Natasha Zvereva and Rick Leach were the defending champions but only Leach competed that year, with Rennae Stubbs. Stubbs and Leach lost in the first round to Rene Simpson and Daniel Nestor. Larisa Neiland and Mark Woodforde won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 against Nicole Arendt and Luke Jensen. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Draw Final Top half Bottom half References 1996 Australian Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Australian Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Mixed doubles