Lori McNeil and Helena Suková were the defending champions but only McNeil competed that year with Nicole Arendt.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia | |
| 1995 Champions |  Lori McNeil  Helena Suková |
| Champions | Lisa Raymond  Rennae Stubbs |
| Runners-up | Nicole Arendt Lori McNeil |
| Score | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Arendt and McNeil lost in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against the unseeded team of Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
Seeds
editChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (semifinals)
- Mary Joe Fernández / Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
- Gigi Fernández /
Conchita Martínez (first round) - Nicole Arendt / Lori McNeil (final)
Draw
editKey
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| 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
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| 2 | M J Fernández C Rubin
| 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||