Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1996 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Sparkassen Cup
1995 ChampionsLatvia Larisa Neiland
United States Meredith McGrath
Final
ChampionsNetherlands Kristie Boogert
France Nathalie Tauziat
Runners-upBelgium Sabine Appelmans
Netherlands Miriam Oremans
Score6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Larisa Savchenko and Meredith McGrath were the defending champions but only Savchenko competed that year with Helena Suková.

Savchenko and Suková lost in the semifinals to Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans.

Kristie Boogert and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Appelmans and Oremans.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All four seeded teams received byes into the quarterfinals.

  1. Latvia Larisa Savchenko / Czech Republic Helena Suková (semifinals)
  2. Netherlands Kristie Boogert / France Nathalie Tauziat (champions)
  3. Belgium Els Callens / Russia Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)
  4. Belgium Sabine Appelmans / Netherlands Miriam Oremans (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Latvia L Savchenko
Czech Republic H Suková
6 6  
  Germany C Schneider
Slovakia K Studeníková
4 6 6   Germany C Schneider
Slovakia K Studeníková
4 1  
  Sweden Å Carlsson
Slovakia K Habšudová
6 3 4 1 Latvia L Savchenko
Czech Republic H Suková
0 2  
4 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
6 6  
4 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
7 6  
WC Austria K Büche
Germany L Steinbach
2 0     Germany P Begerow
United Kingdom S Smith
6 3  
  Germany P Begerow
United Kingdom S Smith
6 6   4 Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Netherlands Miriam Oremans
4 4  
  Germany K Kschwendt
Austria B Schett
4 1   2 Netherlands Kristie Boogert
France Nathalie Tauziat
6 6  
  Italy G Pizzichini
France A-G Sidot
6 6     Italy G Pizzichini
France A-G Sidot
6 1 6
3 Belgium E Callens
Russia E Likhovtseva
3 6 0
  Italy G Pizzichini
France A-G Sidot
0 2  
  Ukraine O Lugina
Ukraine N Medvedeva
4 7 0 2 Netherlands K Boogert
France N Tauziat
6 6  
  Romania R Dragomir
Italy S Farina
6 6 6   Romania R Dragomir
Italy S Farina
0 4  
2 Netherlands K Boogert
France N Tauziat
6 6