1996 WTA German Open – Doubles

Doubles
1996 WTA German Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Neiland
Runners-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková
Score6–1, 5–7, 7–6
Events
Singles Doubles
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Amanda Coetzer and Inés Gorrochategui were the defending champions but only Coetzer competed that year with Lori McNeil.

Coetzer and McNeil lost in the semifinals to Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland.

McGrath and Neiland won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 7–6 against Martina Hingis and Helena Suková.

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.

Draw

Key

Finals

Final
     
1 United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Neiland
6 5 7
6 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková
1 7 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States M McGrath
Latvia L Neiland
6 1  
  Romania R Dragomir
United States A Grossman
6 6     Romania R Dragomir
United States A Grossman
4 0 r
  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia T Ječmenica
Bulgaria S Krivencheva
2 3   1 United States M McGrath
Latvia L Neiland
6 7  
  Czech Republic P Langrová
Slovakia R Zrubáková
2 3   7 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
4 6  
Q Spain Á Montolio
Spain V Ruano-Pascual
6 6   Q Spain Á Montolio
Spain V Ruano-Pascual
2 4  
  Italy R Grande
Russia E Likhovtseva
6 7 5 7 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
6 6  
7 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
7 5 7 1 United States M McGrath
Latvia L Neiland
6 6  
4 South Africa A Coetzer
United States L McNeil
0 4  
4 South Africa A Coetzer
United States L McNeil
6 6  
  Sweden Å Carlsson
Hungary A Temesvári
7 6     Sweden Å Carlsson
Hungary A Temesvári
2 1  
  Ukraine O Lugina
Czech Republic H Vildová
6 2   4 South Africa A Coetzer
United States L McNeil
6 6  
WC Germany P Begerow
Germany M Weingärtner
2 2   5 Netherlands K Boogert
Australia N Bradtke
3 2  
  Czech Republic R Bobková
United States D Graham
6 6     Czech Republic R Bobková
United States D Graham
7 2 2
  Germany S Meier
United States J Watanabe
7 6 2 5 Netherlands K Boogert
Australia N Bradtke
5 6 6
5 Netherlands K Boogert
Australia N Bradtke
6 7 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic H Suková
6 6  
  United States M Werdel-Witmeyer
United States T Whitlinger-Jones
4 1   6 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic H Suková
6 6  
  Czech Republic E Martincová
Czech Republic J Pospíšilová
6 6 6   Czech Republic E Martincová
Czech Republic J Pospíšilová
2 1  
  France I Demongeot
France C Dhenin
7 1 4 6 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic H Suková
7 6  
  Germany A Huber
Belarus N Zvereva
3 6   3 France J Halard-Decugis
France N Tauziat
6 2  
  Romania C Cristea
United States L Poruri
6 7     Romania C Cristea
United States L Poruri
1 0  
3 France J Halard-Decugis
France N Tauziat
6 6  
6 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic H Suková
6 6  
8 Italy L Garrone
Argentina P Tarabini
6 7     Finland N Dahlman
Australia R McQuillan
2 3  
  Spain E Bes Ostariz
Slovakia K Habšudová
3 6   8 Italy L Garrone
Argentina P Tarabini
4 6  
  United States L Lee
United States S McCarthy
7 1 4 WC Germany C Singer
Germany B Rittner
6 7  
WC Germany C Singer
Germany B Rittner
6 6 6 WC Germany C Singer
Germany B Rittner
7 4 3
  Finland N Dahlman
Australia R McQuillan
6 6     Finland N Dahlman
Australia R McQuillan
5 6 6
  Poland M Grzybowska
South Africa J Kruger
3 1     Finland N Dahlman
Australia R McQuillan
6 7  
2 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
4 6  

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