1996 Rexona Cup – Doubles

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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
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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.

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[edit]

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

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

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

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