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1956 French Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1956 French Championships
Champion Australia Don Candy
United States Bob Perry
Runner-up Australia Ashley Cooper
Australia Lew Hoad
Final score 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw 32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1955 · French Championships · 1957 →

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.


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