1996 French Open – Women's doubles

Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández defeated the four-time defending champions Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. It was Davenport's first major title; she would go on to win a further two majors in doubles and three majors in singles, eventually becoming the world No. 1 in both disciplines.

Women's doubles
1996 French Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Lindsay Davenport
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Runners-upUnited States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Score6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw64 (4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
← 1995 · French Open · 1997 →

Seeds

edit

The seeded players are listed below. Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández are the champions; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

edit

Finals

edit
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Jana Novotná
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6 6
5   Nicole Arendt
  Manon Bollegraf
4 4
1   Jana Novotná
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2 2
4   Lindsay Davenport
  Mary Joe Fernández
6 6
4   Lindsay Davenport
  Mary Joe Fernández
6 6
9   Katrina Adams
  Mariaan de Swardt
4 2
4   Lindsay Davenport
  Mary Joe Fernández
6 6
2   Gigi Fernández
  Natasha Zvereva
2 1
6   Martina Hingis
  Helena Suková
2 4
3   Meredith McGrath
  Larisa Neiland
6 6
3   Meredith McGrath
  Larisa Neiland
5 3
2   Gigi Fernández
  Natasha Zvereva
7 6
  Alexandra Fusai
  Mercedes Paz
4 6 2
2   Gigi Fernández
  Natasha Zvereva
6 1 6

Top half

edit

Section 1

edit
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   J Novotná
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
  M Koutstaal
  V Lake
1 2 1   J Novotná
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
  S Meier
  H Nagyová
6 7   S Meier
  H Nagyová
0 3
  S Jeyaseelan
  L Poruri
4 5 1   J Novotná
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
  A Ellwood
  R Nideffer
6 6   S-h Park
  S-t Wang
1 3
  C Cristea
  T Ječmenica
3 2   A Ellwood
  R Nideffer
2 7 2
  S-h Park
  S-t Wang
77 6   S-h Park
  S-t Wang
6 5 6
16   E Callens
  L Courtois
64 2 1   J Novotná
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
14   Y Basuki
  C Vis
6 6 5   N Arendt
  M Bollegraf
4 4
  R Dragomir
  A Grossman
4 1 14   Y Basuki
  C Vis
6 6
WC   K Quentrec-Eagle
  A-G Sidot
6 6 WC   K Quentrec-Eagle
  A-G Sidot
4 4
  A Lettiere
  C Morariu
3 2 14   Y Basuki
  C Vis
4 5
  P Langrová
  R Zrubáková
6 4 6 5   N Arendt
  M Bollegraf
6 7
  E deLone
  N Pratt
3 6 1   P Langrová
  R Zrubáková
6 3 4
  S Cecchini
  L Garrone
2 63 5   N Arendt
  M Bollegraf
3 6 6
5   N Arendt
  M Bollegraf
6 77

Section 2

edit
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   L Davenport
  MJ Fernández
77 6
  J Hetherington
  K Rinaldy-Stunkel
62 4 4   L Davenport
  MJ Fernández
6 6
  N Krijger-Jagerman
  S Rottier
6 5 2   K Nagatsuka
  A Sugiyama
3 1
  K Nagatsuka
  A Sugiyama
4 7 6 4   L Davenport
  MJ Fernández
6 6
  O Lugina
  E Pampoulova
6 6   O Lugina
  E Pampoulova
2 1
  S Krivencheva
  E Martincová
4 3   O Lugina
  E Pampoulova
6 63 6
  E Melicharová
  H Vildová
0 2 11   A Coetzer
  B Schultz-McCarthy
4 77 3
11   A Coetzer
  B Schultz-McCarthy
6 6 4   L Davenport
  MJ Fernández
6 6
9   K Adams
  M de Swardt
6 6 9   K Adams
  M de Swardt
4 2
WC   I Demongeot
  C Dhenin
4 1 9   K Adams
  M de Swardt
7 6
  M Grzybowska
  A Olsza
7 3 5   M Lindström
  M Strandlund
5 1
  M Lindström
  M Strandlund
5 6 7 9   K Adams
  M de Swardt
6 7
  A Frazier
  K Po
3 6 6 7   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
3 5
  M Werdel-Witmeyer
  T Whitlinger-Jones
6 3 4   A Frazier
  K Po
3 4
  C Barclay
  K Godridge
4 4 7   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6
7   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6

Bottom half

edit

Section 3

edit
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   M Hingis
  H Suková
6 6
  P Schwarz
  K Studeníková
1 1 6   M Hingis
  H Suková
6 6
  R Hiraki
  N Kijimuta
6 4 6   R Hiraki
  N Kijimuta
1 3
  P Kamstra
  T Križan
1 6 0 6   M Hingis
  H Suková
79 6
  L Montalvo
  P Suárez
0r   E Smylie
  L Wild
67 2
  R Grande
  E Likhovtseva
1   R Grande
  E Likhovtseva
77 3 1
  E Smylie
  L Wild
4 6 6   E Smylie
  L Wild
65 6 6
13   L Golarsa
  I Spîrlea
6 3 4 6   M Hingis
  H Suková
2 4
12   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
4 6 6 3   M McGrath
  L Neiland
6 6
  W Probst
  C Singer
6 1 1 12   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
6 5 6
  D Krajčovičová
  L Němečková
4 3   Å Carlsson
  A Temesvári
3 7 3
  Å Carlsson
  A Temesvári
6 6 12   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
5 5
  N Miyagi
  S Reece
0 0 3   M McGrath
  L Neiland
7 7
  K Radford
  S Stafford
6 6   K Radford
  S Stafford
0 3
  S Appelmans
  M Oremans
2 4 3   M McGrath
  L Neiland
6 6
3   M McGrath
  L Neiland
6 6

Section 4

edit
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   J Halard-Decugis
  N Tauziat
2 6 6
  N Feber
  D van Roost
6 2 2 8   J Halard-Decugis
  N Tauziat
5 6 7
  L Lee
  C Schneider
1 62   N Dahlman
  C Wood
7 1 5
  N Dahlman
  C Wood
6 77 8   J Halard-Decugis
  N Tauziat
3 6 6
  A Fusai
  M Paz
6 6   A Fusai
  M Paz
6 3 8
  R Bobková
  D Graham
4 3   A Fusai
  M Paz
4 7 6
WC   N Dechy
  A Mauresmo
3 1 15   A Dechaume-Balleret
  S Testud
6 5 2
15   A Dechaume-Balleret
  S Testud
6 6   A Fusai
  M Paz
4 6 2
10   K Boogert
  N Bradtke
2 1 2   G Fernández
  N Zvereva
6 1 6
  E Makarova
  E Maniokova
6 6   E Makarova
  E Maniokova
62 2
  K Kschwendt
  R Simpson
6 4 0   R McQuillan
  L Pleming
77 6
  R McQuillan
  L Pleming
4 6 6   R McQuillan
  L Pleming
1 63
WC   L Ghirardi-Rubbi
  S Pitkowski
6 7 2   G Fernández
  N Zvereva
6 77
  C Papadáki
  E Tatarkova
3 5 WC   L Ghirardi-Rubbi
  S Pitkowski
3 6 0
  K-A Guse
  P Hy-Boulais
0 2 2   G Fernández
  N Zvereva
6 3 6
2   G Fernández
  N Zvereva
6 6
edit