1996 European Indoors – Doubles

Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf were the defending champions but only Arendt competed that year with Natasha Zvereva.

Doubles
1996 European Indoors
Champions	Martina Hingis Helena Suková
Runners-up	Nicole Arendt Natasha Zvereva
Score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Arendt and Zvereva lost in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Martina Hingis and Helena Suková.

Seeds

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

1. Nicole Arendt / Natasha Zvereva (final)
2. Martina Hingis / Helena Suková (champions)
3. Lori McNeil / Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
4. Larisa Savchenko / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• 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	N Arendt N Zvereva	6	6
		K Boogert I Spîrlea	2	3				1	N Arendt N Zvereva	7	6
		S Farina M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	2					S Appelmans M Oremans	6	3
		S Appelmans M Oremans	7	6											1	N Arendt N Zvereva	7	6
	3	L McNeil G Sabatini	7	7											3	L McNeil G Sabatini	5	2
		K Habšudová A Kournikova	5	5				3	L McNeil G Sabatini	6	7
		S Kleinová M Kochta	3	4					B Schett P Schnyder	1	5
		B Schett P Schnyder	6	6																		1	Nicole Arendt Natasha Zvereva	5	4
		A Huber I Majoli	4	3																		2	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	7	6
		B Schultz-McCarthy C Vis	6	6					B Schultz-McCarthy C Vis	6	7	6
		F Perfetti G Pizzichini	1	2				4	L Savchenko N Tauziat	7	6	3
	4	L Savchenko N Tauziat	6	6												B Schultz-McCarthy C Vis	6	3	0
		C Martínez P Tarabini	4	6	6										2	M Hingis H Suková	3	6	6
		P Begerow K Quentrec-Eagle	6	3	3				C Martínez P Tarabini	3	1
		H Nagyová A Olsza	2	2				2	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
	2	M Hingis H Suková	6	6

External links

• 1996 Barilla Indoors Doubles draw