US Open 1996 / women's doubles

US Open 1996
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
US Open women's doubles
1995 ◄ 1996 ► 1997
Grand Slams 1996 women's doubles
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This article describes the women's doubles of the US Open 1996 . The defending champions were Gigi Fernández and Natallja Swerawa .

Gigi Fernández and Natallja Swerawa played the final against Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario , which Fernández and Swerawa won in three sets.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   final 02.  Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa   victory 03. 04th  Martina Hingis Helena Suková   Semifinals 05.  Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf   Quarter finals 06th  Lori McNeil Gabriela Sabatini   Semifinals 07th  Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs   2nd round 08th.  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Nathalie Tauziat   1 round 09.  Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt   2nd round

No. pairing Round reached 10.  Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild   1 round 11.  Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis   Round of 16 12.  Kristie Boogert Irina Spîrlea   Round of 16 13.  Zina Garrison-Jackson Pam Shriver   1 round 14th  Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini   Round of 16 15th  Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi   Round of 16 16.  Debbie Graham Kristine Radford   Round of 16 17th  Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Sandrine Testud   Round of 16

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

7th

6th

Anna Kurnikowa Jelena Lichowzewa

5

2

1

Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

6th

1

6th

4th

Martina Hingis Helena Suková

1

6th

1

4th

Martina Hingis Helena Suková

6th

6th

Patricia Hy-Boulais Rosalyn Nideffer

4th

4th

1

Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

6th

1

4th

2

Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa

1

6th

6th

6th

Lori McNeil Gabriela Sabatini

4th

6th

7th

5

Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf

6th

3

5

6th

Lori McNeil Gabriela Sabatini

2

6th

2

Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa

6th

7th

Sonya Jeyaseelan Rene Simpson

3

7th

2

2

Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa

6th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario

6th

6th

Q

M. Saeki Y. Yoshida

1

1

1

J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario

6th

6th

6th

N. Bradtke R. McQuillan

7th

3

2

N. Bradtke R. McQuillan

6th

6th

L. Golarsa C. Singer

4th

2

1

J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario

6th

6th

15th

R. Hiraki N. Miyagi

4th

2

LL

V. Csurgó M. Grzybowska

6th

4th

2

S. Noorlander S. Pitkowski

4th

6th

6th

S. Noorlander S. Pitkowski

6th

2

2

15th

R. Hiraki N. Miyagi

4th

6th

6th

N. Dahlman C. Wood

6th

3

2

15th

R. Hiraki N. Miyagi

3

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

10

E. Smylie L. Wild

4th

4th

A. Lettiere C. Morariu

6th

6th

A. Lettiere C. Morariu

3

6th

6th

L. Cenková A. Olsza

6th

1

1

L. Cenková A. Olsza

6th

6th

Q

L. Horn J. Kruger

1

2

A. Lettiere C. Morariu

2

7th

2

A. Kurnikowa J. Lichowzewa

6th

6th

6th

R. Bobková E. Melicharová

3

6th

6th

A. Kurnikowa J. Lichowzewa

6th

3

7th

A. Kurnikowa J. Lichowzewa

7th

4th

9

K. Adams M. de Swardt

6th

1

r

A. Ellwood N. Pratt

3

4th

9

K. Adams M. de Swardt

