Meredith McGrath and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but only McGrath competed that year with Manon Bollegraf.
Doubles | |
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1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz | |
Champions | Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath |
Runners-up | Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková |
Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
Bollegraf and McGrath won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Rennae Stubbs and Helena Suková.
Seeds
editChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Manon Bollegraf / Meredith McGrath (champions)
- Rennae Stubbs / Helena Suková (final)
- Els Callens / Laurence Courtois (semifinals)
- Alexandra Fusai / Karin Kschwendt (first round)
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 Bollegraf M McGrath | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S Appelmans M Oremans | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | M Bollegraf M McGrath | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Dahlman L Němečková | 2 | 6 | WC | J Halard-Decugis M Maleeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | J Halard-Decugis M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | 1 | M Bollegraf M McGrath | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | E Callens L Courtois | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | E Callens L Courtois | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
B Schwartz K Studeníková | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | E Callens L Courtois | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Cecchini L Garrone | 5 | 3 | D Krajčovičová P Langrová | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D Krajčovičová P Langrová | 7 | 6 | 1 | Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Farina C Porwik | 3 | 3 | 2 | Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
O Lugina N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | O Lugina N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W Probst C Singer | 6 | 2 | 7 | W Probst C Singer | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Fusai K Kschwendt | 2 | 6 | 5 | W Probst C Singer | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Noorlander S Rottier | 6 | 7 | 2 | R Stubbs H Suková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Makarova E Maniokova | 4 | 6 | Q | S Noorlander S Rottier | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | B Schett M Schnell | 1 | 2 | 2 | R Stubbs H Suková | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | R Stubbs H Suková | 6 | 6 |