1986 South African Open – Doubles

Colin Dowdeswell and Christo van Rensburg were the defending champions, but Dowdeswell retired from professional tennis at the end of the season, after playing his last tournament at Paris during the previous month.

Van Rensburg teamed up with Mike De Palmer and successfully defended his title, by defeating Andrés Gómez and Sherwood Stewart 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the final.

Seeds
• # 🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez / 🇺🇸 Sherwood Stewart (final)

• # 🇺🇸 Mike De Palmer / Christo van Rensburg (champions)

• # 🇫🇷 Guy Forget / Gary Muller (quarterfinals)

• # Christo Steyn /  Danie Visser (quarterfinals)