# 1996 US Open – Women's doubles

Defending champions Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva defeated Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1996 US Open. It was Fernández' fifth US Open, 15th major and 66th overall title for Fernández, and Zvereva's fourth US Open, 15th major and 60th overall title.

## Seeds

* Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
* Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
* n/a
* Martina Hingis / Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
* Lori McNeil / Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
* Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (second round)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy / Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
* Katrina Adams / Mariaan de Swardt (second round)
* Elizabeth Smylie / Linda Wild (first round)
* Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (third round)
* Kristie Boogert / Irina Spîrlea (third round)
* Zina Garrison-Jackson / Pam Shriver (first round)
* Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (third round)
* Rika Hiraki / Nana Miyagi (third round)
* Debbie Graham / Kristine Radford (third round)
* Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Sandrine Testud (third round)

## 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva | 5 | 2 | | 1 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Martina Hingis Helena Suková | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Martina Hingis Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Martina Hingis Helena Suková | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Patricia Hy-Boulais Rosalyn Nideffer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricia Hy-Boulais Rosalyn Nideffer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Lori McNeil Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Lori McNeil Gabriela Sabatini | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Sonya Jeyaseelan Rene Simpson | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Saeki Y Yoshida | 1 | 1 | | 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Bradtke R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | N Bradtke R McQuillan | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa C Singer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | V Csurgó M Grzybowska | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 15 | R Hiraki N Miyagi | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Noorlander S Pitkowski | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Noorlander S Pitkowski | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dahlman C Wood | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | R Hiraki N Miyagi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Hiraki N Miyagi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | E Smylie L Wild | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 5 | 2 |
| | A Lettiere C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | A Lettiere C Morariu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Cenková A Olsza | 6 | 6 | | | L Cenková A Olsza | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Horn J Kruger | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Lettiere C Morariu | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Bobková E Melicharová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 6 | 3 | 7 | | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood N Pratt | 3 | 4 | | 9 | K Adams M de Swardt | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Adams M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | M Hingis H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová K Studeníková | 0 | 3 | | 4 | M Hingis H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M-F Landa M Weingärtner | 2 | 2 | | | Å Carlsson M Strandlund | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson M Strandlund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Hingis H Suková | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Coetzer I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Y Basuki C Vis | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama | 3 | 3 | | | A Coetzer I Gorrochategui | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Hingis H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Z Garrison-Jackson P Shriver | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer | 4 | 4 |
| | L Montalvo B Rittner | 7 | 6 | | | L Montalvo B Rittner | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Križan C Papadáki | 3 | 6 | | | R Grande E Makarova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande E Makarova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | R Grande E Makarova | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Langrová R Zrubáková | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | N Kijimuta F Labat | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer | 7 | 6 | | | P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Schultz-McCarthy N Tauziat | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | L McNeil G Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Krajčovičová L Němečková | 2 | 5 | | 6 | L McNeil G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini L Garrone | 2 | 1 | | | J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | L McNeil G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | L Osterloh S Reeves | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 12 | K Boogert I Spîrlea | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans M Oremans | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Appelmans M Oremans | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt B Schett | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | K Boogert I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | K Boogert I Spîrlea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | L McNeil G Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | O Lugina E Pampoulova | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier K Po | 6 | 3 | 2 | | S-h Park S-t Wang | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-h Park S-t Wang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | J Lee L Lee | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | A deLone L Poruri | 4 | 6 | | WC | J Lee L Lee | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström L Pleming | 4 | 0 | | 5 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Buth S Nickitas | 1 | 2 | | 7 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Huber I Majoli | 4 | 4 | | | S Jeyaseelan R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Jeyaseelan R Simpson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Grossman S Reece | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 17 | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Barclay K-A Guse | 6 | 6 | | | C Barclay K-A Guse | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual A Temesvári | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Jeyaseelan R Simpson | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 16 | D Graham K Radford | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Fusai M Paz | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | D Graham K Radford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Byrne T Morton-Rodgers | 6 | 6 | | LL | J Byrne T Morton-Rodgers | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Chi K Pace | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | D Graham K Radford | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Murić P Suárez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir T Ječmenica | 6 | 6 | | | R Dragomir T Ječmenica | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová D van Roost | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |