| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 IGA Classic | |
| 1995 Champions |  Nicole Arendt  Laura Golarsa |
| Champions | Chanda Rubin  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
| Runners-up | Katrina Adams Debbie Graham |
| Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Nicole Arendt and Laura Golarsa were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Chanda Rubin and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Katrina Adams and Debbie Graham.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Chanda Rubin / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (champions)
Amanda Coetzer / Linda Wild (first round)
Nicole Bradtke / 
Inés Gorrochategui (semifinals) Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (semifinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Bernard C Delisle | 1 | 2 | 1 | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E deLone A Keller | 1 | 4 | Q |  A Kournikova  L Varmužová | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Kournikova L Varmužová | 6 | 6 | 1 | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Frazier K Po | 6 | 6 | 4 | A Frazier K Po | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 C Cristea D Scott | 3 | 3 | 4 | A Frazier K Po | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Likhovtseva L Poruri | 6 | 3 | 7 | E Likhovtseva L Poruri | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Reece T Whitlinger-Jones | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Grossman F Labat | 2 | 6 | 2 | Katrina Adams Debbie Graham | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Jeyaseelan T Morton-Rodgers | 6 | 2 | 6 | S Jeyaseelan T Morton-Rodgers | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Hakami  M Murić | 1 | 0 | 3 | N Bradtke I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Bradtke I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | 3 | N Bradtke I Gorrochategui | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 K Maleeva S Stafford | 5 | 6 | 6 | K Adams D Graham | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Lee R Simpson | 7 | 1 | 7 | L Lee R Simpson | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Adams D Graham | 6 | 6 | K Adams D Graham | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Coetzer L Wild | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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