Meredith McGrath and Matt Lucena were the defending champions but only Lucena competed that year with Kimberly Po.
Po and Lucena lost in the first round to Els Callens and Tom Kempers.
Lisa Raymond and Patrick Galbraith won in the final 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) against Manon Bollegraf and Rick Leach.
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
External links 1996 US Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation