1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles

Amanda Coetzer and Inés Gorrochategui were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland.

Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

• # 🇺🇸 Gigi Fernández / 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Meredith McGrath / Larisa Neiland (final)

• # 🇺🇸 Chanda Rubin / 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)

• # 🇺🇸 Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)

• # Kristie Boogert / 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez / 🇦🇷 Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)

• # 🇮🇹 Laura Golarsa / Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Makarova / 🇷🇺 Eugenia Maniokova (second round)