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Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1996 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Martina Hingis ; Helena Suková
Runners-up	Meredith McGrath ; Larisa Neiland
Score	5–7, 7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw	64 (2 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Martina Hingis and Helena Suková.

Hingis and Suková defeated Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] At 15 Years 282 Days, Hingis became the youngest ever grand slam champion. It was the 1st Grand Slam (doubles) title and the 2nd title overall for Hingis, and the 9th and final Grand Slam doubles title and the 64th title overall for Suková, in their respective careers.

Seeds

1.

Jana Novotná /

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)

2.

Gigi Fernández /

Natasha Zvereva (semifinals)

3.

Lindsay Davenport /

Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals, retired)

4.

Meredith McGrath /

Larisa Neiland (final)

5. n/a

6.

Nicole Arendt /

Manon Bollegraf (third round)

7.

Lori McNeil /

Nathalie Tauziat (second round)

8.

Martina Hingis /

Helena Suková (champions)

9.

Lisa Raymond /

Rennae Stubbs (third round)

10.

Katrina Adams /

Mariaan de Swardt (quarterfinals)

11.

Kristie Boogert /

Irina Spîrlea (third round)

12.

Yayuk Basuki /

Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)

13.

Conchita Martínez /

Patricia Tarabini (third round)

14.

Alexia Dechaume-Balleret /

Sandrine Testud (third round, retired)

15.

Elizabeth Smylie /

Linda Wild (semifinals)

16.

Nicole Bradtke /

Rachel McQuillan (third round)

17.

Laura Golarsa /

Kristine Radford (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6⁴	3

8	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	3	7⁷	6
					8	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6	4	6

					15	Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild	4	6	4
3	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	3^r

15	Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild	5
										8	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	5	7	6

										4	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	7	5	1
10	Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt	4	6⁰

4	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6	7⁷
					4	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6	3	11

					2	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	4	6	9
12	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	1	4

2	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
	A Frazier K Po	6	2	1	1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	R Dragomir A Grossman	6	7⁷			R Dragomir A Grossman	0	1
	S Meier H Nagyová	2	6³						1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	I Demongeot C Dhenin	6	6						11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	3	3
	L Ghirardi-Rubbi S Pitkowski	3	0		Q	I Demongeot C Dhenin	4	2
	A Lettiere C Morariu	6⁴	1		11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6
11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	7⁷	6										1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6⁴	3
13	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	6										8	M Hingis H Suková	3	7⁷	6
	K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama	5	3		13	C Martínez P Tarabini	7⁷	6
	S Farina V Ruano Pascual	3	4			R Grande E Likhovtseva	6²	4
	R Grande E Likhovtseva	6	6						13	C Martínez P Tarabini	6⁵	0
WC	S-A Siddall A Wainwright	6	3	2					8	M Hingis H Suková	7⁷	6
	T Križan C Papadáki	4	6	6		T Križan C Papadáki	4	3
	C Barclay K Godridge	1	5		8	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
8	M Hingis H Suková	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	1	6
	N Kijimuta Y Yoshida	3	6	1	3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6
	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	7	2	1		A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	3	2
	A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	5	6	6					3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6
	R Bobková E Melicharová	7	4	2						W Probst C Singer	2	2
	D Graham M Paz	5	6	6		D Graham M Paz	3	2
	W Probst C Singer	4	6	6		W Probst C Singer	6	6
17	L Golarsa K Radford	6	4	2									3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	3^r
15	E Smylie L Wild	6	6										15	E Smylie L Wild	5
	K Kschwendt F Labat	2	1		15	E Smylie L Wild	6	6
LL	D Jones T Price	6	6		LL	D Jones T Price	4	4
	N Dahlman C Wood	4	4						15	E Smylie L Wild	6	7
	L Montalvo P Suárez	4	3						9	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	5
	N Miyagi S Reece	6	6			N Miyagi S Reece	5	2
	O Lugina E Pampoulova	4	0		9	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6
9	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

7	L McNeil N Tauziat	7⁷	1	6
	N Feber D Van Roost	6³	6	4	7	L McNeil N Tauziat	7⁷	4	1
WC	E Nagelsen M Seles	6	4	7		R Nideffer P Shriver	6⁵	6	6
	R Nideffer P Shriver	4	6	9							R Nideffer P Shriver	1	4
	M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6							10	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6
	M Grzybowska A Olsza	4	1			M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	7⁷	2	2
	E Callens L Courtois	1	4		10	K Adams M de Swardt	6⁴	6	6
10	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6											10	K Adams M de Swardt	4	6⁰
14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	6											4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	7⁷
	E deLone N Pratt	3	2		14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7⁸	6
	M Koutstaal S-h Park	4	2			S Appelmans M Oremans	6⁶	4
	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6							14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	3	0^r
	R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais	6	6							4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	0
	D Krajčovičová R Zrubáková	3	4			R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais	2	4
WC	H Crook V Davies	2	4		4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6
4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	7
	A-M Cecchini L Garrone	3	5		6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	Å Carlsson A Temesvári	6	6			Å Carlsson A Temesvári	1	2
	C Cristea C Schneider	0	4							6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	2	6³
LL	J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	7⁷	6							12	Y Basuki C Vis	6	7⁷
	M Lindström M Strandlund	6⁴	4		LL	J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	6³	7⁷	4
Q	J Pullin L Woodroffe	3	0		12	Y Basuki C Vis	7⁷	6⁴	6
12	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6											12	Y Basuki C Vis	1	4
16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6											2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
WC	V Lake S Smith	2	3		16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6
	M Murić K Studeníková	4	2			J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	3	1
	J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6							16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	2	1
	T Ječmenica C Porwik	3	7⁹	4						2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	A Fusai K-A Guse	6	6⁷	6		A Fusai K-A Guse	3	2
	P Langrová H Vildová	2	1		2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6