1996 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.

Women's doubles
1996 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
Score	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but Novotná did not compete this year.

Sánchez Vicario partnered alongside Chanda Rubin and successfully defended her title, defeating Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the first and only Grand Slam doubles title for Rubin, and the sixth and final Grand Slam doubles title (third and final Australian Open doubles title) for Sánchez Vicario, in their respective careers.

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	1	77	4
	8	Chanda Rubin   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	63	6
								8	Chanda Rubin   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	2	6
								4	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	4	6	2
	4	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6	2	7
		Yayuk Basuki   Caroline Vis	1	6	5
															8	Chanda Rubin   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	2	6
															3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	5	6	4
	7	Lisa Raymond   Gabriela Sabatini	3	6	2
	3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	6	4	6
								3	Lindsay Davenport   Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
								2	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	2	3
		Elena Makarova   Eugenia Maniokova	0	6	3
	2	Meredith McGrath   Larisa Neiland	6	3	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	G Fernández   N Zvereva	6	6
		K Maleeva   S Stafford	3	3				1	G Fernández   N Zvereva	2	6	6
		L Ghirardi-Rubbi   S Pitkowski	6	4	6			WC	A Ellwood   N Pratt	6	1	1
	WC	A Ellwood   N Pratt	4	6	8										1	G Fernández   N Zvereva	7	6
	WC	L McShea   T Musgrave	3	3											13	A Coetzer   M de Swardt	5	2
		A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	6	6					A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	1	2
	WC	P Shriver   E Smylie	3	6	1			13	A Coetzer   M de Swardt	6	6
	13	A Coetzer   M de Swardt	6	2	6																	1	G Fernández   N Zvereva	1	77	4
	16	S Farina   L Golarsa	3	6	3																	8	C Rubin   A Sánchez Vicario	6	63	6
		A Huber   K Kschwendt	6	4	6				A Huber   K Kschwendt	6	6
		L Němečková   D Szabová	2	7	6				L Němečková   D Szabová	3	0
		M Grzybowska   A Olsza	6	5	4											A Huber   K Kschwendt	0	5
		K Godridge   K Sharpe	5	64											8	C Rubin   A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
		E deLone   A Keller	7	77					E deLone   A Keller	2	3
	WC	S Drake-Brockman   J Taylor	4	4				8	C Rubin   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	8	C Rubin   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	6
		M Paz   R Simpson	2	3				4	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	w/o
		Å Carlsson   C Cristea	6	2	1				K Nagatsuka   A Sugiyama
		K Nagatsuka   A Sugiyama	0	6	6										4	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	2
		I Demongeot   L Pleming	2	1											9	C Martínez   P Tarabini	3	3r
		R McQuillan   C Porwik	6	6					R McQuillan   C Porwik	3	63
		L Courtois   N Feber	60	4				9	C Martínez   P Tarabini	6	77
	9	C Martínez   P Tarabini	77	6																		4	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	2	7
	12	M Hingis   I Majoli	7	0	3																		Y Basuki   C Vis	1	6	5
		M Saeki   Y Yoshida	5	6	6				M Saeki   Y Yoshida	4	2
		Y Basuki   C Vis	6	6					Y Basuki   C Vis	6	6
		R Dragomir   J Kruger	2	3												Y Basuki   C Vis	63	6	6
		R Grande   A Temesvári	4	2												N Dahlman   C Wood	77	4	2
		N Dahlman   C Wood	6	6					N Dahlman   C Wood	77	6
		E Hakami   D Scott	6	0	1			6	B Schultz-McCarthy   R Stubbs	64	3
	6	B Schultz-McCarthy   R Stubbs	3	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	L Raymond   G Sabatini	6	6
		A Grossman   T Whitlinger-Jones	2	0				7	L Raymond   G Sabatini	6	6
		S Cacic   C Papadáki	2	6	1				S Appelmans   M Oremans	1	1
		S Appelmans   M Oremans	6	3	6										7	L Raymond   G Sabatini	6	7
		P Schwarz   K Studeníková	6	6											14	K Boogert   N Bradtke	0	5
		E Likhovtseva   H Nagano	3	2					P Schwarz   K Studeníková	0r
		V Lake   L Poruri	62	5				14	K Boogert   N Bradtke	4
	14	K Boogert   N Bradtke	77	7																		7	L Raymond   G Sabatini	3	6	2
	15	I Spîrlea   L Wild	6	6																		3	L Davenport   MJ Fernández	6	4	6
		R Bobková   P Langrová	3	1				15	I Spîrlea   L Wild	7	77
		K-A Guse   P Hy-Boulais	6	6					K-A Guse   P Hy-Boulais	5	65
		W Probst   C Singer	3	4											15	I Spîrlea   L Wild	5	0
		K de Weille   S Noorlander	4	3											3	L Davenport   MJ Fernández	7	6
		M Lindström   M Strandlund	6	6					M Lindström   M Strandlund	65	3
		M Murić   D van Roost	1	0				3	L Davenport   MJ Fernández	77	6
	3	L Davenport   MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	L McNeil   H Suková	6	66	3
		N Miyagi   S Reece	2	78	6				N Miyagi   S Reece	1	0
		T Križan   R Zrubáková	1	61					C Barclay   J Byrne	6	6
		C Barclay   J Byrne	6	77												C Barclay   J Byrne	4	2
		M Mróz   J Watanabe	3	2												E Makarova   E Maniokova	6	6
		E Melicharová   H Vildová	6	6					E Melicharová   H Vildová	4	4
		E Makarova   E Maniokova	6	6					E Makarova   E Maniokova	6	6
	10	J Hetherington   K Radford	3	0																			E Makarova   E Maniokova	0	6	3
	11	E Callens   J Halard-Decugis	6	6																		2	M McGrath   L Neiland	6	3	6
		R Hiraki   S-h Park	2	3				11	E Callens   J Halard-Decugis	7	6
		V Csurgó   N Kijimuta	6	6					V Csurgó   N Kijimuta	5	2
		A Fusai   K Habšudová	4	4											11	E Callens   J Halard-Decugis	2	4
		A Frazier   K Po	6	78											2	M McGrath   L Neiland	6	6
		Y Kamio   F Labat	4	66					A Frazier   K Po	4	3
		S Cecchini   L Garrone	3	4				2	M McGrath   L Neiland	6	6
	2	M McGrath   L Neiland	6	6

• 1996 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
• Official Results Archive (Australian Open)