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1996 DFS Classic – Doubles

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{{Tennis events|1996|DFS Classic|s

| defchamp = {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf
{{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} Elizabeth Smylie
{{flagicon|USA}} Linda Wild

| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| score = 6–3, 3–6, 6–1

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

| main_name = Birmingham Classic (tennis) {{!}} Birmingham Classic

}}

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.

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  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Meredith McGrath / {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko (second round)
  2. {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil / {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat (final)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond / {{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
  4. {{flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki / {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Vis (second round)
  5. {{flagicon|BEL}} Els Callens / {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois (first round)
  6. {{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry-Anne Guse / {{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Hiraki (first round)
  7. {{flagicon|USA}} Debbie Graham / {{flagicon|AUS}} Kristine Radford (quarterfinals)
  8. {{flagicon|RSA}} Rosalyn Nideffer / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver (second round)

}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1-seed1= 

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} A Ellwood
{{flagicon|AUS}} R McQuillan

| RD1-score1-1=5

| RD1-score1-2=5

| RD1-score1-3= 

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Elizabeth Smylie
{{flagicon|USA}} Linda Wild

| RD1-score2-1=7

| RD1-score2-2=7

| RD1-score2-3= 

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} L Raymond
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Stubbs

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=1

| RD1-score3-3=2

| RD1-seed4=2

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| RD1-score4-1=2

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=6

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Elizabeth Smylie
{{flagicon|USA}} Linda Wild

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=3

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-seed2=2

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

| RD2-score2-1=3

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=1

}}

=Top half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} T Ječmenica
{{flagicon|POL}} A Olsza

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=2

| RD1-score03-3=5

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|FIN}} N Dahlman
{{flagicon|GBR}} C Wood

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=7

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ITA}} L Golarsa
{{flagicon|USA}} K Rinaldi-Stunkel

| RD1-score05-1=5

| RD1-score05-2=4

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} A Ellwood
{{flagicon|AUS}} R McQuillan

| RD1-score06-1=7

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} M Lindström
{{flagicon|SWE}} M Strandlund

| RD1-score07-1=1

| RD1-score07-2=7

| RD1-score07-3=4

| RD1-seed08=8

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|RSA}} R Nideffer
{{flagicon|USA}} P Shriver

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed11=LL

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} D Jones
{{flagicon|AUT}} M Schnell

| RD1-score11-1=4

| RD1-score11-2=4

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|BEL}} N Feber
{{flagicon|BEL}} D Van Roost

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13=LL

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} S Drake-Brockman
{{flagicon|AUS}} T Musgrave

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=5

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} C Barclay
{{flagicon|AUS}} K Godridge

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score14-2=7

| RD1-score14-3=8

| RD1-seed15= 

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} E Smylie
{{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score15-3= 

| RD1-seed16=5

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|BEL}} E Callens
{{flagicon|BEL}} L Courtois

| RD1-score16-1=3

| RD1-score16-2=2

| RD1-score16-3= 

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M McGrath
{{flagicon|LAT}} L Savchenko

| RD2-score01-1=5

| RD2-score01-2=4

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FIN}} N Dahlman
{{flagicon|GBR}} C Wood

| RD2-score02-1=7

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} A Ellwood
{{flagicon|AUS}} R McQuillan

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=8

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|RSA}} R Nideffer
{{flagicon|USA}} P Shriver

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=1

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki
{{flagicon|NED}} C Vis

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=3

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|BEL}} N Feber
{{flagicon|BEL}} D Van Roost

| RD2-score06-1=7

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} C Barclay
{{flagicon|AUS}} K Godridge

| RD2-score07-1=1

| RD2-score07-2=4

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08= 

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} E Smylie
{{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01= 

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|FIN}} N Dahlman
{{flagicon|GBR}} C Wood

| RD3-score01-1=3

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=4

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} A Ellwood
{{flagicon|AUS}} R McQuillan

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3=6

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|BEL}} N Feber
{{flagicon|BEL}} D Van Roost

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=7

| RD3-score03-3=1

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} E Smylie
{{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=5

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD4-seed01= 

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} A Ellwood
{{flagicon|AUS}} R McQuillan

| RD4-score01-1=5

| RD4-score01-2=5

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02= 

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} E Smylie
{{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD4-score02-1=7

| RD4-score02-2=7

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

=Bottom half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=7

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} D Graham
{{flagicon|AUS}} K Radford

| RD1-score01-1=7

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3= 

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|SLO}} T Križan
{{flagicon|GRE}} C Papadáki

| RD1-score02-1=6

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score02-3= 

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} E deLone
{{flagicon|AUS}} N Pratt

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} V Lake
{{flagicon|GBR}} S Smith

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3=2

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CAN}} S Jeyaseelan
{{flagicon|NED}} S Noorlander

| RD1-score05-1=7

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ROM}} C Cristea
{{flagicon|USA}} L Poruri

| RD1-score06-1=5

| RD1-score06-2=4

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} K-A Guse
{{flagicon|JPN}} R Hiraki

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=4

| RD1-score09-3=3

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|CRO}} M Murić
{{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki

| RD1-score10-1=0

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score10-3=6

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta
{{flagicon|JPN}} Y Yoshida

| RD1-score11-1=5

| RD1-score11-2=3

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|RUS}} J Lutrova
{{flagicon|THA}} T Tanasugarn

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|FRA}} I Demongeot
{{flagicon|FRA}} C Dhenin

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14=Q

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GBR}} C Taylor
{{flagicon|GBR}} J Ward

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed01=7

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} D Graham
{{flagicon|AUS}} K Radford

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} E deLone
{{flagicon|AUS}} N Pratt

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} S Jeyaseelan
{{flagicon|NED}} S Noorlander

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=0

| RD2-score03-3=2

| RD2-seed04=3

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} L Raymond
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Stubbs

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05= 

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CRO}} M Murić
{{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki

| RD2-score05-1=5

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RUS}} J Lutrova
{{flagicon|THA}} T Tanasugarn

| RD2-score06-1=7

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-3=3

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} I Demongeot
{{flagicon|FRA}} C Dhenin

| RD2-score07-1=1

| RD2-score07-2=4

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} L McNeil
{{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=7

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} D Graham
{{flagicon|AUS}} K Radford

| RD3-score01-1=5

| RD3-score01-2=3

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=3

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} L Raymond
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Stubbs

| RD3-score02-1=7

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|CRO}} M Murić
{{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} L McNeil
{{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=7

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=3

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Raymond
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Stubbs

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=1

| RD4-score01-3=2

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} L McNeil
{{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=6

}}

External links

  • [http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1996/504.pdf 1996 DFS Classic Draws]
  • [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000320 ITF Tournament Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921082046/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000320 |date=21 September 2016 }}
  • [http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/tournamentresults.asp?event=1020002191&tournament=1020000320 ITF doubles results page]

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{{1996 WTA Tour}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doubles}}

Category:Birmingham Classic (tennis)

Category:1996 WTA Tour