# 1996 French Open – Men's doubles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek defeated Guy Forget and Jakob Hlasek in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. As of 2024, Kafelnikov remains the most recent man to win both the singles and men's doubles events at the same edition of a major.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
* Byron Black / Grant Connell (second round)
* Patrick Galbraith / Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
* Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek (final)
* Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink (first round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (champions)
* Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (third round)
* Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)
* Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (third round)
* Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (quarterfinals)
* Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (first round)
* Hendrik Jan Davids / Cyril Suk (second round)
* Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda (third round)
* Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (third round)
* Jiří Novák / David Rikl (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Javier Frana Rick Leach | 2 | 2 | | 5 | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Libor Pimek Byron Talbot | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 6 | 6 |
| | Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 6 | 7 | | 7 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska K Ullyett | 3 | 6$^1$ | | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Manta P Vízner | 6 | 7 | | | L Manta P Vízner | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ireland D Nargiso | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | D Adams W Arthurs | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | 15 | M Philippoussis P Rafter | 4 | 6$^9$ | | | | | |
| | T Kempers T Nijssen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Adams W Arthurs | 6$^4$ | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Philippoussis P Rafter | 6 | 7 | | 15 | M Philippoussis P Rafter | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B MacPhie M Tebbutt | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Björkman N Kulti | 4 | 1 |
| | L Barthez G Bastié | 2 | 3 | | 9 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Haygarth C van Rensburg | 6 | 7 | | | B Haygarth C van Rensburg | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kilderry P Tramacchi | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 9 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Krajicek M Oosting | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 8 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Bergh S Cannon | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | R Krajicek M Oosting | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | S Lareau A O'Brien | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti N Pereira | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | P Galbraith A Olhovskiy | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | 4 | P Galbraith A Olhovskiy | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frana R Leach | 6 | 5 | 7 | | J Frana R Leach | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Albano J-A Conde | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | J Frana R Leach | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Davis T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Davis T Henman | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Barnard G Van Emburgh | 3 | 2 | | | S Davis T Henman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | HJ Davids C Suk | 7 | 7 | | 13 | HJ Davids C Suk | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ekerot L Markovits | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | J Frana R Leach | 2 | 2 |
| | P Kühnen G Muller | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Forget J Hlasek | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | T Carbonell F Roig | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | P Kühnen G Muller | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | J Grabb R Reneberg | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner D Prinosil | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Grabb R Reneberg | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Nováček V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | G Forget J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J-F Bachelot G Carraz | 2 | 3 | | | K Nováček V Spadea | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Forget J Hlasek | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | G Forget J Hlasek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black J Waite | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 6$^8$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Ferreira J Siemerink | 7 | 6$^6$ | 5 | | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis S Schalken | 4 | 7 | 6 | | P Haarhuis S Schalken | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kinnear D Randall | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese S Pescosolido | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | L Pimek B Talbot | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | L Jensen M Jensen | 4 | 4 | | | J Arrese S Pescosolido | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | L Pimek B Talbot | 6 | 6 | | 11 | L Pimek B Talbot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-L de Jager M Larsson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | L Pimek B Talbot | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | S Edberg P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Palmer J Stark | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | B Steven K Thorne | 3 | 4 | | 14 | S Edberg P Korda | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | J-P Fleurian G Raoux | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gilbert S Simian | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | S Edberg P Korda | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Palmer J Stark | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Palmer J Stark | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | B Behrens M Lucena | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | J Palmer J Stark | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Black G Connell | 6 | 6 | | 3 | B Black G Connell | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Köves A Richardson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard L Roux | 0 | 3 | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones C Woodruff | 3 | 0 | | | K Jones C Woodruff | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keil P Nyborg | 0 | 0R | | | | | | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | O Delaître J Tarango | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6$^8$ | 5 | | | | |
| | H Leconte Y Noah | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | O Delaître J Tarango | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | 10 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean O Mutis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 7 |
| | S Stolle J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Johnson F Montana | 2 | 6$^8$ |
| 16 | J Novák D Rikl | 1 | 4 | | | S Stolle J Stoltenberg | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bale S Noteboom | 7 | 6 | | | L Bale S Noteboom | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flach D Wheaton | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | L Bale S Noteboom | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | D Johnson F Montana | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | D Johnson F Montana | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Boetsch M Rosset | 2 | 6 | 3 | | D Johnson F Montana | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |