1996 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

1996 Open Gaz de France s USA Meredith McGrath LAT Larisa Savchenko NED Kristie Boogert CZE Jana Novotná FRA Julie Halard-Decugis FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–3 16 4 singles doubles 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.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 168, 175 Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. USA Meredith McGrath / LAT Larisa Savchenko (quarterfinals) USA Lori McNeil / CZE Helena Suková (semifinals) NED Kristie Boogert / CZE Jana Novotná (champions) FRA Julie Halard-Decugis / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (final) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA M McGrathLAT L Savchenko 6 6     UKR O LuginaUKR N Medvedeva 0 3     BEL S AppelmansNED M Oremans 4 5     BEL L CourtoisBEL N Feber 6 7   4 FRA J Halard-DecugisFRA N Tauziat 6 6     GER J KandarrFRA A-G Sidot 2 0     RSA M de SwardtNED C Vis 3 r     CZE P LangrováSVK R Zrubáková 5       FRA A Dechaume-BalleretFRA S Testud 6 6     SVK D KrajčovičováITA F Perfetti 3 1     ITA S FarinaFRA A Fusai 3 6   3 NED K BoogertCZE J Novotná 6 7     FIN N DahlmanBEL D Van Roost 1 4     RUS E MakarovaRUS E Maniokova 6 6     SUI M HingisCRO I Majoli 7 4 4 2 USA L McNeilCZE H Suková 6 6 6 1 USA M McGrathLAT L Savchenko 6 4 3   BEL L CourtoisBEL N Feber 1 6 6 4 FRA J Halard-DecugisFRA N Tauziat 6 6     CZE P LangrováSVK R Zrubáková 3 2     FRA A Dechaume-BalleretFRA S Testud       3 NED K BoogertCZE J Novotná w/o       RUS E MakarovaRUS E Maniokova 4 4   2 USA L McNeilCZE H Suková 6 6     BEL L CourtoisBEL N Feber 3 2   4 FRA J Halard-DecugisFRA N Tauziat 6 6   3 NED K BoogertCZE J Novotná 6 6   2 USA L McNeilCZE H Suková 1 1   4 FRA Julie Halard-DecugisFRA Nathalie Tauziat 4 3   3 NED Kristie BoogertCZE Jana Novotná 6 6   References External links 1996 Open Gaz de France draws Category:Open GDF Suez Category:1996 WTA Tour