1996 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1996 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Chanda Rubin; Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport; Mary Joe Fernández
Score	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
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The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.

Champions

Chanda Rubin

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Runners-up

Lindsay Davenport

Mary Joe Fernández

Score7–5, 2–6, 6–4

Draw64

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Chanda Rubin partnered with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and together they successfully defended Sánchez Vicario’s title, defeating Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the first and only Grand Slam doubles title for Rubin, and the sixth and final Grand Slam doubles title (third and final Australian Open doubles title) for Sánchez Vicario, in their respective careers.

Sánchez Vicario and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but Novotná did not compete this year.

After making the semifinals or better in the last 19 consecutive grand slam tournaments, №1 seeds Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were ousted in the quarterfinals by Rubin and Sánchez Vicario.

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	1	7⁷	4

8	Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6³	6
					8	Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	2	6

					4	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	4	6	2
4	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6	2	7

	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	1	6	5
										8	Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	2	6

										3	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	5	6	4
7	Lisa Raymond Gabriela Sabatini	3	6	2

3	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	6	4	6
					3	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	6	6

					2	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	2	3
	Elena Makarova Eugenia Maniokova	0	6	3

2	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6	3	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	K Maleeva S Stafford	3	3		1	G Fernández N Zvereva	2	6	6
	L Ghirardi-Rubbi S Pitkowski	6	4	6	WC	A Ellwood N Pratt	6	1	1
WC	A Ellwood N Pratt	4	6	8						1	G Fernández N Zvereva	7	6
WC	L McShea T Musgrave	3	3							13	A Coetzer M de Swardt	5	2
	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	6			A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	1	2
WC	P Shriver E Smylie	3	6	1	13	A Coetzer M de Swardt	6	6
13	A Coetzer M de Swardt	6	2	6										1	G Fernández N Zvereva	1	7⁷	4
16	S Farina L Golarsa	3	6	3										8	C Rubin A Sánchez Vicario	6	6³	6
	A Huber K Kschwendt	6	4	6		A Huber K Kschwendt	6	6
	L Němečková D Szabová	2	7	6		L Němečková D Szabová	3	0
	M Grzybowska A Olsza	6	5	4							A Huber K Kschwendt	0	5
	K Godridge K Sharpe	5	6⁴							8	C Rubin A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	E deLone A Keller	7	7⁷			E deLone A Keller	2	3
WC	S Drake-Brockman J Taylor	4	4		8	C Rubin A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
8	C Rubin A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	M Paz R Simpson	2	3		4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	w/o
	Å Carlsson C Cristea	6	2	1		K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama
	K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama	0	6	6					4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	2
	I Demongeot L Pleming	2	1						9	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	3^r
	R McQuillan C Porwik	6	6			R McQuillan C Porwik	3	6³
	L Courtois N Feber	6⁰	4		9	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	7⁷
9	C Martínez P Tarabini	7⁷	6											4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	2	7
12	M Hingis I Majoli	7	0	3											Y Basuki C Vis	1	6	5
	M Saeki Y Yoshida	5	6	6		M Saeki Y Yoshida	4	2
	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6			Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
	R Dragomir J Kruger	2	3							Y Basuki C Vis	6³	6	6
	R Grande A Temesvári	4	2							N Dahlman C Wood	7⁷	4	2
	N Dahlman C Wood	6	6			N Dahlman C Wood	7⁷	6
	E Hakami D Scott	6	0	1	6	B Schultz-McCarthy R Stubbs	6⁴	3
6	B Schultz-McCarthy R Stubbs	3	6	6

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

7	L Raymond G Sabatini	6	6
	A Grossman T Whitlinger-Jones	2	0		7	L Raymond G Sabatini	6	6
	S Cacic C Papadáki	2	6	1		S Appelmans M Oremans	1	1
	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	3	6					7	L Raymond G Sabatini	6	7
	P Schwarz K Studeníková	6	6						14	K Boogert N Bradtke	0	5
	E Likhovtseva H Nagano	3	2			P Schwarz K Studeníková	0^r
	V Lake L Poruri	6²	5		14	K Boogert N Bradtke	4
14	K Boogert N Bradtke	7⁷	7										7	L Raymond G Sabatini	3	6	2
15	I Spîrlea L Wild	6	6										3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	4	6
	R Bobková P Langrová	3	1		15	I Spîrlea L Wild	7	7⁷
	K-A Guse P Hy-Boulais	6	6			K-A Guse P Hy-Boulais	5	6⁵
	W Probst C Singer	3	4						15	I Spîrlea L Wild	5	0
	K de Weille S Noorlander	4	3						3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	7	6
	M Lindström M Strandlund	6	6			M Lindström M Strandlund	6⁵	3
	M Murić D van Roost	1	0		3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	7⁷	6
3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

5	L McNeil H Suková	6	6⁶	3
	N Miyagi S Reece	2	7⁸	6		N Miyagi S Reece	1	0
	T Križan R Zrubáková	1	6¹			C Barclay J Byrne	6	6
	C Barclay J Byrne	6	7⁷							C Barclay J Byrne	4	2
	M Mróz J Watanabe	3	2							E Makarova E Maniokova	6	6
	E Melicharová H Vildová	6	6			E Melicharová H Vildová	4	4
	E Makarova E Maniokova	6	6			E Makarova E Maniokova	6	6
10	J Hetherington K Radford	3	0											E Makarova E Maniokova	0	6	3
11	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	6	6										2	M McGrath L Neiland	6	3	6
	R Hiraki S-h Park	2	3		11	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	7	6
	V Csurgó N Kijimuta	6	6			V Csurgó N Kijimuta	5	2
	A Fusai K Habšudová	4	4						11	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	2	4
	A Frazier K Po	6	7⁸						2	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6
	Y Kamio F Labat	4	6⁶			A Frazier K Po	4	3
	S Cecchini L Garrone	3	4		2	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6
2	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6

1996 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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