Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
The Women's Doubles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernandez were the defending gold medallists, and successfully defended their title, defeating Jana Novotná and Helena Suková in the final 7–6(8–6), 6–4. To obtain the bronze medal, Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Manon Bollegraf and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6–1, 6–3.
Women's doubles | |
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Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
Champions | Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández (USA) |
Runners-up | Jana Novotná Helena Suková (CZE) |
Final score | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Singles | men | women |
Doubles | men | women |
Medalists
Gold | Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernandez United States |
Silver | Jana Novotná / Helena Suková Czech Republic |
Bronze | Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain |
Seeds
The top seeded team received a bye into the second round.
- Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) (Champions)
- Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (CZE) (Final, Silver Medalists)
- Manon Bollegraf / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) (Semifinals, Fourth Place)
- Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)
- Nicole Bradtke / Rennae Stubbs (AUS) (First Round, withdrew)
- Gabriela Sabatini / Patricia Tarabini (ARG) (First Round)
- Amanda Coetzer / Mariaan de Swardt (RSA) (Second Round)
- Kyoko Nagatsuka / Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (First Round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior Exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
Semifinals | Final (Gold Medal Match) | ||||||||||||
1 | Gigi Fernández (USA) Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
3 | Manon Bollegraf (NED) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) | 5 | 63 | ||||||||||
1 | Gigi Fernández (USA) Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Jana Novotná (CZE) Helena Suková (CZE) | 66 | 4 | ||||||||||
4 | Conchita Martínez (ESP) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 2 | 61 | ||||||||||
2 | Jana Novotná (CZE) Helena Suková (CZE) | 6 | 7 | Bronze Medal Match | |||||||||
3 | Manon Bollegraf (NED) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
4 | Conchita Martínez (ESP) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Top half
Bottom half
References
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