Gabriela Sabatini and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Ameritech Cup | |
| 1995 Champions |  Gabriela Sabatini  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
| Champions |  Lisa Raymond  Rennae Stubbs |
| Runners-up | Angela Lettiere  Nana Miyagi |
| Score | 6–1, 6–1 |
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Angela Lettiere and Nana Miyagi.
Seeds
editChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Meredith McGrath / 
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)- Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
- Nicole Arendt / Lori McNeil (semifinals)
Martina Hingis / Linda Wild (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
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 | M McGrath J Novotná
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva S Testud
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | M McGrath J Novotná
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Montalvo P Suárez
| 5 | 1 | L Raymond R Stubbs
| w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Raymond R Stubbs
| 7 | 6 | L Raymond R Stubbs
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Arendt L McNeil
| 7 | 6 | 3 | N Arendt L McNeil
| 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 P Hy-Boulais R Nideffer
| 5 | 3 | 3 | N Arendt L McNeil
| 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Adams Z Garrison-Jackson
| 4 | 2 | A Frazier K Po
| 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier K Po
| 6 | 6 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Basuki C Vis
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Angela Lettiere Nana Miyagi
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Graham M Werdel-Witmeyer
| 3 | 6 | 4 | Y Basuki C Vis
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel
| 0 | 4 | 4 |  M Hingis L Wild
| 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Hingis L Wild
| 6 | 6 | Y Basuki C Vis
| 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Lettiere N Miyagi
| 6 | 1 | 7 | A Lettiere N Miyagi
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Jeyaseelan R Simpson
| 4 | 6 | 6 | A Lettiere N Miyagi
| 7 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 I Majoli I Spîrlea
| 3 | 5 | 2 | L Davenport M J Fernández
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | L Davenport M J Fernández
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||