1996 WTA German Open – Doubles
Introduction Amanda Coetzer and Inés Gorrochategui were the defending champions but only Coetzer competed that year with Lori McNeil.Coetzer and McNeil lost in the semifinals to Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland.McGrath and Neiland won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 7–6 against Martina Hingis and Helena Suková.
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.
Draw ===Finals======Top half======Bottom half===
External links *  1996 WTA German Open Doubles Draw