1996 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Open Gaz de France
1995 Champions	Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko
Final
Champions	Kristie Boogert Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat
Score	6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Laurence Courtois and Nancy Feber.

Kristie Boogert and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Julie Halard-Decugis and Nathalie Tauziat. ^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Meredith McGrath / Larisa Savchenko (quarterfinals)
2. Lori McNeil / Helena Suková (semifinals)
3. Kristie Boogert / Jana Novotná (champions)
4. Julie Halard-Decugis / Nathalie Tauziat (final)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M McGrath L Savchenko	6	6
		O Lugina N Medvedeva	0	3				1	M McGrath L Savchenko	6	4	3
		S Appelmans M Oremans	4	5					L Courtois N Feber	1	6	6
		L Courtois N Feber	6	7												L Courtois N Feber	3	2
	4	J Halard-Decugis N Tauziat	6	6											4	J Halard-Decugis N Tauziat	6	6
		J Kandarr A-G Sidot	2	0				4	J Halard-Decugis N Tauziat	6	6
		M de Swardt C Vis	3	r					P Langrová R Zrubáková	3	2
		P Langrová R Zrubáková	5																			4	Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat	4	3
		A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	6																		3	Kristie Boogert Jana Novotná	6	6
		D Krajčovičová F Perfetti	3	1					A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud
		S Farina A Fusai	3	6				3	K Boogert J Novotná	w/o
	3	K Boogert J Novotná	6	7											3	K Boogert J Novotná	6	6
		N Dahlman D Van Roost	1	4											2	L McNeil H Suková	1	1
		E Makarova E Maniokova	6	6					E Makarova E Maniokova	4	4
		M Hingis I Majoli	7	4	4			2	L McNeil H Suková	6	6
	2	L McNeil H Suková	6	6	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 168, 175. ISBN   9780002187145.

External links

• 1996 Open Gaz de France draws