Women's doubles
1996 US Open
Champions	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score	1-6, 6-1, 6-4
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
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Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the final. It was the 5th US Open, 15th Grand Slam and 66th overall title for Fernández, and the 4th US Open, 15th Grand Slam and 60th overall title, in their respective careers.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	6
		Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva	5	2
								1	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	1	6
								4	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	1	6	1
	4	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6	6
		Patricia Hy-Boulais Rosalyn Nideffer	4	4
															1	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	1	4
															2	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	1	6	6
	6	Lori McNeil Gabriela Sabatini	4	6	7
	5	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6	3	5
								6	Lori McNeil Gabriela Sabatini	2	6
								2	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6	7
		Sonya Jeyaseelan Rene Simpson	3	7	2
	2	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	M Saeki Y Yoshida	1	1				1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6	6
		N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6					N Bradtke R McQuillan	7	3	2
		L Golarsa C Singer	4	2											1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	LL	V Csurgó M Grzybowska	6	4	2										15	R Hiraki N Miyagi	4	2
		S Noorlander S Pitkowski	4	6	6				S Noorlander S Pitkowski	6	2	2
		N Dahlman C Wood	6	3	2			15	R Hiraki N Miyagi	4	6	6
	15	R Hiraki N Miyagi	3	6	6																	1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	10	E Smylie L Wild	4	4																			A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	5	2
		A Lettiere C Morariu	6	6					A Lettiere C Morariu	3	6	6
		L Cenková A Olsza	6	6					L Cenková A Olsza	6	1	1
	Q	L Horn J Kruger	1	2												A Lettiere C Morariu	2	7	2
		R Bobková E Melicharová	3	6	6											A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	6	6
		A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	3	7				A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	7	4
		A Ellwood N Pratt	3	4				9	K Adams M de Swardt	6	1r
	9	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
		H Nagyová K Studeníková	0	3				4	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
	Q	M-F Landa M Weingärtner	2	2					Å Carlsson M Strandlund	2	4
		Å Carlsson M Strandlund	6	6											4	M Hingis H Suková	6	3	7
		A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	6	6											11	Y Basuki C Vis	3	6	5
		K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama	3	3					A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	3	0r
		M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	3	6	5			11	Y Basuki C Vis	6	1
	11	Y Basuki C Vis	6	3	7																	4	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
	13	Z Garrison-Jackson P Shriver	5	4																			P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer	4	4
		L Montalvo B Rittner	7	6					L Montalvo B Rittner	2	6
		T Kri?an C Papadáki	3	6					R Grande E Makarova	6	7
		R Grande E Makarova	6	7												R Grande E Makarova	1	1
		P Langrová R Zrubáková	4	2												P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer	6	6
		N Kijimuta F Labat	6	6					N Kijimuta F Labat	6	4	6
		P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer	7	6					P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer	1	6	7
	8	B Schultz-McCarthy N Tauziat	5	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	L McNeil G Sabatini	6	7
		D Kraj?ovi?ová L N?me?ková	2	5				6	L McNeil G Sabatini	6	6
		S Cecchini L Garrone	2	1					J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	1	1
		J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6											6	L McNeil G Sabatini	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh S Reeves	7	3	1										12	K Boogert I Spîrlea	4	2
		S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6	6				S Appelmans M Oremans	1	0
		K Kschwendt B Schett	7	1	3			12	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6
	12	K Boogert I Spîrlea	5	6	6																	6	L McNeil G Sabatini	4	6	7
	14	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	1	6																	5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	3	5
		O Lugina E Pampoulova	2	6	2			14	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	7
		A Frazier K Po	6	3	2				S-h Park S-t Wang	2	5
		S-h Park S-t Wang	4	6	6										14	C Martínez P Tarabini	5	5
	WC	J Lee L Lee	6	7											5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	7	7
	WC	A deLone L Poruri	4	6				WC	J Lee L Lee	4	7	1
		M Lindström L Pleming	4	0				5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	5	6
	5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	WC	D Buth S Nickitas	1	2				7	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	3
		A Huber I Majoli	4	4					S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	6												S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	7	6
		A Grossman S Reece	3	4											17	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	5	3
		C Barclay K-A Guse	6	6					C Barclay K-A Guse	5	1
		V Ruano Pascual A Temesvári	6	7	3			17	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7	6
	17	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7	6	6																		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	3	7	2
	16	D Graham K Radford	4	7	7																	2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6	6
		A Fusai M Paz	6	5	6			16	D Graham K Radford	6	6
	LL	J Byrne T Morton-Rodgers	6	6				LL	J Byrne T Morton-Rodgers	2	4
	Q	J Chi K Pace	2	4											16	D Graham K Radford	3	6
		M Muri? P Suárez	3	4											2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	7
		R Dragomir T Je?menica	6	6					R Dragomir T Je?menica	1	0
		J Husárová D van Roost	6	3	0			2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	2	G Fernández N Zvereva	4	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (WTA)
• 1996 US Open - Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation