title: 1996 XL Bermuda Open – Doubles
text: # 1996 XL Bermuda Open – Doubles
  
  Grant Connell and Todd Martin were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
  
  Jan Apell and Brent Haygarth won in the final 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 against Pat Cash and Patrick Rafter.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
  
  * Jan Apell / Brent Haygarth (champions)
  * Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen (quarterfinals)
  * Rikard Bergh / Shelby Cannon (first round)
  * Javier Frana / Karel Nováček (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Apell B Haygarth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Braasch D Dier | 4 | 1 | | 1 | J Apell B Haygarth | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Etlis F Meligeni | 7 | 6 | | Q | G Etlis F Meligeni | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Belloli J Pugh | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | J Apell B Haygarth | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | R Bergh S Cannon | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Spadea C van Rensburg | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | M Pernfors M Wilander | 7 | 7 | | WC | M Pernfors M Wilander | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Spadea C van Rensburg | 6 | 3 | 6 | | V Spadea C van Rensburg | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Flach B Shelton | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jan Apell Brent Haygarth | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | T.J. Middleton C Woodruff | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Pat Cash Patrick Rafter | 6 | 1 | 3 |
  | WC | P Cash P Rafter | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | P Cash P Rafter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Behrens B Hansen-Dent | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | J Frana K Nováček | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | J Frana K Nováček | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | P Cash P Rafter | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | N Lapentti S Touzil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Lapentti S Touzil | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | S Draper J Stoltenberg | 3 | 3 | | | N Lapentti S Touzil | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | MV Washington M Washington | 1 | 3 | | 2 | L Jensen M Jensen | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | L Jensen M Jensen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  