| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Wismilak International | |
| 1995 Champions |  Petra Kamstra  Tina Križan |
| Champions |  Alexandra Fusai  Kerry-Anne Guse |
| Runners-up | Tina Križan Noëlle van Lottum |
| Final score | 6–4, 6–4 |
Petra Kamstra and Tina Križan were the defending champions but only Križan competed that year with Noëlle van Lottum.
Križan and van Lottum lost in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Alexandra Fusai and Kerry-Anne Guse.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Rika Hiraki / Nana Miyagi (semifinals) Alexandra Fusai / Kerry-Anne Guse (champions)
Janette Husárová / Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
Sung-Hee Park / 
Shi-Ting Wang (first round)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Hiraki N Miyagi | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Hosoki K Takuma | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | R Hiraki N Miyagi | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  P Gáspár  A Gavaldón | 7 | 5 | 7 | Q | P Gáspár A Gavaldón | |||||||||||||||||||||
 C-B Khoo T-T Weng | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | R Hiraki N Miyagi | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | S-H Park S-T Wang | 5 | 2 | T Križan N van Lottum | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Križan N van Lottum | 7 | 6 | T Križan N van Lottum | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Meier S Pitkowski | 2 | 6 | 6 | S Meier S Pitkowski | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M-R Jeon  T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 1 | Tina Križan Noëlle van Lottum | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Ellwood L Pleming | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Alexandra Fusai Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Saeki B Sangaram | 2 | 6 | 6 | M Saeki B Sangaram | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Schnell  A Serra Zanetti | 2 | 5 | 3 | J Husárová S Testud | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Husárová S Testud | 6 | 7 | 3 | J Husárová S Testud | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | N Dechy S Klösel | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | A Fusai K-A Guse | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 A Gerši L Richterová | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Gerši L Richterová | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  A Limanto W Prakusya | 1 | 5 | 2 | A Fusai K-A Guse | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Fusai K-A Guse | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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