1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champions Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po
Score7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1995  · Japan Open Tennis Championships ·  1997  

The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in women's doubles. Miho Saeki and Yuka Yoshida were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Sung-Hee Park and Shi-Ting Wang.

Contents

Kimiko Date and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 against Amy Frazier and Kimberly Po.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans / Flag of Japan.svg Kyoko Nagatsuka (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier / Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po (final)
  3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber (first round)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Karin Kschwendt / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rene Simpson (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of Japan.svg K Nagatsuka
66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ellwood
Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
1 2  1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of Japan.svg K Nagatsuka
62 3
WC Flag of Japan.svg K Date
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 WC Flag of Japan.svg K Date
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
0 66
Q Flag of Japan.svg Y Hosoki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Kitamura
2 0  WC Flag of Japan.svg K Date
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
67 
4 Flag of Germany.svg K Kschwendt
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson
w/o  4 Flag of Germany.svg K Kschwendt
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson
1 6  
  Flag of Finland.svg N Dahlman
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková
   4 Flag of Germany.svg K Kschwendt
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson
67 
  Flag of South Korea.svg S-H Park
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-T Wang
67   Flag of South Korea.svg S-H Park
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-T Wang
3 5  
  Flag of Japan.svg M Saeki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
4 6  WC Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
76 6
  Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
66 2 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po
6 73
  Flag of Japan.svg H Nagano
Flag of Japan.svg K Shibata
4 4    Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
64 6
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noorlander
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Rottier
w/o    Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noorlander
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Rottier
3 62
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg N Feber
     Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
1 63
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Barclay
Flag of the Netherlands.svg P Kamstra
4 73 2 Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
64 6
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Smylie
Flag of the United States.svg L Wild
66 6  Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Smylie
Flag of the United States.svg L Wild
4 2  
  Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg N Kijimuta
6 5  2 Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
77