1996 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1996 Italian Open
1995 Champions	Mary Joe Fernández; Natasha Zvereva
Final
Champions	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario; Irina Spîrlea
Runners-up	Gigi Fernández; Martina Hingis
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Events

Mary Joe Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Irina Spîrlea won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Gigi Fernández and Martina Hingis.

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Irina Spîrlea (champions)
Gigi Fernández / Martina Hingis (final)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (semifinals)
Laura Golarsa / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Jill Hetherington / Kristine Radford (second round)
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
Alexandra Fusai / Patricia Hy-Boulais (second round)

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					1	A Sánchez Vicario I Spîrlea	2	6	6
	A Canepa G Casoni	6	3	2		F Labat M Paz	6	2	3
	F Labat M Paz	3	6	6						1	A Sánchez Vicario I Spîrlea	7	6
	R Simpson S Stafford	3	2							WC	R Grande A Serra Zanetti	6	0
WC	R Grande A Serra Zanetti	6	6		WC	R Grande A Serra Zanetti	5	6	6
	J Kruger H Nagyová	5	6	2	5	J Hetherington K Radford	7	3	4
5	J Hetherington K Radford	7	3	6										1	A Sánchez Vicario I Spîrlea	6	7	7
														7	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7	6	5
					4	L Golarsa N Tauziat	6	6
WC	F Lubiani M P Zavagli	6	3			V Martinek L Richterová	2	3
	V Martinek L Richterová	7	6							4	L Golarsa N Tauziat	4	3
	S Cacic J Watanabe	4	2							7	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	6
	L Ghirardi S Jeyaseelan	6	6			L Ghirardi S Jeyaseelan	2	6	3
	K Habšudová R Zrubáková	3	6		7	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	4	6
7	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	7

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Irina Spîrlea

Gigi Fernández
Martina Hingis

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

8	A Fusai P Hy-Boulais	6	7
	F Perfetti G Pizzichini	1	5		8	A Fusai P Hy-Boulais	6	5
	B Fulco-Villella V Ruano-Pascual	0	2			S Cecchini L Garrone	7	7
	S Cecchini L Garrone	6	6								S Cecchini L Garrone	4	2
	M Grzybowska T Ječmenica	0	2							3	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
	L Lee C Schneider	6	6			L Lee C Schneider	7	1	1
					3	C Martínez P Tarabini	5	6	6
														3	C Martínez P Tarabini	1	1
6	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6											2	G Fernández M Hingis	6	6
	P Kamstra T Križan	0	2		6	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
	E Brusati C Salvi	0	0			L Montalvo P Suárez	0	2
	L Montalvo P Suárez	6	6							6	Y Basuki C Vis	2	2
Q	M Mazzotta M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	7	6						2	G Fernández M Hingis	6	6
	G León García S Ramón-Cortés	6	6	4	Q	M Mazzotta M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	6	2
					2	G Fernández M Hingis	6	4	6