1996 WTA German Open – Doubles

Amanda Coetzer and Inés Gorrochategui were the defending champions but only Coetzer competed that year with Lori McNeil.

Doubles
1996 WTA German Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Neiland
Runners-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková
Score6–1, 5–7, 7–6
Events
Singles Doubles
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Coetzer and McNeil lost in the semifinals to Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland.

McGrath and Neiland won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 7–6 against Martina Hingis and Helena Suková.

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 four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Final
     
1   Meredith McGrath
  Larisa Neiland
6 5 7
6   Martina Hingis
  Helena Suková
1 7 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M McGrath
  L Neiland
6 1  
    R Dragomir
  A Grossman
6 6       R Dragomir
  A Grossman
4 0 r
    T Ječmenica
  S Krivencheva
2 3   1   M McGrath
  L Neiland
6 7  
    P Langrová
  R Zrubáková
2 3   7   Y Basuki
  C Vis
4 6  
Q   Á Montolio
  V Ruano-Pascual
6 6   Q   Á Montolio
  V Ruano-Pascual
2 4  
    R Grande
  E Likhovtseva
6 7 5 7   Y Basuki
  C Vis
6 6  
7   Y Basuki
  C Vis
7 5 7 1   M McGrath
  L Neiland
6 6  
4   A Coetzer
  L McNeil
0 4  
4   A Coetzer
  L McNeil
6 6  
    Å Carlsson
  A Temesvári
7 6       Å Carlsson
  A Temesvári
2 1  
    O Lugina
  H Vildová
6 2   4   A Coetzer
  L McNeil
6 6  
WC   P Begerow
  M Weingärtner
2 2   5   K Boogert
  N Bradtke
3 2  
    R Bobková
  D Graham
6 6       R Bobková
  D Graham
7 2 2
    S Meier
  J Watanabe
7 6 2 5   K Boogert
  N Bradtke
5 6 6
5   K Boogert
  N Bradtke
6 7 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   M Hingis
  H Suková
6 6  
    M Werdel-Witmeyer
  T Whitlinger-Jones
4 1   6   M Hingis
  H Suková
6 6  
    E Martincová
  J Pospíšilová
6 6 6     E Martincová
  J Pospíšilová
2 1  
    I Demongeot
  C Dhenin
7 1 4 6   M Hingis
  H Suková
7 6  
    A Huber
  N Zvereva
3 6   3   J Halard-Decugis
  N Tauziat
6 2  
    C Cristea
  L Poruri
6 7       C Cristea
  L Poruri
1 0  
3   J Halard-Decugis
  N Tauziat
6 6  
6   M Hingis
  H Suková
6 6  
8   L Garrone
  P Tarabini
6 7       N Dahlman
  R McQuillan
2 3  
    E Bes Ostariz
  K Habšudová
3 6   8   L Garrone
  P Tarabini
4 6  
    L Lee
  S McCarthy
7 1 4 WC   C Singer
  B Rittner
6 7  
WC   C Singer
  B Rittner
6 6 6 WC   C Singer
  B Rittner
7 4 3
    N Dahlman
  R McQuillan
6 6       N Dahlman
  R McQuillan
5 6 6
    M Grzybowska
  J Kruger
3 1       N Dahlman
  R McQuillan
6 7  
2   N Arendt
  M Bollegraf
4 6  
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