Luke Jensen and Murphy Jensen were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Ellis Ferreira and Jan Siemerink.
Mark Petchey and Danny Sapsford won in the final 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 against Neil Broad and Piet Norval.
Seeds
Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals) Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink (semifinals) Javier Frana / Rick Leach (first round) Kent Kinnear / Dave Randall (quarterfinals)
Draw
References
External links 1996 Nottingham Open Doubles draw