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

The 1956 French Championships Women'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-three sets format. Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard and Dorothy Head Knode 6–8, 8–6, 6–1 in the final to win the title.

## Draw

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shirley Bloomer Angela Mortimer | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Jenny Hoad Fay Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jenny Hoad Fay Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | Jenny Hoad Fay Muller | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode | 6 | 6 | | Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Maud Galtier Anne-Marie Seghers | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Maud Galtier Anne-Marie Seghers | 4 | 0 | | | | | | Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Angela Buxton Althea Gibson | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Ginette Bucaille Suzanne Le Besnerais | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Angela Buxton Althea Gibson | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Angela Buxton Althea Gibson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Angela Buxton Althea Gibson | 6 | 7 | | Angela Buxton Althea Gibson | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Josette Amouretti Věra Puzejova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Josette Amouretti Věra Puzejova | 6 | 6 | | Josette Amouretti Věra Puzejova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Andrée Varin Michelle Bourbonnais | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
