1996 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Chase Championships | |
| Champions |  Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández |
| Runners-up |  Jana Novotná  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Jana Novotná / 
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Final)
Gigi Fernández / 
Natasha Zvereva (Semifinals)- Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández (Champions)
- Meredith McGrath /
Larisa Neiland (Semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Martina Hingis Helena Suková
| 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis
| 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
| 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||