1996 Pupp Czech Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Pupp Czech Open
Final
Champions
Runners-up
Score36, 63, 62
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
Pupp Czech Open

Chanda Rubin and Linda Wild were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

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Karina Habšudová and Helena Suková won in the final 36, 63, 62 against Eva Martincová and Elena Pampoulova.

Seeds

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

  1. n/a
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Martincová / Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elena Pampoulova (final)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Denisa Krajčovičová / Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zrubáková (first round)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Wiltrud Probst / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir / Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
5 66 
 4 4  5 64 6
 3 4   3 62
 66 5 4 3  
3 4 62 WC 66 
WC 63 6WC 66 
 63 6 3 3  
Q 2 64 WC 3 66
Q 2 4  2 63 2
 66  72 6
 2 3  4 6 63
4 66  0 63
 4 3  2 63 6
 66  63 1
 2 3  2 4 66
2 66 

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