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1996 Open Gaz de France | |
1995 Champions | Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko |
Champions | Kristie Boogert Jana Novotná |
Runners-up | Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat |
Final score | 6–4, 6–3 |
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.
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 | 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 |
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