1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Doubles

Doubles
1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1995 Champions	Lori McNeil Helena Suková
Final
Champions	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
Runners-up	Nicole Arendt Lori McNeil
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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Lori McNeil and Helena Suková were the defending champions but only McNeil competed that year with Nicole Arendt.

Arendt and McNeil lost in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (semifinals)
2. Mary Joe Fernández / Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
3. Gigi Fernández / Conchita Martínez (first round)
4. Nicole Arendt / Lori McNeil (final)

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Davenport J Novotná	7	6
		A Coetzer A Kournikova	6	2				1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
		I Spîrlea N Tauziat	6	4					E Smylie L Wild	4	1
		E Smylie L Wild	7	6											1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	3	3
	3	G Fernández C Martínez														L Raymond R Stubbs	4	6	6
		R Hiraki L Montalvo	w/o						R Hiraki L Montalvo	1	4
		L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6					L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	WC	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	2	3																			Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6	3	6
		A Frazier K Po	7	6																		4	Nicole Arendt Lori McNeil	4	6	3
		A Lettiere N Miyagi	5	3					A Frazier K Po	5	3
		J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	3	6	5			4	N Arendt L McNeil	7	6
	4	N Arendt L McNeil	6	1	7										4	N Arendt L McNeil	6	6
		Y Basuki C Vis	6	3	6											Y Basuki C Vis	4	4
		N Bradtke P Shriver	4	6	3				Y Basuki C Vis	w/o
		K Adams Z Garrison-Jackson	4	6	6			2	M J Fernández C Rubin
	2	M J Fernández C Rubin	6	3	7

• 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Doubles Draw