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

M. Hingis H. Suková

6th

6th

H. Nagyová K. Studeníková

0

3

4th

M. Hingis H. Suková

6th

6th

Å. Carlsson M. Strandlund

2

4th

Q

M.-F. Landa M. Weingärtner

2

2

Å. Carlsson M. Strandlund

6th

6th

4th

M. Hingis H. Suková

6th

3

7th

11

Y. Basuki C. Vis

3

6th

5

A. Coetzer I. Gorrochategui

6th

6th

K. Nagatsuka A. Sugiyama

3

3

A. Coetzer I. Gorrochategui

3

0

r

11

Y. Basuki C. Vis

6th

1

M. Werdel-Witmeyer, T. Whitlinger-Jones

3

6th

5

11

Y. Basuki C. Vis

6th

3

7th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

13

Z. Garrison-Jackson P. Shriver

5

4th

L. Montalvo B. Rittner

7th

6th

L. Montalvo B. Rittner

2

6th

R. Grande J. Makarova

6th

7th

T. Križan C. Papadaki

3

6th

R. Grande J. Makarova

6th

7th

R. Grande J. Makarova

1

1

P. Hy-Boulais R. Nideffer

6th

6th

P. Langrová R. Zrubáková

4th

2

N. Kijimuta F. Labat

6th

6th

N. Kijimuta F. Labat

6th

4th

6th

P. Hy-Boulais R. Nideffer

1

6th

7th

P. Hy-Boulais R. Nideffer

7th

6th

8th

B. Schultz-McCarthy N. Tauziat

5

1

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

6th

L. McNeil G. Sabatini

6th

7th

D. Krajčovičová L. Němečková

2

5

6th

L. McNeil G. Sabatini

6th

6th

J. Hetherington K. Rinaldi Stunkel

1

1

S. Cecchini L. Garrone

2

1

J. Hetherington K. Rinaldi Stunkel

6th

6th

6th

L. McNeil G. Sabatini

6th

6th

12

K. Boogert I. Spîrlea

4th

2

WC

L. Osterloh S. Reeves

7th

3

1

S. Appelmans, M. Oremans

6th

6th

6th

S. Appelmans, M. Oremans

1

0

12

K. Boogert I. Spîrlea

6th

6th

K. Kschwendt B. Schett

7th

1

3

12

K. Boogert I. Spîrlea

5

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

14th

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

6th

1

6th

O. Lugina E. Wagner

2

6th

2

14th

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

6th

7th

S.-h. Park S.-t. Wang

2

5

A. Frazier K. Po

6th

3

2

S.-h. Park S.-t. Wang

4th

6th

6th

14th

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

5

5

5

N. Arendt M. Bollegraf

7th

7th

WC

J. Lee L. Lee

6th

7th

WC

A. de Lone L. Poruri

4th

6th

WC

J. Lee L. Lee

4th

7th

1

5

N. Arendt M. Bollegraf

6th

5

6th

M. Lindström L. Pleming

4th

0

5

N. Arendt M. Bollegraf

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

6th

6th

WC

D. Buth S. Nickitas

1

2

7th

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

4th

3

S. Jeyaseelan R. Simpson

6th

6th

A. Huber I. Majoli

4th

4th

S. Jeyaseelan R. Simpson

6th

6th

S. Jeyaseelan R. Simpson

7th

6th

17th

A. Dechaume-Balleret S. Testud

5

3

A. Grossman S. Reece

3

4th

C. Barclay K.-A. Guse

6th

6th

C. Barclay K.-A. Guse

5

1

17th

A. Dechaume-Balleret S. Testud

7th

6th

V. Ruano Pascual A. Temesvári

6th

7th

3

17th

A. Dechaume-Balleret S. Testud

7th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

16

D. Graham K. Radford

4th

7th

7th

A. Fusai M. Paz

6th

5

6th

16

D. Graham K. Radford

6th

6th

LL

J. Byrne T. Rodgers

2

4th

LL

J. Byrne T. Rodgers

6th

6th

Q

J. Chi K.S. Wilson

2

4th

16

D. Graham K. Radford

3

6th

2

G. Fernández N. Swerawa

6th

7th

M. Murić P. Suarez

3

4th

R. Dragomir T. Ječmenica

6th

6th

R. Dragomir T. Ječmenica

1

0

2

G. Fernández N. Swerawa

6th

6th

J. Husárová D. Van Roost

6th

3

0

2

G. Fernández N. Swerawa

4th

6th

6th

Web links

• US Open 1996 (women's doubles) as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• US Open 1996 (women's doubles) (English) on the ITF website