1996 Warsaw Cup by Heros – Doubles

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Doubles
1996 Warsaw Cup by Heros
1995 Champions
Final
Champions
Runners-up
Score1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Warsaw Open ·  1997  

Sandra Cecchini and Laura Garrone were the defending champions but only Garrone competed that year with Alexandra Fusai.

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Fusai and Garrone lost in the final 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 against Olga Lugina 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. Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of Italy.svg Laura Garrone (final)
  2. Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina / Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elena Pampoulova (champions)
  3. Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Grzybowska / Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Bobková / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 66 
 2 2  1 66 
 6 6   4 3  
 77 1 66 
3 2 663 3 1  
 63 1 3 64 7
 5 66 0 65
 72 2 1 64 5
 1 662 1 67
 64 3  62 3
 2 3  4 4 66
4 66 4 74 2
WC 4 3  2 5 66
 66  3 65
Q 4 64 2 63 7
2 62 6

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