1996 WTA German Open – Doubles

Doubles
1996 WTA German Open
Champions	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
Runners-up	Martina Hingis Helena Suková
Score	6–1, 5–7, 7–6

Amanda Coetzer and Inés Gorrochategui were the defending champions but only Coetzer competed that year with Lori McNeil.

Coetzer and McNeil lost in the semifinals to Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland.

McGrath and Neiland won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 7–6 against Martina Hingis and Helena Suková.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Meredith McGrath / Larisa Neiland (champions)
2. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (second round)
3. Julie Halard-Decugis / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
4. Amanda Coetzer / Lori McNeil (semifinals)
5. Kristie Boogert / Nicole Bradtke (quarterfinals)
6. Martina Hingis / Helena Suková (final)
7. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
8. Laura Garrone / Patricia Tarabini (second round)

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
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Final
	1	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6	5	7
	6	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	1	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M McGrath L Neiland	6	1
		R Dragomir A Grossman	6	6					R Dragomir A Grossman	4	0	r
		T Ječmenica S Krivencheva	2	3											1	M McGrath L Neiland	6	7
		P Langrová R Zrubáková	2	3											7	Y Basuki C Vis	4	6
	Q	Á Montolio V Ruano-Pascual	6	6				Q	Á Montolio V Ruano-Pascual	2	4
		R Grande E Likhovtseva	6	7	5			7	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
	7	Y Basuki C Vis	7	5	7																	1	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6
																						4	A Coetzer L McNeil	0	4
								4	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	6
		Å Carlsson A Temesvári	7	6					Å Carlsson A Temesvári	2	1
		O Lugina H Vildová	6	2											4	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	6
	WC	P Begerow M Weingärtner	2	2											5	K Boogert N Bradtke	3	2
		R Bobková D Graham	6	6					R Bobková D Graham	7	2	2
		S Meier J Watanabe	7	6	2			5	K Boogert N Bradtke	5	6	6
	5	K Boogert N Bradtke	6	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	4	1				6	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
		E Martincová J Pospíšilová	6	6	6				E Martincová J Pospíšilová	2	1
		I Demongeot C Dhenin	7	1	4										6	M Hingis H Suková	7	6
		A Huber N Zvereva	3	6											3	J Halard-Decugis N Tauziat	6	2
		C Cristea L Poruri	6	7					C Cristea L Poruri	1	0
								3	J Halard-Decugis N Tauziat	6	6
																						6	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
	8	L Garrone P Tarabini	6	7																			N Dahlman R McQuillan	2	3
		E Bes Ostariz K Habšudová	3	6				8	L Garrone P Tarabini	4	6
		L Lee S McCarthy	7	1	4			WC	C Singer B Rittner	6	7
	WC	C Singer B Rittner	6	6	6										WC	C Singer B Rittner	7	4	3
		N Dahlman R McQuillan	6	6												N Dahlman R McQuillan	5	6	6
		M Grzybowska J Kruger	3	1					N Dahlman R McQuillan	6	7
								2	N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	6

External links

• 1996 WTA German Open Doubles Draw Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine