1996 du Maurier Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1996 du Maurier Open
1995 Champions	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Final
Champions	Larisa Savchenko Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Mary Joe Fernández Helena Suková
Score	7–6, 6–1
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Gabriela Sabatini and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Larisa Savchenko and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Savchenko and Sánchez Vicario won in the final 7–6, 6–1 against Mary Joe Fernández and Helena Suková.

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.

	Final
	1	Larisa Savchenko Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	2	Mary Joe Fernández Helena Suková	6	1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Savchenko A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Grossman V Ruano-Pascual	6	6					A Grossman V Ruano-Pascual	1	4
		E Makarova J Watanabe	0	3											1	L Savchenko A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	M Bernard C Popescu	0	3												S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	0	3
		S-H Park S-T Wang	6	6					S-H Park S-T Wang	3	6	4
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	3	6	6				S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	2	6
	8	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	3	1																	1	L Savchenko A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
																						3	G Sabatini B Schultz-McCarthy	5	2
								3	G Sabatini B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
		Å Carlsson M Strandlund	6	7	3				L Golarsa N Tauziat	2	1
		L Golarsa N Tauziat	7	6	6										3	G Sabatini B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7
	WC	J Nejedly V Webb	7	6	4										6	A Coetzer L McNeil	2	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	7	6				A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	3	3
		N Dahlman C Wood	4	2				6	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	6
	6	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	Y Basuki C Vis	3	6	6
		A Frazier K Po	6	4	4			7	Y Basuki C Vis	7	6
		B Rittner C Singer	4	5					N Kijimuta F Labat	5	3
		N Kijimuta F Labat	6	7											7	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6	7
	Q	S Farina B Schett	6	7											Q	S Farina B Schett	7	3	5
		S Reece M Werdel-Witmeyer	2	6				Q	S Farina B Schett	w/o
								4	N Arendt M Bollegraf
																						7	Y Basuki C Vis	4	6	5
	5	L Raymond R Stubbs	0	6	6																	2	M J Fernández H Suková	6	3	7
		A Huber I Majoli	6	4	3			5	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	5	7
		J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6					J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	3	7	5
		R Grande E Likhovtseva	4	4											5	L Raymond R Stubbs	2	4
		P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer	3	7	2										2	M J Fernández H Suková	6	6
		A Fusai M Paz	6	6	6				A Fusai M Paz	4	0
								2	M J Fernández H Suková	6	6

• 1996 du Maurier Open women's doubles draw