1996 Rexona Cup – Doubles

The 1996 Rexona Cup – Singles was a tennis event played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. The 1996 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 29 through May 5, 1996.

Doubles
1996 Rexona Cup
Final
ChampionsSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Runners-upUnited States Gigi Fernández
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Score4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Details
Draw14
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1995 · Hamburg European Open · 1997 →

Gigi Fernández and Martina Hingis were the defending champions but lost in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy.

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. The top two seeded teams received byes into the quarterfinals.

  1.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (champions)
  2.   Gigi Fernández /   Martina Hingis (final)
  3.   Conchita Martínez /   Patricia Tarabini (semifinals)
  4.   Kristie Boogert /   Miriam Oremans (semifinals)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   A Sánchez Vicario
  B Schultz-McCarthy
6 6  
    R Dragomir
  M Paz
6 6       R Dragomir
  M Paz
0 1  
    S Klösel
  P Schnyder
2 2   1   A Sánchez Vicario
  B Schultz-McCarthy
7 6  
4   K Boogert
  M Oremans
6 6   4   K Boogert
  M Oremans
5 3  
    A Glass
  S Meier
4 4   4   K Boogert
  M Oremans
6 6  
    Á Montolio
  V Ruano-Pascual
6 6       Á Montolio
  V Ruano-Pascual
1 1  
    R Bobková
  S Cacic
0 3   1   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
4 7 6
    Å Carlsson
  E Pampoulova
6 6   2   Gigi Fernández
  Martina Hingis
6 6 4
    P Begerow
  A Serra Zanetti
2 2       Å Carlsson
  E Pampoulova
4 6 3
    J Kandarr
  B Rittner
2 3   3   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
6 4 6
3   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
6 6   3   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
5 2  
    M Lindström
  M Strandlund
4 2   2   G Fernández
  M Hingis
7 6  
    M Pierce
  C Vis
6 6       M Pierce
  C Vis
1 2  
2   G Fernández
  M Hingis
6 6  
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