1996 French Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
1996 French Open
Final
Champions	Patricia Tarabini; Javier Frana
Runners-up	Nicole Arendt; Luke Jensen
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Seeds	16
Events

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 edit

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.

Larisa Neiland / Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
Gigi Fernández / Cyril Suk (third round)
Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach (semifinals)
Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith (second round)
Helena Suková / Ellis Ferreira (second round)
Nicole Bradtke / Todd Woodbridge (quarterfinals)
Kristie Boogert / Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)
Katrina Adams / Libor Pimek (quarterfinals)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy / Mark Keil (second round)
Linda Wild / Byron Talbot (second round)
Martina Hingis / Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)
Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena (third round)
Els Callens / Menno Oosting (third round)
Irina Spîrlea / Greg Van Emburgh (second round)
Nana Miyagi / Kent Kinnear (second round)
Jill Hetherington / John-Laffnie de Jager (third round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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	6²

						Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana	6	7⁷
8	Katrina Adams Libor Pimek	4	6	3

	Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana	6	2	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

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	7⁷	4	6
	P Hy-Boulais B Haygarth	6	6							12	M McGrath M Lucena	6⁵	6	2
	R Hiraki L Bale	2	3			P Hy-Boulais B Haygarth	7⁷	3	2
					12	M McGrath M Lucena	6³	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	6⁸	7⁷	6						6	N Bradtke T Woodbridge	6	6
WC	K Quentrec-Eagle T Guardiola	7¹⁰	6⁵	4		K Rinaldi-Stunkel K Jones	7	4	3
					6	N Bradtke T Woodbridge	5	6	6

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	L Raymond P Galbraith	6⁶	3
	E Maniokova D Adams	5	4			N Arendt L Jensen	7⁸	6
	N Arendt L Jensen	7	6								N Arendt L Jensen	w/o
Alt	L Pleming L Lobo	7⁷	1	6						Alt	L Pleming L Lobo
	A Dechaume-Balleret J-P Fleurian	6⁴	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	6⁷	7
	R Simpson N Broad	3	6	5		Y Basuki K Flach	5	7⁹	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 edit

Section 3 edit

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	7⁷	4	5						11	M Hingis M Philippoussis	6	6
	C Vis T Nijssen	6⁴	6	7		C Vis T Nijssen	3	6⁴
					11	M Hingis M Philippoussis	6	7⁷
														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	6⁴	7	4
					3	M Bollegraf R Leach	7⁷	5	6

Section 4 edit

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	6⁶	7
	A Sugiyama P Kilderry	6	6								A Sugiyama P Kilderry	4	7⁸	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