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1996 World Doubles Cup

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1996 World Doubles Cup
Date22–25 May
Edition22nd
Draw8D
Prize money$188,125
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Champions
Doubles
United States Nicole Arendt / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
← 1995 · World Doubles Cup · 1997 →

The 1996 World Doubles Cup was a women's doubles tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Craiglockhart Tennis Centre in Edinburgh in Scotland that was part of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 22 to 25 May 1996. The third-seeded team of Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf won the title.[1]

Final

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Doubles

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United States Nicole Arendt / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf defeated United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 2–6, 7–6

  • It was Arendt's 1st title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Bollegraf's 2nd title of the year and the 23rd of her career.

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 168, 184. ISBN 9780002187145.
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