1996 World Doubles Cup
| 1996 World Doubles Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22–25 May |
| Edition | 22nd |
| Draw | 8D |
| Prize money | $188,125 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 1996 World Doubles Cup | |
|---|---|
| 1996 World Doubles Cup | |
| 1995 Champions |  Meredith McGrath  Larisa Savchenko |
| Champions | Nicole Arendt  Manon Bollegraf |
| Runners-up | Gigi Fernández  Natasha Zvereva |
| Score | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6 |
| Draw | 8D |
The 1996 World Doubles Cup was a women's doubles tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Craiglockhart Tennis Centre in Edinburgh in Scotland that was part of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 22 to 25 May 1996
Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf. Arendt and Bollegraf won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 7–6 against Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva..[1] It was Arendt's 1st title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Bollegraf's 2nd title of the year and the 23rd of her career
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (final)
- Meredith McGrath / Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
- Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (champions)
- Katrina Adams /
Mariaan de Swardt (semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Elena Makarova Eugenia Maniokova
| 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
| 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt
| 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | Zina Garrison-Jackson Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
| 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Patricia Tarabini Caroline Vis
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko
| 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 168, 184. ISBN 9780002187145.
External links
- 1996 World Doubles Cup Draw Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- WTA tournament draw