1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1996 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Martina Hingis Helena Suková
Runners-up	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
Final score	5–7, 7–5, 6–1

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Martina Hingis and Helena Suková.

Hingis and Suková won the title, defeating Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 in the final. It was the 1st Grand Slam doubles title and the 2nd title overall for Hingis, and the 9th and final Grand Slam doubles title and the 64th title overall for Suková, in their respective careers.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	64	3
	8	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	3	77	6
								8	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	6	4	6
								15	Elizabeth Smylie   Linda Wild	4	6	4
	3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	3r
	15	Elizabeth Smylie   Linda Wild	5
															8	Martina Hingis   Helena Suková	5	7	6
															4	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	7	5	1
	10	Katrina Adams   Mariaan de Swardt	4	60
	4	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	6	77
								4	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	6	3	11
								2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	4	6	9
	12	Yayuk Basuki   Caroline Vis	1	4
	2	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
		A Frazier K Po	6	2	1			1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Dragomir A Grossman	6	77					R Dragomir A Grossman	0	1
		S Meier H Nagyová	2	63											1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	I Demongeot C Dhenin	6	6											11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	3	3
		L Ghirardi-Rubbi S Pitkowski	3	0				Q	I Demongeot C Dhenin	4	2
		Angela Lettiere C Morariu	64	1				11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6
	11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	77	6																		1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	64	3
	13	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	6																		8	M Hingis H Suková	3	77	6
		K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama	5	3				13	C Martínez P Tarabini	77	6
		S Farina V Ruano Pascual	3	4					R Grande E Likhovtseva	62	4
		R Grande E Likhovtseva	6	6											13	C Martínez P Tarabini	65	0
	WC	Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright	6	3	2										8	M Hingis H Suková	77	6
		T Križan C Papadáki	4	6	6				T Križan C Papadáki	4	3
		C Barclay Kristin Godridge	1	5				8	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
	8	M Hingis H Suková	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	1	6
		N Kijimuta Y Yoshida	3	6	1			3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	7	2	1				A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	3	2
		A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	5	6	6										3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6
		R Bobková E Melicharová	7	4	2											W Probst C Singer	2	2
		D Graham M Paz	5	6	6				D Graham M Paz	3	2
		W Probst C Singer	4	6	6				W Probst C Singer	6	6
	17	L Golarsa K Radford	6	4	2																	3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	3r
	15	E Smylie L Wild	6	6																		15	E Smylie L Wild	5
		K Kschwendt F Labat	2	1				15	E Smylie L Wild	6	6
	LL	Danielle Jones Tessa Price	6	6				LL	Danielle Jones Tessa Price	4	4
		N Dahlman C Wood	4	4											15	E Smylie L Wild	6	7
		L Montalvo P Suárez	4	3											9	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	5
		N Miyagi Stephanie Reece	6	6					N Miyagi Stephanie Reece	5	2
		O Lugina E Wagner	4	0				9	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6
	9	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	L McNeil N Tauziat	77	1	6
		N Feber D van Roost	63	6	4			7	L McNeil N Tauziat	77	4	1
	WC	B Nagelsen M Seles	6	4	7				R Nideffer P Shriver	65	6	6
		R Nideffer P Shriver	4	6	9											R Nideffer P Shriver	1	4
		M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6											10	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6
		M Grzybowska A Olsza	4	1					M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	77	2	2
		E Callens L Courtois	1	4				10	K Adams M de Swardt	64	6	6
	10	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6																		10	K Adams M de Swardt	4	60
	14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	6																		4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	77
		N Pratt E de Lone	3	2				14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	78	6
		Maaike Koutstaal Park Sung-hee	4	2					S Appelmans M Oremans	66	4
		S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6											14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	3	0r
		R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais	6	6											4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	0
		Denisa Krajčovičová R Zrubáková	3	4					R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais	2	4
	WC	Helen Crook Victoria Davies	2	4				4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6
	4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	7
		A-M Cecchini L Garrone	3	5				6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		Å Carlsson A Temesvári	6	6					Å Carlsson A Temesvári	1	2
		C Cristea Caroline Schneider	0	4											6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	2	63
	LL	J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	77	6											12	Y Basuki C Vis	6	77
		M Lindström M Strandlund	64	4				LL	J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	63	77	4
	Q	J Pullin L Woodroffe	3	0				12	Y Basuki C Vis	77	64	6
	12	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6																		12	Y Basuki C Vis	1	4
	16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6																		2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	WC	V Lake S Smith	2	3				16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6
		M Murić K Studeníková	4	2					J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	3	1
		J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6											16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	2	1
		T Ječmenica C Porwik	3	79	4										2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		A Fusai K-A Guse	6	67	6				A Fusai K-A Guse	3	2
		P Langrová H Vildová	2	1				2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6

External links

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (Wimbledon)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)