| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Amway Classic | |
| Champions |  Els Callens  Julie Halard-Decugis |
| Runners-up |  Jill Hetherington  Kristine Radford |
| Score | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Jill Hetherington and Elna Reinach were the defending champions but only Hetherington competed that year with Kristine Radford.
Hetherington and Radford lost in the final 6–1, 6–0 against Els Callens and Julie Halard-Decugis.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Irina Spîrlea / 
Linda Wild (first round)
Patricia Tarabini / 
Caroline Vis (first round) Jill Hetherington / Kristine Radford (final) Els Callens / Julie Halard-Decugis (champions)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | I Spîrlea L Wild | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Shriver E Smylie | 7 | 6 | P Shriver E Smylie | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 6 | R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Courtois N Feber | 4 | 4 | R Hiraki P Hy-Boulais | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | 4 | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Lindström M Strandlund | 3 | 3 | 4 | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  T King C Toleafoa | 3 | 0 | K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Nagatsuka A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | 4 | Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Farina L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | 3 | Jill Hetherington Kristine Radford | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Paz R Simpson | 3 | 4 | S Farina L Golarsa | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R McQuillan  C Porwik | 6 | 1 | 3 | J Hetherington K Radford | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Hetherington K Radford | 7 | 6 | 3 | J Hetherington K Radford | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  N Dahlman  C Wood | 6 | 6 | A Fusai K Kschwendt | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Dragomir S Stafford | 3 | 1 | Q | N Dahlman C Wood | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Fusai K Kschwendt | 7 | 6 | A Fusai K Kschwendt | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Tarabini C Vis | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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