1996 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Direct Line International Championships | |
| Champions |  Jana Novotná  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Runners-up |  Rosalyn Nideffer  Pam Shriver |
| Score | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions and won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 against Rosalyn Nideffer and Pam Shriver.
Seeds
[edit]Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Jana Novotná / 
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)- n/a
Katrina Adams / Meredith McGrath (semifinals)- Nicole Arendt /
Manon Bollegraf (first round)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
L McNeil N Tauziat | 3 | 3 | 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  S Smith C Wood | 7 | 7 | WC | S Smith C Wood | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 K Kschwendt A Sugiyama | 5 | 6 | 1 | J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Adams M McGrath | 6 | 6 | 3 | K Adams M McGrath | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Basuki J Hetherington | 4 | 3 | 3 | K Adams M McGrath | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N Feber R Hiraki | 4 | 6 | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Lettiere C Morariu | 6 | 2 | Rosalyn Nideffer Pam Shriver | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Smylie L Wild | 7 | 6 | E Smylie L Wild | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier K Po | 6 | 6 | A Frazier K Po | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 2 | 4 | E Smylie L Wild | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Porwik I Spîrlea | 6 | 3 | 9 | R Nideffer P Shriver | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  T Ječmenica M Murić | 3 | 6 | 11 | Q | T Ječmenica M Murić | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R Nideffer P Shriver | 6 | 7 | R Nideffer P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||