1996 DFS Classic – Doubles

Doubles
1996 DFS Classic
1995 champions	Manon Bollegraf Rennae Stubbs
Champions	Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild
Runners-up	Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 6–1

Manon Bollegraf and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but only Stubbs competed that year with Lisa Raymond.

Raymond and Stubbs lost in the semifinals to Lori McNeil and Nathalie Tauziat.

Elizabeth Smylie and Linda Wild won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 against McNeil and Tauziat.

Seeds

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.

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		A Ellwood   R McQuillan	5	5
		Elizabeth Smylie   Linda Wild	7	7
									Elizabeth Smylie   Linda Wild	6	3	6
								2	Lori McNeil   Nathalie Tauziat	3	6	1
	3	L Raymond   R Stubbs	6	1	2
	2	Lori McNeil   Nathalie Tauziat	2	6	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M McGrath L Savchenko	5	4
		T Ječmenica A Olsza	6	2	5				N Dahlman C Wood	7	6
		N Dahlman C Wood	2	6	7											N Dahlman C Wood	3	6	4
		L Golarsa K Rinaldi-Stunkel	5	4												A Ellwood R McQuillan	6	2	6
		A Ellwood R McQuillan	7	6					A Ellwood R McQuillan	6	6
		M Lindström M Strandlund	1	7	4			8	R Nideffer P Shriver	3	1
	8	R Nideffer P Shriver	6	6	6																		A Ellwood R McQuillan	5	5
																							E Smylie L Wild	7	7
								4	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6	3
	LL	D Jones M Schnell	4	4					N Feber D Van Roost	7	3	6
		N Feber D Van Roost	6	6												N Feber D Van Roost	3	7	1
	LL	S Drake-Brockman T Musgrave	6	5	6											E Smylie L Wild	6	5	6
		C Barclay K Godridge	4	7	8				C Barclay K Godridge	1	4
		E Smylie L Wild	6	6					E Smylie L Wild	6	6
	5	E Callens L Courtois	3	2

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	D Graham K Radford	7	6
		T Križan C Papadáki	6	2				7	D Graham K Radford	6	6
		E de Lone N Pratt	4	6	6				E de Lone N Pratt	3	3
		V Lake S Smith	6	3	2										7	D Graham K Radford	5	3
		S Jeyaseelan S Noorlander	7	6											3	L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6
		C Cristea L Poruri	5	4					S Jeyaseelan S Noorlander	6	0	2
								3	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	6	6
																						3	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	1	2
	6	K-A Guse R Hiraki	6	4	3																	2	L McNeil N Tauziat	2	6	6
		M Murić M Saeki	0	6	6				M Murić M Saeki	5	6	6
		N Kijimuta Y Yoshida	5	3					J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	7	3	3
		J Lutrova T Tanasugarn	7	6												M Murić M Saeki	3	6
		I Demongeot C Dhenin	7	6											2	L McNeil N Tauziat	6	7
	Q	C Taylor J Ward	5	1					I Demongeot C Dhenin	1	4
								2	L McNeil N Tauziat	6	6

External links

• 1996 DFS Classic Draws
• ITF Tournament Page
• ITF doubles results page