The qualifying rounds for the 1996 US Open were played from 22 to 25 August 1996 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.
| Women's doubles qualifying | |
|---|---|
| 1996 US Open |
Seeds
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Elena Brioukhovets / Elena Tatarkova (first round)
Virág Csurgó / 
Magdalena Grzybowska (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
Elly Hakami / 
Valda Lake (first round)
Caroline Dhenin / 
Danielle Jones (first round)
Julia Lutrova / 
Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
Bettina Fulco-Villella / 
Flora Perfetti (first round)- Jenny Byrne / Tracey Morton-Rodgers (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
Kaoru Shibata / Noëlle van Lottum (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers
editLucky losers
editDraw
editFirst qualifier
edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Elena Brioukhovets Elena Tatarkova
| 65 | 5 | ||||||||||
 Liezel Horn Joannette Kruger
| 77 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Liezel Horn Joannette Kruger
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  Jenny Byrne Tracey Morton-Rodgers
| 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
 Shannan McCarthy Julie Steven
| 3 | 6 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Jenny Byrne Tracey Morton-Rodgers
| 6 | 3 | 77 | |||||||||
Second qualifier
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| 2 |  Virág Csurgó Magdalena Grzybowska
| w | / | o | |||||||||
| WC | Sandra Cacic Annie Miller
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| 2 | Virág Csurgó Magdalena Grzybowska
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Jane Chi Kelly Pace
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Jane Chi Kelly Pace
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  Julia Lutrova Tamarine Tanasugarn
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
Third qualifier
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| 3 | Elly Hakami Valda Lake
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
 Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Kaoru Shibata Noëlle van Lottum
| 64 | 4 | ||||||||||
| WC | Katie Schlukebir Melissa Zimpfer
| 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | Kaoru Shibata Noëlle van Lottum
| 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
Fourth qualifier
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| 4 | Caroline Dhenin Danielle Jones
| 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Stephanie Devillé Nino Louarsabishvili
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Stephanie Devillé Nino Louarsabishvili
| 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Alt |  María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner
| 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Alt | María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner
| 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bettina Fulco-Villella Flora Perfetti
| 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||