1996 Italian Open – Women's doubles
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Italian Open | |
| 1995 Champions | Mary Joe Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
| Champions | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Irina Spîrlea |
| Runners-up | Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis |
| Score | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Mary Joe Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Irina Spîrlea won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Gigi Fernández and Martina Hingis.[1]
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.
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Irina Spîrlea (champions)
- Gigi Fernández / Martina Hingis (final)
- Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (semifinals)
- Laura Golarsa / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
- Jill Hetherington / Kristine Radford (second round)
- Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
- Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
- Alexandra Fusai / Patricia Hy-Boulais (second 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
Finals
| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Sánchez Vicario I Spîrlea | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Canepa G Casoni | 6 | 3 | 2 | F Labat M Paz | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| F Labat M Paz | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario I Spîrlea | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Simpson S Stafford | 3 | 2 | WC | R Grande A Serra Zanetti | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R Grande A Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | WC | R Grande A Serra Zanetti | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Kruger H Nagyová | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | J Hetherington K Radford | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Hetherington K Radford | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario I Spîrlea | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Golarsa N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | F Lubiani M P Zavagli | 6 | 3 | V Martinek L Richterová | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V Martinek L Richterová | 7 | 6 | 4 | L Golarsa N Tauziat | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Cacic J Watanabe | 4 | 2 | 7 | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Ghirardi S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 6 | L Ghirardi S Jeyaseelan | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Habšudová R Zrubáková | 3 | 6 | 7 | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A Fusai P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Perfetti G Pizzichini | 1 | 5 | 8 | A Fusai P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Fulco-Villella V Ruano-Pascual | 0 | 2 | S Cecchini L Garrone | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Cecchini L Garrone | 6 | 6 | S Cecchini L Garrone | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Grzybowska T Ječmenica | 0 | 2 | 3 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Lee C Schneider | 6 | 6 | L Lee C Schneider | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | 2 | G Fernández M Hingis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Kamstra T Križan | 0 | 2 | 6 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Brusati C Salvi | 0 | 0 | L Montalvo P Suárez | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Montalvo P Suárez | 6 | 6 | 6 | Y Basuki C Vis | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Mazzotta M Sánchez Lorenzo | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | G Fernández M Hingis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G León García S Ramón-Cortés | 6 | 6 | 4 | Q | M Mazzotta M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G Fernández M Hingis | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 168, 178. ISBN 9780002187145.