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1996 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Family Circle Cup
Final
ChampionsCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-upUnited States Gigi Fernández
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1995 · Family Circle Cup · 1997 →

Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández.

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against the Fernándezes.

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
  2. United States Gigi Fernández / United States Mary Joe Fernández (final)
  3. United States Meredith McGrath / Latvia Larisa Neiland (semifinals)
  4. United States Nicole Arendt / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
4 7 6
  Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
6 5 2 1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
4 6 6
  South Africa A Coetzer
Bulgaria M Maleeva
2 3     Netherlands K Boogert
Romania I Spîrlea
6 2 4
  Netherlands K Boogert
Romania I Spîrlea
6 6   1 Czech Republic J Novotná
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 6  
3 United States M McGrath
Latvia L Neiland
6 6   3 United States M McGrath
Latvia L Neiland
3 2  
  Switzerland M Hingis
Croatia I Majoli
0 1   3 United States M McGrath
Latvia L Neiland
6 6 6
  United States K Adams
South Africa M de Swardt
6 6 6   United States K Adams
South Africa M de Swardt
7 1 2
  United States Z Garrison-Jackson
France N Tauziat
4 7 2 1 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6 6  
  United States L Raymond
Argentina G Sabatini
4 7 6 2 United States Gigi Fernández
United States Mary Joe Fernández
2 3  
  United States L Davenport
Australia R Stubbs
6 6 4   United States L Raymond
Argentina G Sabatini
4 7 5
  United States L McNeil
Australia E Smylie
1 1   4 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 6 7
4 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 6   4 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
3 4  
  Canada J Hetherington
United States K Rinaldi-Stunkel
7 6 1 2 United States G Fernández
United States M J Fernández
6 6  
  France A Dechaume-Balleret
Italy L Golarsa
6 7 6   France A Dechaume-Balleret
Italy L Golarsa
1 1  
  France A Fusai
Germany W Probst
5 1   2 United States G Fernández
United States M J Fernández
6 6  
2 United States G Fernández
United States M J Fernández
7 6  
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