1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1996 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Martina Hingis Helena Suková
Runners-up	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
Score	5–7, 7–5, 6–1
Draw	64 (2 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Martina Hingis and Helena Suková.

Hingis and Suková defeated Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] At 15 Years 282 Days, Hingis became the youngest ever grand slam champion. It was the 1st Grand Slam (doubles) title and the 2nd title overall for Hingis, and the 9th and final Grand Slam doubles title and the 64th title overall for Suková, in their respective careers.

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	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	64	3
	8	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	3	77	6
								8	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6	4	6
								15	Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild	4	6	4
	3	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	3r
	15	Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild	5
															8	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	5	7	6
															4	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	7	5	1
	10	Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt	4	60
	4	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6	77
								4	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6	3	11
								2	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	4	6	9
	12	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	1	4
	2	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
		A Frazier K Po	6	2	1			1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Dragomir A Grossman	6	77					R Dragomir A Grossman	0	1
		S Meier H Nagyová	2	63											1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	I Demongeot C Dhenin	6	6											11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	3	3
		L Ghirardi-Rubbi S Pitkowski	3	0				Q	I Demongeot C Dhenin	4	2
		A Lettiere C Morariu	64	1				11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6
	11	K Boogert I Spîrlea	77	6																		1	J Novotná A Sánchez Vicario	6	64	3
	13	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	6																		8	M Hingis H Suková	3	77	6
		K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama	5	3				13	C Martínez P Tarabini	77	6
		S Farina V Ruano Pascual	3	4					R Grande E Likhovtseva	62	4
		R Grande E Likhovtseva	6	6											13	C Martínez P Tarabini	65	0
	WC	S-A Siddall A Wainwright	6	3	2										8	M Hingis H Suková	77	6
		T Križan C Papadáki	4	6	6				T Križan C Papadáki	4	3
		C Barclay K Godridge	1	5				8	M Hingis H Suková	6	6
	8	M Hingis H Suková	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	1	6
		N Kijimuta Y Yoshida	3	6	1			3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	7	2	1				A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	3	2
		A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	5	6	6										3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	6	6
		R Bobková E Melicharová	7	4	2											W Probst C Singer	2	2
		D Graham M Paz	5	6	6				D Graham M Paz	3	2
		W Probst C Singer	4	6	6				W Probst C Singer	6	6
	17	L Golarsa K Radford	6	4	2																	3	L Davenport MJ Fernández	3r
	15	E Smylie L Wild	6	6																		15	E Smylie L Wild	5
		K Kschwendt F Labat	2	1				15	E Smylie L Wild	6	6
	LL	D Jones T Price	6	6				LL	D Jones T Price	4	4
		N Dahlman C Wood	4	4											15	E Smylie L Wild	6	7
		L Montalvo P Suárez	4	3											9	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	5
		N Miyagi S Reece	6	6					N Miyagi S Reece	5	2
		O Lugina E Pampoulova	4	0				9	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6
	9	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	L McNeil N Tauziat	77	1	6
		N Feber D Van Roost	63	6	4			7	L McNeil N Tauziat	77	4	1
	WC	E Nagelsen M Seles	6	4	7				R Nideffer P Shriver	65	6	6
		R Nideffer P Shriver	4	6	9											R Nideffer P Shriver	1	4
		M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6											10	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6
		M Grzybowska A Olsza	4	1					M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	77	2	2
		E Callens L Courtois	1	4				10	K Adams M de Swardt	64	6	6
	10	K Adams M de Swardt	6	6																		10	K Adams M de Swardt	4	60
	14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	6																		4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	77
		E deLone N Pratt	3	2				14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	78	6
		M Koutstaal S-h Park	4	2					S Appelmans M Oremans	66	4
		S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6											14	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	3	0r
		R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais	6	6											4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	0
		D Krajčovičová R Zrubáková	3	4					R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais	2	4
	WC	H Crook V Davies	2	4				4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6
	4	M McGrath L Neiland	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	7
		A-M Cecchini L Garrone	3	5				6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		Å Carlsson A Temesvári	6	6					Å Carlsson A Temesvári	1	2
		C Cristea C Schneider	0	4											6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	2	63
	LL	J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	77	6											12	Y Basuki C Vis	6	77
		M Lindström M Strandlund	64	4				LL	J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	63	77	4
	Q	J Pullin L Woodroffe	3	0				12	Y Basuki C Vis	77	64	6
	12	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6																		12	Y Basuki C Vis	1	4
	16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6																		2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	WC	V Lake S Smith	2	3				16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	6
		M Murić K Studeníková	4	2					J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	3	1
		J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6											16	N Bradtke R McQuillan	2	1
		T Ječmenica C Porwik	3	79	4										2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		A Fusai K-A Guse	6	67	6				A Fusai K-A Guse	3	2
		P Langrová H Vildová	2	1				2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	2	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1996 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation