1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles

Jakob Hlasek and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hlasek with Guy Forget and Kafelnikov with Daniel Vacek.

Forget and Hlasek lost in the first round to Joost Winnink and Fernon Wibier, as did Kafelnikov and Vacek to Jiří Novák and Pavel Vízner.

Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg won in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Neil Broad and Piet Norval.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇨🇦 Grant Connell / 🇺🇸 Patrick Galbraith (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇫🇷 Guy Forget /  Jakob Hlasek (first round)
 * 3) 🇸🇪 Jonas Björkman / 🇸🇪 Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / 🇨🇿 Daniel Vacek (first round)