1996 Rover Championships - Doubles
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Mariaan de Swardt
and Ruxandra Dragomir
were the defending champions but only de Swardt competed that year with Katrina Adams
.
Adams and de Swardt won in the final 6–0, 6–4 against Els Callens
and Laurence Courtois
.
Mariaan de Swardt
Mariaan de Swardt is a former tennis player from South Africa, who played as a professional from 1988 to 2001. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996, and was a member of the South African Fed Cup Team in 1992 and 1994-1997. In 2006, de Swardt became a U.S...
and Ruxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie is a retired female tennis player from Romania, who won four singles and five doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on August 25, 1997, when she became the number 15 of the world...
were the defending champions but only de Swardt competed that year with Katrina Adams
Katrina Adams
Katrina Adams is a former professional United States tennis player from Chicago. Her highest singles ranking was 67 on May 8, 1989.-Early life:Adams joined a tennis program in West Side, Chicago when she was six years old...
.
Adams and de Swardt won in the final 6–0, 6–4 against Els Callens
Els Callens
Els Callens was a professional female tennis player from Belgium. She became a pro in January 1990.Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.She retired on Wednesday 26 October 2005...
and Laurence Courtois
Laurence Courtois
Laurence Courtois is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.Courtois won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career.-Singles 2:-Doubles 9 :-References:*...
.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Katrina AdamsKatrina AdamsKatrina Adams is a former professional United States tennis player from Chicago. Her highest singles ranking was 67 on May 8, 1989.-Early life:Adams joined a tennis program in West Side, Chicago when she was six years old...
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Mariaan de SwardtMariaan de SwardtMariaan de Swardt is a former tennis player from South Africa, who played as a professional from 1988 to 2001. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996, and was a member of the South African Fed Cup Team in 1992 and 1994-1997. In 2006, de Swardt became a U.S...
(Champions)
Jill HetheringtonJill HetheringtonJill Hetherington Hultquist is a former Canadian professional tennis player. Hultquist played college tennis for the University of Florida, and is the current women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington....
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Kristine RadfordKristine KunceKristine Kunce , also known as Kristine Radford, is an Australian professional tennis player who competed during the mid-80s through the 1990s....
(First Round)
Els CallensEls CallensEls Callens was a professional female tennis player from Belgium. She became a pro in January 1990.Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.She retired on Wednesday 26 October 2005...
/ Laurence CourtoisLaurence CourtoisLaurence Courtois is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.Courtois won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career.-Singles 2:-Doubles 9 :-References:*...
(Final)- Kerry-Anne GuseKerry-Anne GuseKerry-Anne Guse is an Australian tennis player. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and turned pro at the age of 15.-Doubles 13 :-References:...
/ Patricia Hy-BoulaisPatricia Hy-BoulaisPatricia Hy-Boulais is a former tennis player. Representing Hong Kong early in her career, Hy-Boulais became a citizen of Canada in 1991...
(Semifinals)