1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Doubles

Lori McNeil and Helena Suková were the defending champions but only McNeil competed that year with Nicole Arendt.

Doubles
1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1995 ChampionsUnited States Lori McNeil
Czech Republic Helena Suková
Final
ChampionsUnited States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Runners-upUnited States Nicole Arendt
United States Lori McNeil
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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Arendt and McNeil lost in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.

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.

  1.   Lindsay Davenport /   Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  2.   Mary Joe Fernández /   Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
  3.   Gigi Fernández /   Conchita Martínez (first round)
  4.   Nicole Arendt /   Lori McNeil (final)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   L Davenport
  J Novotná
7 6  
    A Coetzer
  A Kournikova
6 2   1   L Davenport
  J Novotná
6 6  
    I Spîrlea
  N Tauziat
6 4       E Smylie
  L Wild
4 1  
    E Smylie
  L Wild
7 6   1   L Davenport
  J Novotná
6 3 3
3   G Fernández
  C Martínez
          L Raymond
  R Stubbs
4 6 6
    R Hiraki
  L Montalvo
w/o         R Hiraki
  L Montalvo
1 4  
    L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6       L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6  
WC   S Jeyaseelan
  R Simpson
2 3       Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
6 3 6
    A Frazier
  K Po
7 6   4   Nicole Arendt
  Lori McNeil
4 6 3
    A Lettiere
  N Miyagi
5 3       A Frazier
  K Po
5 3  
    J Hetherington
  K Rinaldi-Stunkel
3 6 5 4   N Arendt
  L McNeil
7 6  
4   N Arendt
  L McNeil
6 1 7 4   N Arendt
  L McNeil
6 6  
    Y Basuki
  C Vis
6 3 6     Y Basuki
  C Vis
4 4  
    N Bradtke
  P Shriver
4 6 3     Y Basuki
  C Vis
w/o    
    K Adams
  Z Garrison-Jackson
4 6 6 2   M J Fernández
  C Rubin
     
2   M J Fernández
  C Rubin
6 3 7
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