1986 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's doubles

Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions however they lost in the first round to Brad Gilbert and Vince Van Patten.

Gilbert and Van Patten won the final on a walkover against Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd.

Seeds
• # 🇺🇸 Ken Flach / 🇺🇸 Robert Seguso (second round)

• # 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg / 🇸🇪 Anders Järryd (final)

• # 🇺🇸 Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg (first round)

• # Heinz Günthardt / 🇭🇺 Balázs Taróczy (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Scott Davis / 🇺🇸 David Pate (quarterfinals)

• # 🇸🇪 Joakim Nyström / 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇺 John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Peter Fleming / 🇫🇷 Guy Forget (semifinals)