1996 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
1996 French Open
Champions	Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana
Runners-up	Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen
Final score	6–2, 6–2

Larisa Neiland and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Neiland teamed up with Mark Woodforde and were eliminated in semifinals, while Woodbridge partnered with Nicole Bradtke and were eliminated in quarterfinals.

Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana won the title, defeating Nicole Arendt and Luke Jensen 6–2, 6–2 in the final. It was the 1st and only mixed doubles title for both players in their careers.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana are the champions; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Larisa Neiland / Mark Woodforde (Semifinals)
2. Gigi Fernández / Cyril Suk (Third Round)
3. Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach (Semifinals)
4. Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith (Second Round)
5. Helena Suková / Ellis Ferreira (Second Round)
6. Nicole Bradtke / Todd Woodbridge (Quarterfinals)
7. Kristie Boogert / Andrei Olhovskiy (Quarterfinals)
8. Katrina Adams / Libor Pimek (Quarterfinals)
9. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy / Mark Keil (Second Round)
10. Linda Wild / Byron Talbot (Second Round)
11. Martina Hingis / Mark Philippoussis (Quarterfinals)
12. Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena (Third Round)
13. Els Callens / Menno Oosting (Third Round)
14. Irina Spîrlea / Greg Van Emburgh (Second Round)
15. Nana Miyagi / Kent Kinnear (Second Round)
16. Jill Hetherington / John-Laffnie de Jager (Third Round)

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Larisa Neiland   Mark Woodforde	6	6
	6	Nicole Bradtke   Todd Woodbridge	3	3
								1	Larisa Neiland   Mark Woodforde	3	3
									Nicole Arendt   Luke Jensen	6	6
		Nicole Arendt   Luke Jensen	6	3	6
	7	Kristie Boogert   Andrei Olhovskiy	3	6	3
																Nicole Arendt   Luke Jensen	2	2
																Patricia Tarabini   Javier Frana	6	6
	11	Martina Hingis   Mark Philippoussis	4	6	4
	3	Manon Bollegraf   Rick Leach	6	4	6
								3	Manon Bollegraf   Rick Leach	2	6^2
									Patricia Tarabini   Javier Frana	6	7^7
	8	Katrina Adams   Libor Pimek	4	6	3
		Patricia Tarabini   Javier Frana	6	2	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	L Neiland   M Woodforde	6	6
WC	S Pitkowski   M Bahrami	6	2	4				N Feber   J Waite	1	2
	N Feber   J Waite	3	6	6										1	L Neiland   M Woodforde	7^7	4	6
	P Hy-Boulais   B Haygarth	6	6											12	M McGrath   M Lucena	6^5	6	2
	R Hiraki   L Bale	2	3					P Hy-Boulais   B Haygarth	7^7	3	2
							12	M McGrath   M Lucena	6^3	6	6
																					1	L Neiland   M Woodforde	6	6
																					6	N Bradtke   T Woodbridge	3	3
							15	N Miyagi   K Kinnear	3	7	5
	C Barclay   A Florent	6	6					C Barclay   A Florent	6	5	7
	M Oremans   S Noteboom	3	2												C Barclay   A Florent	3	2
	K Rinaldi-Stunkel   K Jones	6^8	7^7	6										6	N Bradtke   T Woodbridge	6	6
WC	Karine Quentrec-Eagle   T Guardiola	7^10	6^5	4				K Rinaldi-Stunkel   K Jones	7	4	3
							6	N Bradtke   T Woodbridge	5	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	L Raymond   P Galbraith	6^6	3
	E Maniokova   D Adams	5	4					N Arendt   L Jensen	7^8	6
	N Arendt   L Jensen	7	6												N Arendt   L Jensen	w/o
Alt	L Pleming   L Lobo	7^7	1	6										Alt	L Pleming   L Lobo
	A Dechaume-Balleret   J-P Fleurian	6^4	6	4			Alt	L Pleming   L Lobo	6	3	6
							9	B Schultz-McCarthy   M Keil	4	6	3
																						N Arendt   L Jensen	6	3	6
																					7	K Boogert   A Olhovskiy	3	6	3
							13	E Callens   M Oosting	7	6^7	7
	R Simpson   N Broad	3	6	5				Y Basuki   K Flach	5	7^9	5
	Y Basuki   K Flach	6	4	7										13	E Callens   M Oosting	7	5	3
	S Rottier   M Barnard	6	3	6										7	K Boogert   A Olhovskiy	5	7	6
	R Stubbs   P Tramacchi	2	6	3				S Rottier   M Barnard	3	3
							7	K Boogert   A Olhovskiy	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	H Suková   E Ferreira	4	4
	D Graham   S Davis	3	1					A Frazier   T Kronemann	6	6
	A Frazier   T Kronemann	6	6												A Frazier   T Kronemann	1	2
	K Po   B Behrens	7^7	4	5										11	M Hingis   M Philippoussis	6	6
	C Vis   T Nijssen	6^4	6	7				C Vis   T Nijssen	3	6^4
							11	M Hingis   M Philippoussis	6	7^7
																					11	M Hingis   M Philippoussis	4	6	4
																					3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	6	4	6
							16	J Hetherington   J-L de Jager	6	3	6
	K-A Guse   W Arthurs	6	3	4				L Golarsa   C van Rensburg	3	6	3
	L Golarsa   C van Rensburg	3	6	6										16	J Hetherington   J-L de Jager	3	3
	R McQuillan   D Macpherson	4	7	6										3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	6	6
	K Radford   J Eagle	6	5	4				R McQuillan   D Macpherson	6^4	7	4
							3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	7^7	5	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	K Adams   L Pimek	6	6
	I Demongeot   G Raoux	6	2	3				A Fusai   R Gilbert	0	3
	A Fusai   R Gilbert	3	6	6										8	K Adams   L Pimek	6	6^6	7
	A Sugiyama   P Kilderry	6	6												A Sugiyama   P Kilderry	4	7^8	5
WC	N Herreman   F Vitoux	1	2					A Sugiyama   P Kilderry	6	6
							10	L Wild   B Talbot	2	3
																					8	K Adams   L Pimek	4	6	3
																						P Tarabini   J Frana	6	2	6
							14	I Spîrlea   G van Emburgh	6	4	6
	I Majoli   M Jensen	4	5					P Tarabini   J Frana	4	6	8
	P Tarabini   J Frana	6	7												P Tarabini   J Frana	5	6	10
WC	A Cocheteux   O Mutis	6	1	1										2	G Fernández   C Suk	7	3	8
WC	S Testud   L Barthez	4	6	6			WC	S Testud   L Barthez
							2	G Fernández   C Suk	w/o

External links

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)