1996 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying

January 2025 1996 US Open qualgrandslam 1996 US Open (tennis) 1996 US Open – Women's doubles The qualifying rounds for the 1996 US Open were played from 22 to 25 August 1996 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Seeds 30em UKR Elena Brioukhovets / UKR Elena Tatarkova (first round) HUN Virág Csurgó / POL Magdalena Grzybowska (qualifying competition, lucky losers) USA Elly Hakami / GBR Valda Lake (first round) FRA Caroline Dhenin / AUS Danielle Jones (first round) RUS Julia Lutrova / THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round) ARG Bettina Fulco-Villella / ITA Flora Perfetti (first round) AUS Jenny Byrne / AUS Tracey Morton-Rodgers (qualifying competition, lucky losers) JPN Kaoru Shibata / FRA Noëlle van Lottum (qualifying competition) Qualifiers 30em RSA Liezel Horn / RSA Joannette Kruger USA Jane Chi / USA Kelly Pace JPN Miho Saeki / JPN Yuka Yoshida ARG María Fernanda Landa / GER Marlene Weingärtner Lucky losers 30em HUN Virág Csurgó / POL Magdalena Grzybowska AUS Jenny Byrne / AUS Tracey Morton-Rodgers Draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 UKR Elena BrioukhovetsUKR Elena Tatarkova 65 5 RSA Liezel HornRSA Joannette Kruger 77 7 USA Shannan McCarthyUSA Julie Steven 3 6 65 7 AUS Jenny ByrneAUS Tracey Morton-Rodgers 6 3 77 RSA Liezel HornRSA Joannette Kruger 4 6 6 7 AUS Jenny ByrneAUS Tracey Morton-Rodgers 6 4 4 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 185 2 HUN Virág CsurgóPOL Magdalena Grzybowska w / o WC USA Sandra CacicUSA Annie Miller USA Jane ChiUSA Kelly Pace 6 6 5 RUS Julia LutrovaTHA Tamarine Tanasugarn 3 2 2 HUN Virág CsurgóPOL Magdalena Grzybowska 3 3 USA Jane ChiUSA Kelly Pace 6 6 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 USA Elly HakamiGBR Valda Lake 4 5 JPN Miho SaekiJPN Yuka Yoshida 6 7 WC USA Katie SchlukebirUSA Melissa Zimpfer 3 6 3 8 JPN Kaoru ShibataFRA Noëlle van Lottum 6 2 6 JPN Miho SaekiJPN Yuka Yoshida 77 6 8 JPN Kaoru ShibataFRA Noëlle van Lottum 64 4 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 FRA Caroline DheninAUS Danielle Jones 5 0 BEL Stephanie DevilléGEO 1990 Nino Louarsabishvili 7 6 Alt ARG María Fernanda LandaGER Marlene Weingärtner 6 2 6 6 ARG Bettina Fulco-VillellaITA Flora Perfetti 4 6 2 BEL Stephanie DevilléGEO 1990 Nino Louarsabishvili 7 0 3 Alt ARG María Fernanda LandaGER Marlene Weingärtner 5 6 6 References Official Results Archive (WTA) 1996 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Qualifying Women's Doubles Qualifying Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying