1996 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Open Gaz de France
1995 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko
Champions Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kristie Boogert
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
Final score64, 63
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Open Gaz de France ·  1997  

Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Laurence Courtois and Nancy Feber.

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Kristie Boogert and Jana Novotná won in the final 64, 63 against Julie Halard-Decugis and Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kristie Boogert / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná (champions)
  4. Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (final)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath
Flag of Latvia.svg L Savchenko
66 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg O Lugina
Flag of Ukraine.svg N Medvedeva
0 3  1 Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath
Flag of Latvia.svg L Savchenko
64 3
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
4 5    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg N Feber
1 66
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg N Feber
67   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg N Feber
3 2  
4 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66 4 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66 
  Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr
Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot
2 0  4 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg M de Swardt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
3 r    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Langrová
Flag of Slovakia.svg R Zrubáková
3 2  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Langrová
Flag of Slovakia.svg R Zrubáková
5  4 Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
4 3  
  Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret
Flag of France.svg S Testud
66 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kristie Boogert
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Krajčovičová
Flag of Italy.svg F Perfetti
3 1    Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret
Flag of France.svg S Testud
   
  Flag of Italy.svg S Farina
Flag of France.svg A Fusai
3 6  3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
w/o  
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
67 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
66 
  Flag of Finland.svg N Dahlman
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost
1 4  2 Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
1 1  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg E Maniokova
66   Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg E Maniokova
4 4  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis
Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli
74 4 2 Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
6 66

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