Tennis_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_doubles

Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

1996 tennis event results

Defending gold medalists Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández of the United States successfully defended their title, defeating the Czech Republic's Jana Novotná and Helena Suková in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In the bronze-medal match, Spain's Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated the Netherlands' Manon Bollegraf and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, 6–1, 6–3.

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The tournament was held at the Stone Mountain Tennis Center in Atlanta, of the United States. There were 62 competitors from 31 countries.[1] Countries had been limited to one team each since the return of tennis to the Olympic program in 1988.

Medalists

GoldGigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández
 United States
SilverJana Novotná / Helena Suková
 Czech Republic
BronzeConchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
 Spain

Seeds

The top seeded team received a bye into the second round.

  1.  Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández (USA) (champions)
  2.  Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (CZE) (final, silver medalists)
  3.  Manon Bollegraf / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) (semifinals, fourth place)
  4.  Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
  5.  Nicole Bradtke / Rennae Stubbs (AUS) (first round, withdrew)
  6.  Gabriela Sabatini / Patricia Tarabini (ARG) (first round)
  7.  Amanda Coetzer / Mariaan de Swardt (RSA) (second round)
  8.  Kyōko Nagatsuka / Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
          
1  Gigi Fernández (USA)
 Mary Joe Fernández (USA) 		7 7  
3  Manon Bollegraf (NED)
 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) 		5 63  
1  Gigi Fernández (USA)
 Mary Joe Fernández (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  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1  G Fernández (USA)
 MJ Fernández (USA) 		6 6  
Alt  M Pierce (FRA)
 N Tauziat (FRA) 		6 3 6 Alt  M Pierce (FRA)
 N Tauziat (FRA) 		4 3  
   M Grzybowska (POL)
 A Olsza (POL) 		2 6 0 1  G Fernández (USA)
 MJ Fernández (USA) 		6 6  
   V Lake (GBR)
 C Wood (GBR) 		3 7 6    V Lake (GBR)
 C Wood (GBR) 		2 1  
WC  K Maleeva (BUL)
 M Maleeva (BUL) 		6 68 3    V Lake (GBR)
 C Wood (GBR) 		7 7  
WC  E-H Kim (KOR)
 S-H Park (KOR) 		1 3   7  A Coetzer (RSA)
 M de Swardt (RSA) 		5 5  
7  A Coetzer (RSA)
 M de Swardt (RSA) 		6 6   1  G Fernández (USA)
 MJ Fernández (USA) 		7 7  
3  M Bollegraf (NED)
 B Schultz-McCarthy (NED) 		w/o     3  M Bollegraf (NED)
 B Schultz-McCarthy (NED) 		5 63  
   O Lugina (UKR)
 N Medvedeva (UKR) 		      3  M Bollegraf (NED)
 B Schultz-McCarthy (NED) 		7 7  
   V Csurgó (HUN)
 A Temesvári (HUN) 		6 1 6    V Csurgó (HUN)
 A Temesvári (HUN) 		65 65  
WC  P Cabezas (CHI)
 B Castro (CHI) 		4 6 3 3  M Bollegraf (NED)
 B Schultz-McCarthy (NED) 		6 6  
WC  M Hingis (SUI)
 P Schnyder (SUI) 		3 6 6 WC  M Hingis (SUI)
 P Schnyder (SUI) 		4 3  
   K Habšudová (SVK)
 R Zrubáková (SVK) 		6 4 2 WC  M Hingis (SUI)
 P Schnyder (SUI) 		2 6 7
   S Appelmans (BEL)
 L Courtois (BEL) 		5 6 6    S Appelmans (BEL)
 L Courtois (BEL) 		6 1 5
6  G Sabatini (ARG)
 P Tarabini (ARG) 		7 3 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5  N Bradtke (AUS)
 R Stubbs (AUS) 		     
Alt  L-L Chen (CHN)
 J-Q Yi (CHN) 		w/o     Alt  L-L Chen (CHN)
 J-Q Yi (CHN) 		6 4 4
WC  B Sangaram (THA)
 T Tanasugarn (THA) 		6 63 6 WC  B Sangaram (THA)
 T Tanasugarn (THA) 		2 6 6
   C Papadáki (GRE)
 C Zachariadou (GRE) 		2 7 2 WC  B Sangaram (THA)
 T Tanasugarn (THA) 		2 1  
   I Majoli (CRO)
 M Murić (CRO) 		7 4 9 4  C Martínez (ESP)
 A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 		6 6  
   S Farina (ITA)
 L Golarsa (ITA) 		62 6 7    I Majoli (CRO)
 M Murić (CRO) 		2 1  
WC  D Randriantefy (MAD)
 N Randriantefy (MAD) 		1 3   4  C Martínez (ESP)
 A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 		6 6  
4  C Martínez (ESP)
 A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 		6 6   4  C Martínez (ESP)
 A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 		2 61  
8  K Nagatsuka (JPN)
 A Sugiyama (JPN) 		62 1   2  J Novotná (CZE)
 H Suková (CZE) 		6 7  
   J Hetherington (CAN)
 P Hy-Boulais (CAN) 		7 6      J Hetherington (CAN)
 P Hy-Boulais (CAN) 		2 6 6
WC  O Barabanschikova (BLR)
 N Zvereva (BLR) 		6 6   WC  O Barabanschikova (BLR)
 N Zvereva (BLR) 		6 4 1
   M D'Agostini (BRA)
 V Menga (BRA) 		2 3      J Hetherington (CAN)
 P Hy-Boulais (CAN) 		2 4  
WC  Y Basuki (INA)
 R Tedjakusuma (INA) 		w/o     2  J Novotná (CZE)
 H Suková (CZE) 		6 6  
   C Cristea (ROM)
 R Dragomir (ROM) 		      WC  Y Basuki (INA)
 R Tedjakusuma (INA) 		2 3  
   A Kournikova (RUS)
 E Makarova (RUS) 		2 2   2  J Novotná (CZE)
 H Suková (CZE) 		6 6  
2  J Novotná (CZE)
 H Suková (CZE) 		6 6  

References

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    "Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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