1956 French Championships – Men's doubles
# 1956 French Championships – Men's doubles

The 1956 French Championships men's doubles was one of the competitions of the 1956 French Championships, a tennis tournament held at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France from 15 May until 26 May 1956. The matches were played in a best-of-five sets format. Don Candy and Bob Perry defeated Ashley Cooper and Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the title. The winning teams received 25,000 French franc per player with the runner-up players earning 12,000 Fr and the four losing semifinalists receiving 6,000 Fr each.

## Draw

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Don Candy Bob Perry | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Don Candy Bob Perry | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Don Candy Bob Perry | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | Luis Ayala Sven Davidson | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | |
| Luis Ayala Sven Davidson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Luis Ayala Sven Davidson | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | |
| Gordon Forbes Ian Vermaak | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gordon Forbes Ian Vermaak | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | Don Candy Bob Perry | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ashley Cooper Lew Hoad | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Andrés Gimeno Fernando Olazaga | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Ashley Cooper Lew Hoad | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Jaroslav Drobný Trevor Fancutt | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jaroslav Drobný Trevor Fancutt | 7 | 6 | 7 | | Jaroslav Drobný Trevor Fancutt | 4 | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ashley Cooper Lew Hoad | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| Jacques Brichant Gino Mezzi | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Ashley Cooper Lew Hoad | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| Ashley Cooper Lew Hoad | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
