka
A Sugiyama
3 1
K Nagatsuka
A Sugiyama
4 7 6 4 L Davenport
MJ Fernández
6 6
O Lugina
E Pampoulova
6 6 O Lugina
E Pampoulova
2 1
S Krivencheva
E Martincová
4 3 O Lugina
E Pampoulova
6 63 6
E Melicharová
H Vildová
0 2 11 A Coetzer
B Schultz-McCarthy
4 77 3
11 A Coetzer
B Schultz-McCarthy
6 6 4 L Davenport
MJ Fernández
6 6
9 K Adams
M de Swardt
6 6 9 K Adams
M de Swardt
4 2
WC I Demongeot
C Dhenin
4 1 9 K Adams
M de Swardt
7 6
M Grzybowska
A Olsza
7 3 5 M Lindström
M Strandlund
5 1
M Lindström
M Strandlund
5 6 7 9 K Adams
M de Swardt
6 7
A Frazier
K Po
3 6 6 7 L Raymond
R Stubbs
3 5
M Werdel-Witmeyer
T Whitlinger-Jones
6 3 4 A Frazier
K Po
3 4
C Barclay
K Godridge
4 4 7 L Raymond
R Stubbs
6 6
7 L Raymond
R Stubbs
6 6

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 M Hingis
H Suková
6 6
P Schwarz
K Studeníková
1 1 6 M Hingis
H Suková
6 6
R Hiraki
N Kijimuta
6 4 6 R Hiraki
N Kijimuta
1 3
P Kamstra
T Križan
1 6 0 6 M Hingis
H Suková
79 6
L Montalvo
P Suárez
0r E Smylie
L Wild
67 2
R Grande
E Likhovtseva
1 R Grande
E Likhovtseva
77 3 1
E Smylie
L Wild
4 6 6 E Smylie
L Wild
65 6 6
13 L Golarsa
I Spîrlea
6 3 4 6 M Hingis
H Suková
2 4
12 C Martínez
P Tarabini
4 6 6 3 M McGrath
L Neiland
6 6
W Probst
C Singer
6 1 1 12 C Martínez
P Tarabini
6 5 6
D Krajčovičová
L Němečková
4 3 Å Carlsson
A Temesvári
3 7 3
Å Carlsson
A Temesvári
6 6 12 C Martínez
P Tarabini
5 5
N Miyagi
S Reece
0 0 3 M McGrath
L Neiland
7 7
K Radford
S Stafford
6 6 K Radford
S Stafford
0 3
S Appelmans
M Oremans
2 4 3 M McGrath
L Neiland
6 6
3 M McGrath
L Neiland
6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 J Halard-Decugis
N Tauziat
2 6 6
N Feber
D van Roost
6 2 2 8 J Halard-Decugis
N Tauziat
5 6 7
L Lee
C Schneider
1 62 N Dahlman
C Wood
7 1 5
N Dahlman
C Wood
6 77 8 J Halard-Decugis
N Tauziat
3 6 6
A Fusai
M Paz
6 6 A Fusai
M Paz
6 3 8
R Bobková
D Graham
4 3 A Fusai
M Paz
4 7 6
WC N Dechy
A Mauresmo
3 1 15 A Dechaume-Balleret
S Testud
6 5 2
15 A Dechaume-Balleret
S Testud
6 6 A Fusai
M Paz
4 6 2
10 K Boogert
N Bradtke
2 1 2 G Fernández
N Zvereva
6 1 6
E Makarova
E Maniokova
6 6 E Makarova
E Maniokova
62 2
K Kschwendt
R Simpson
6 4 0 R McQuillan
L Pleming
77 6
R McQuillan
L Pleming
4 6 6 R McQuillan
L Pleming
1 63
WC L Ghirardi-Rubbi
S Pitkowski
6 7 2 G Fernández
N Zvereva
6 77
C Papadáki
E Tatarkova
3 5 WC L Ghirardi-Rubbi
S Pitkowski
3 6 0
K-A Guse
P Hy-Boulais
0 2 2 G Fernández
N Zvereva
6 3 6
2 G Fernández
N Zvereva
6 6
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