1996 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Direct Line International Championships | |
| Champions | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Runners-up | Rosalyn Nideffer Pam Shriver |
| Score | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions and won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 against Rosalyn Nideffer and Pam Shriver.
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 (champions)
- n/a
- Katrina Adams / Meredith McGrath (semifinals)
- Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (first round)
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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L McNeil N Tauziat | 3 | 3 | 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Smith C Wood | 7 | 7 | WC | S Smith C Wood | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Kschwendt A Sugiyama | 5 | 6 | 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Adams M McGrath | 6 | 6 | 3 | K Adams M McGrath | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Basuki J Hetherington | 4 | 3 | 3 | K Adams M McGrath | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Feber R Hiraki | 4 | 6 | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Lettiere C Morariu | 6 | 2 | Rosalyn Nideffer Pam Shriver | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Smylie L Wild | 7 | 6 | E Smylie L Wild | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier K Po | 6 | 6 | A Frazier K Po | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 2 | 4 | E Smylie L Wild | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Porwik I Spîrlea | 6 | 3 | 9 | R Nideffer P Shriver | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T Ječmenica M Murić | 3 | 6 | 11 | Q | T Ječmenica M Murić | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R Nideffer P Shriver | 6 | 7 | R Nideffer P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||