1996 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Laurence Courtois and Nancy Feber.

Doubles
1996 Open Gaz de France
1995 ChampionsUnited States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
Final
ChampionsNetherlands Kristie Boogert
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-upFrance Julie Halard-Decugis
France Nathalie Tauziat
Score6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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Kristie Boogert and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Julie Halard-Decugis and Nathalie Tauziat.

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.   Meredith McGrath /   Larisa Savchenko (quarterfinals)
  2.   Lori McNeil /   Helena Suková (semifinals)
  3.   Kristie Boogert /   Jana Novotná (champions)
  4.   Julie Halard-Decugis /   Nathalie Tauziat (final)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   M McGrath
  L Savchenko
6 6  
    O Lugina
  N Medvedeva
0 3   1   M McGrath
  L Savchenko
6 4 3
    S Appelmans
  M Oremans
4 5       L Courtois
  N Feber
1 6 6
    L Courtois
  N Feber
6 7       L Courtois
  N Feber
3 2  
4   J Halard-Decugis
  N Tauziat
6 6   4   J Halard-Decugis
  N Tauziat
6 6  
    J Kandarr
  A-G Sidot
2 0   4   J Halard-Decugis
  N Tauziat
6 6  
    M de Swardt
  C Vis
3 r       P Langrová
  R Zrubáková
3 2  
    P Langrová
  R Zrubáková
5     4   Julie Halard-Decugis
  Nathalie Tauziat
4 3  
    A Dechaume-Balleret
  S Testud
6 6   3   Kristie Boogert
  Jana Novotná
6 6  
    D Krajčovičová
  F Perfetti
3 1       A Dechaume-Balleret
  S Testud
     
    S Farina
  A Fusai
3 6   3   K Boogert
  J Novotná
w/o    
3   K Boogert
  J Novotná
6 7   3   K Boogert
  J Novotná
6 6  
    N Dahlman
  D Van Roost
1 4   2   L McNeil
  H Suková
1 1  
    E Makarova
  E Maniokova
6 6       E Makarova
  E Maniokova
4 4  
    M Hingis
  I Majoli
7 4 4 2   L McNeil
  H Suková
6 6  
2   L McNeil
  H Suková
6 6 6
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