1996 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1996 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsLatvia Larisa Neiland
Australia Mark Woodforde
Runners-upUnited States Nicole Arendt
United States Luke Jensen
Score4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1995 · Australian Open · 1997 →

Natasha Zvereva and Rick Leach were the defending champions but only Leach competed that year, with Rennae Stubbs.

Stubbs and Leach lost in the first round to Rene Simpson and Daniel Nestor.

Larisa Neiland and Mark Woodforde won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 against Nicole Arendt and Luke Jensen.

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
     
1 Latvia Larisa Neiland
Australia Mark Woodforde
4 7 6
  United States Nicole Arendt
United States Luke Jensen
6 5 0

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Latvia L Neiland
Australia M Woodforde
6 3 6
  Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy
United States M Jensen
4 6 2 1 Latvia L Neiland
Australia M Woodforde
4 6 8
  Netherlands M Bollegraf
United States T Kronemann
7 4 6   Netherlands M Bollegraf
United States T Kronemann
6 2 6
WC Australia N Bradtke
Argentina J Frana
5 6 4 1 Latvia L Neiland
Australia M Woodforde
2 6 8
WC Australia E Smylie
Australia S Draper
6 67 5   United States M McGrath
United States M Lucena
6 3 6
  United States M McGrath
United States M Lucena
4 79 7   United States M McGrath
United States M Lucena
6 4 6
  Canada R Simpson
Canada D Nestor
7 6     Canada R Simpson
Canada D Nestor
3 6 2
5 Australia R Stubbs
United States R Leach
5 2   1 Latvia L Neiland
Australia M Woodforde
3 6 6
4 United States L Raymond
The Bahamas M Knowles
6 4 8 4 United States L Raymond
The Bahamas M Knowles
6 3 2
  Italy L Golarsa
Belgium L Pimek
1 6 6 4 United States L Raymond
The Bahamas M Knowles
6 6  
  Netherlands C Vis
United States S Melville
5 64     United States K Po
United States T Ho
4 2  
  United States K Po
United States T Ho
7 77   4 United States L Raymond
The Bahamas M Knowles
77 6  
  France A Dechaume-Balleret
France G Raoux
4 4   ALT France J Halard-Decugis
Australia M Tebbutt
65 2  
  United States L McNeil
United States M Keil
6 6     United States L McNeil
United States M Keil
4 4  
ALT France J Halard-Decugis
Australia M Tebbutt
6 6   ALT France J Halard-Decugis
Australia M Tebbutt
6 6  
8 Netherlands K Boogert
Russia A Olhovskiy
4 4  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 United States M J Fernandez
United States A O'Brien
6 3 6
  United States A Frazier
United States J Tarango
3 6 3 7 United States M J Fernandez
United States A O'Brien
3 2  
  Argentina M Paz
Spain J Sánchez
3 62     Romania I Spîrlea
United States G Van Emburgh
6 6  
  Romania I Spîrlea
United States G Van Emburgh
6 77     Romania I Spîrlea
United States G Van Emburgh
6 1 4
ALT Japan N Miyagi
United States K Kinnear
4 3     United States N Arendt
United States L Jensen
3 6 6
  United States N Arendt
United States L Jensen
6 6     United States N Arendt
United States L Jensen
3 78 9
WC Australia R McQuillan
Australia D Macpherson
6 4 6 WC Australia R McQuillan
Australia D Macpherson
6 66 7
ALT Sweden M Strandlund
Sweden P Nyborg
3 6 4   United States N Arendt
United States L Jensen
6 6  
6 Spain A Sánchez Vicario
Spain E Sánchez
5 3     Canada J Hetherington
South Africa J-L de Jager
2 4  
  Czech Republic H Suková
South Africa E Ferreira
7 6     Czech Republic H Suková
South Africa E Ferreira
4 7 6
  Belgium E Callens
South Africa P Norval
6 63 6   Belgium E Callens
South Africa P Norval
6 5 4
  Australia K Radford
Netherlands M Oosting
3 77 2   Czech Republic H Suková
South Africa E Ferreira
2 6 4
  Canada J Hetherington
South Africa J-L de Jager
6 6     Canada J Hetherington
South Africa J-L de Jager
6 1 6
  Germany W Probst
South Africa D Adams
0 2     Canada J Hetherington
South Africa J-L de Jager
6 6  
  United States L Wild
United States J Grabb
7 5 2 2 United States G Fernández
Czech Republic C Suk
4 2  
2 United States G Fernández
Czech Republic C Suk
5 7 6

References

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