Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
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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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Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |||||||
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Champions | Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández (USA) | ||||||
Runners-up | Jana Novotná Helena Suková (CZE) | ||||||
Score | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | ||||||
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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.