Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||
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Champion | Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández (USA) | |||||||||
Runner-up | Jana Novotná Helena Suková (CZE) | |||||||||
Final score | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | |||||||||
Events | ||||||||||
Singles | men | women | ||||||||
Doubles | men | women | ||||||||
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The Women's Doubles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
Gold | Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernandez United States (USA) |
Silver | Jana Novotná / Helena Suková Czech Republic (CZE) |
Bronze | Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain (ESP) |
Seeds
The top seeded teams received a bye into the second round.
- Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) (Champions, Gold Medalists)
- Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (CZE) (Final, Silver Medalists)
- Manon Bollegraf / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) (Semifinals, Fourth Place)
- Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)
- Nicole Bradtke / Rennae Stubbs (AUS) (First Round, withdrew)
- Gabriela Sabatini / Patricia Tarabini (ARG) (First Round)
- Amanda Coetzer / Mariaan de Swardt (RSA) (Second Round)
- Kyoko Nagatsuka / Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (First Round)
Draw
Key
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Finals
Semifinals | Final (Gold Medal Match) | |||||||||||
1 | Gigi Fernández (USA) Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) |
7 | 7 | |||||||||
3 | Manon Bollegraf (NED) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) |
5 | 63 | |||||||||
1 | Gigi Fernández (USA) Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) |
7 | 6 | |||||||||
2 | Jana Novotná (CZE) Helena Suková (CZE) |
66 | 4 | |||||||||
4 | Conchita Martínez (ESP) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) |
2 | 61 | |||||||||
2 | Jana Novotná (CZE) Helena Suková (CZE) |
6 | 7 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
3 | Manon Bollegraf (NED) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) |
1 | 3 | |||||||||
4 | Conchita Martínez (ESP) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) |
6 | 6 |