# 1996 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying

The qualifying rounds for the 1996 US Open were played from 22 to 25 August 1996 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.

## Seeds

* Elena Brioukhovets / Elena Tatarkova (first round)
* Virág Csurgó / Magdalena Grzybowska (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
* Elly Hakami / Valda Lake (first round)
* Caroline Dhenin / Danielle Jones (first round)
* Julia Lutrova / Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
* Bettina Fulco-Villella / Flora Perfetti (first round)
* Jenny Byrne / Tracey Morton-Rodgers (qualifying competition, lucky losers)
* Kaoru Shibata / Noëlle van Lottum (qualifying competition)

## Qualifiers

* Liezel Horn / Joannette Kruger
* Jane Chi / Kelly Pace
* Miho Saeki / Yuka Yoshida
* María Fernanda Landa / Marlene Weingärtner

## Lucky losers

* Virág Csurgó / Magdalena Grzybowska
* Jenny Byrne / Tracey Morton-Rodgers

## Draw
### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Elena Brioukhovets Elena Tatarkova | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn Joannette Kruger | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn Joannette Kruger | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | Liezel Horn Joannette Kruger | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Jenny Byrne Tracey Morton-Rodgers | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | Shannan McCarthy Julie Steven | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | Jenny Byrne Tracey Morton-Rodgers | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Jenny Byrne Tracey Morton-Rodgers | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Virág Csurgó Magdalena Grzybowska | w | / | o | | | | |
| WC | Sandra Cacic Annie Miller | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sandra Cacic Annie Miller | | | | 2 | Virág Csurgó Magdalena Grzybowska | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Jane Chi Kelly Pace | 6 | 6 |
| | Jane Chi Kelly Pace | 6 | 6 | | | Jane Chi Kelly Pace | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Julia Lutrova Tamarine Tanasugarn | 3 | 2 | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Elly Hakami Valda Lake | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida | 6 | 7 | | | Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Kaoru Shibata Noëlle van Lottum | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| WC | Katie Schlukebir Melissa Zimpfer | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Kaoru Shibata Noëlle van Lottum | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| 8 | Kaoru Shibata Noëlle van Lottum | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Caroline Dhenin Danielle Jones | 5 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Devillé Nino Louarsabishvili | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Devillé Nino Louarsabishvili | 7 | 6 | | | Stephanie Devillé Nino Louarsabishvili | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | Alt | María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 2 | 6 | Alt | María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Bettina Fulco-Villella Flora Perfetti | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |