1996 Summer Olympics / Tennis / Women's doubles

Women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics .

The defending champions were Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández , who defended their title against Jana Novotná and Helena Suková in straight sets. In the bronze medal match, Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won in three sets against Manon Bollegraf and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy .

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández   gold 02.  Jana Novotná Helena Suková   silver 03.  Manon Bollegraf Brenda Schultz-McCarthy   4th Place 04th  Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   bronze

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Nicole Bradtke Rennae Stubbs   1 round 06th  Gabriela Sabatini Patricia Tarabini   1 round 07th  Amanda Coetzer Mariaan de Swardt   Round of 16 08th.  Kyoko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama   1 round

Explanation of symbols

INV = Tripartite Invitation IP = ITF place ALT = replacement (alternate)

r = retired d = disqualification where = walk over

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández

7th

7th

3

Manon Bollegraf Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

5

6 3

1

Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández

7th

6th

2

Jana Novotná Helena Suková

6 6

4th

4th

Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

2

6 1

2

Jana Novotná Helena Suková

6th

7th

3rd place match

3

Manon Bollegraf Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

1

3

4th

Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

G. Fernández, M. J. Fernández

6th

6th

OLD

M. Pierce N. Tauziat

6th

3

6th

OLD

M. Pierce N. Tauziat

4th

3

M. Grzybowska A. Olsza

2

6th

0

1

G. Fernández, M. J. Fernández

6th

6th

V. Lake C. Wood

3

7th

6th

V. Lake C. Wood

2

1

WC

K. Maleewa, M. Maleewa

6th

6 8

3

V. Lake C. Wood

7th

7th

WC

E.-h. Kim S.-h. park

1

3

7th

A. Coetzer M. de Swardt

5

5

7th

A. Coetzer M. de Swardt

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

M. Bollegraf B. Schultz-McCarthy

w.

O.

O. Lugina N. Medvedeva

3

M. Bollegraf B. Schultz-McCarthy

7th

7th

V. Csurgó A. Temesvári

6 5

6 5

V. Csurgó A. Temesvári

6th

1

6th

WC

P. Cabezas B. Castro

4th

6th

3

3

M. Bollegraf B. Schultz-McCarthy

6th

6th

WC

M. Hingis P. Schnyder

4th

3

WC

M. Hingis P. Schnyder

3

6th

6th

K. Habšudová R. Zrubáková

6th

4th

2

WC

M. Hingis P. Schnyder

2

6th

7th

S. Appelmans L. Courtois

6th

1

5

S. Appelmans L. Courtois

5

6th

6th

6th

G. Sabatini P. Tarabini

7th

3

4th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

N. Bradtke R. Stubbs

OLD

L.-L. Chen J. Yi

w.

O.

OLD

L.-L. Chen J. Yi

6th

4th

4th

WC

B. Sangaram T. Tanasugarn

2

6th

6th

WC

B. Sangaram T. Tanasugarn

6th

6 3

6th

C. Papadaki C. Zachariadou

2

7th

2

WC

B. Sangaram T. Tanasugarn

2

1

4th

C. Martínez A. Sánchez Vicario

6th

6th

I. Majoli M. Muric

7th

4th

9

S. Farina L. Golarsa

6 2

6th

7th

I. Majoli M. Muric

2

1

4th

C. Martínez A. Sánchez Vicario

6th

6th

WC

D. Randriantefy N. Randriantefy

1

3

4th

C. Martínez A. Sánchez Vicario

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

K. Nagatsuka A. Sugiyama

6 2

1

J. Hetherington P. Hy-Boulais

7th

6th

J. Hetherington P. Hy-Boulais

2

6th

6th

WC

W. Barabanshchykawa N. Sverava

6th

4th

1

WC

W. Barabanshchykawa N. Sverava

6th

6th

M. D'Agostini V. Menga

2

3

J. Hetherington P. Hy-Boulais

2

4th

2

J. Novotná H. Suková

6th

6th

WC

Y. Basuki R. Tedjakusuma

w.

O.

C. Cristea R. Dragomir

WC

Y. Basuki R. Tedjakusuma

2

3

2

J. Novotná H. Suková

6th

6th

A. Kurnikowa J. Makarova

2

2

2

J. Novotná H. Suková

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw on ITFtennis.com (English)