1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles

1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships s USA Chanda Rubin ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario USA Meredith McGrath LATLarisa Neiland 6–1, 6–1 singles doubles 28 8 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles Amelia Island Championships Amanda Coetzer and Inés Gorrochategui were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 168, 177 Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round. 30em USA Gigi Fernández / USA Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals) USA Meredith McGrath / LAT Larisa Neiland (final) USA Chanda Rubin / ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions) USA Nicole Arendt / NED Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals) NED Kristie Boogert / CZE Jana Novotná (semifinals) ESP Conchita Martínez / ARG Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals) ITA Laura Golarsa / ROM Irina Spîrlea (semifinals) RUS Elena Makarova / RUS Eugenia Maniokova (second round) Draw Final 3 Final 3 USA Chanda Rubin ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6   2 USA Meredith McGrath LATLarisa Savchenko 1 1   Top half y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   FRA L Ghirardi FRAS Pitkowski 3 0     CAN J Hetherington USAK Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 6     SWE Å Carlsson HUNA Temesvári 6 6     ITA S Cecchini GERB Rittner 4 4     AUT P Schwarz USAT Whitlinger-Jones 6 6 5 7 ITA L Golarsa ROMI Spîrlea 3 7 7   SVK J Husárová FR YugoslaviaT Ječmenica 4 3     ROM R Dragomir ARGM Paz 6 6     ROM C Cristea USAM Jackson-Nobrega 0 2     BUL K Maleeva USAS Stafford 6 6     USA L Lee GERC Schneider 2 4   6 ESP C Martínez ARGP Tarabini 6 6   1 USA G Fernández USAM J Fernández 6 6     CAN J Hetherington USAK Rinaldi-Stunkel 3 3     SWE Å Carlsson HUNA Temesvári 4 4   7 ITA L Golarsa ROMI Spîrlea 6 6   3 USA C Rubin ESPA Sánchez Vicario 6 6     ROM R Dragomir ARGM Paz 3 1     BUL K Maleeva USAS Stafford 4 2   6 ESP C Martínez ARGP Tarabini 6 6   1 USA G Fernández USAM J Fernández 5 5   7 ITA L Golarsa ROMI Spîrlea 7 7   3 USA C Rubin ESPA Sánchez Vicario 6 7   6 ESP C Martínez ARGP Tarabini 2 6   7 ITA L Golarsa ROMI Spîrlea 5 3   3 USA C Rubin ESPA Sánchez Vicario 7 6   Bottom half y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 NED K Boogert CZEJ Novotná 6 7     ESP G León García ARGP Suárez 2 6     FRA A Fusai GERW Probst 6 6     AUT S Dopfer GERJ Kandarr 4 2     USA S Cacic AUSL Pleming 6 6     RSA L Horn AUST Morton-Rodgers 2 2   8 RUS E Makarova RUSE Maniokova 6 6     USA R Jensen USAS McCarthy 4 3     USA G Helgeson-Nielsen CROM Murić 5 4     USA A Lettiere GREC Papadáki 7 6     GER V Martinek ESPS Ramón-Cortés 2 1     SVK D Krajčovičová SVKR Zrubáková 6 6   5 NED K Boogert CZEJ Novotná 6 6     FRA A Fusai GERW Probst 3 1     USA S Cacic AUSL Pleming 2 4   4 USA N Arendt NEDM Bollegraf 6 6   8 RUS E Makarova RUSE Maniokova 4 0 r   USA A Lettiere GREC Papadáki 6 1     SVK D Krajčovičová SVKR Zrubáková 6 2   2 USA M McGrath LATL Neiland 7 6   5 NED K Boogert CZEJ Novotná 6 7 7 4 USA N Arendt NEDM Bollegraf 7 6 6   USA A Lettiere GREC Papadáki 1 2   2 USA M McGrath LATL Neiland 6 6   5 NED K Boogert CZEJ Novotná 3 3   2 USA M McGrath LATL Neiland 6 6   References External links ITF tournament edition details 1996 Doubles Category:1996 WTA Tour