Doubles | |
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1996 "M" Electronika Cup | |
Champions | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
Runners-up | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Alexandra Fusai |
Final score | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Mercedes Paz and Rene Simpson were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Laura Montalvo and Paola Suárez won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 against Alexia Dechaume-Balleret and Alexandra Fusai.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Dechaume-Balleret A Fusai | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
T Križan M Murić | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | A Dechaume-Balleret A Fusai | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | R Pelikánová M Vladulescu | 0 | 0 | V Martinek L Němečková | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Martinek L Němečková | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Dechaume-Balleret A Fusai | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | P Langrová R Zrubáková | 3 | 4 | J Kruger H Nagyová | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Kruger H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | J Kruger H Nagyová | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Barna B Schwartz | 6 | 3 | 6 | A Barna B Schwartz | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Ghirardi S Pitkowski | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Alexandra Fusai | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Cristea C Schneider | w/o | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G León García S Ramón-Cortés | C Cristea C Schneider | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Fulco-Villella J Husárová | 1 | 3 | 4 | F Perfetti G Pizzichini | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | F Perfetti G Pizzichini | 6 | 6 | 4 | F Perfetti G Pizzichini | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Montalvo P Suárez | 6 | 6 | L Montalvo P Suárez | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | N Ercegović D Randriantefy | 4 | 3 | L Montalvo P Suárez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Snijders N van Lottum | 3 | 3 | 2 | S Cecchini L Garrone | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Cecchini L Garrone | 6 | 6 |
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