Todd Martin and Pete Sampras were the defending champions but only Martin competed that year with Scott Davis.
Davis and Martin lost in the first round to Stefan Edberg and Petr Korda.
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien.
Seeds The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References
External links 1996 Stella Artois Championships Doubles draw