1996 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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.

Women's doubles
1996 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Chanda Rubin
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Score7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1995 · Australian Open · 1997 →

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

Sánchez Vicario partnered alongside Chanda Rubin and successfully defended her 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.

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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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

Top half

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Section 1

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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

Section 2

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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 3r
  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

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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
0r
  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

Section 4

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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
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