Rex Hartwig and Lew Hoad were the defending champions, but Hartwig was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Hoad partnered with Ken Rosewall, and they defeated Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championship.^[1]

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	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	6	6	12
		Mal Anderson Roy Emerson	2	4	10
										1	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	4	6	7	6
											Bob Howe Art Larsen	6	2	5	3
	3	Don Candy Bob Perry	2	3	3
		Bob Howe Art Larsen	6	6	6
																			1	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	7	6	6
																				Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	5	2	1
		Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser	6	3	6	6
	4	Luis Ayala Sven Davidson	2	6	3	2
											Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser	4	4	6
											Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6	6	6
		Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6	8	6	6
	2	Ham Richardson Vic Seixas	3	10	3	4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	1	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
		Lawrence Barclay Paul Willey	1	1	2					1	L Hoad K Rosewall	6	6	6
		Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich	6	4	6	6					K Nielsen T Ulrich	4	3	2
		Gardnar Mulloy Bud Robineau	4	6	2	2													1	L Hoad K Rosewall	6	6	6
		Hans van Dalsum Fred Dehnert	1	2	4															S Giammalva G Shea	4	2	3
		Ronnie Holmberg Barry MacKay (tennis)	6	6	6						R Holmberg B MacKay	0	6	7	3
		Joe Blatchford John Fleitz	3	2	4						S Giammalva G Shea	6	3	9	6
		Sam Giammalva Gilbert Shea	6	6	6																							1	L Hoad K Rosewall	6	6	12
		Pierre Darmon Jean-Claude Molinari	6	4	6	12	9																						M Anderson R Emerson	2	4	10
		Rod Laver Bob Mark	3	6	4	14	7				P Darmon J-C Molinari	6	1	7
		Kevin Meyer John O'Brien	1	6	6	4					M Anderson R Emerson	8	6	9
		Mal Anderson Roy Emerson	6	8	4	6														M Anderson R Emerson	6	7	6
		Reynaldo Garrido Søren Højberg	1	2	3															W Knight R Wilson	2	5	4
		Billy Knight Bobby Wilson	6	6	6						W Knight R Wilson	9	3	6	3	9
		Jacques Brichant Gino Mezzi									J Brichant G Mezzi	7	6	4	6	7
		Irvin Dorfman Armando Vieira	w/o

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	3	Don Candy Bob Perry	6	6	6
	Q	Louis Surville Hugh Sweeney	3	1	2					3	D Candy R Perry	7	6	6
		Michel Lemasson Emilio Martínez									M Lemasson E Martínez	5	1	1
		Pablo Eisenberg Julian Mayers	w/o																3	D Candy R Perry
		Gunnar Sjøwall Finn Søhol																		G Sjøwall F Søhol	w/o
		Brian Bowman Dick Potter	w/o								G Sjøwall F Søhol	7	6	6	5	6
		Dean Brinkman Wayne Van Voorhees	5	3	4					Q	B Hutchins G Owen	5	3	8	7	3
	Q	Basil Hutchins Geoffrey Owen	7	6	6																							3	D Candy R Perry	2	3	3
		RG Harris Jimmy Wilson	4	1	6																								R Howe A Larsen	6	6	6
		Umberto Bergamo Giorgio Fachini	6	6	8						U Bergamo G Fachini	2	6	0	3
		René Buser Doug Scharenguivel	3	2	1						R Howe A Larsen	6	3	6	6
		Bob Howe Art Larsen	6	6	6															R Howe A Larsen	6	3	1	6	6
		Gordon Forbes Ian Vermaak	6	6	6															G Forbes I Vermaak	4	6	6	4	4
		Eric Filby John Horn	3	2	4						G Forbes I Vermaak	6	6	6
	LL	Eric Bulmer John Ward	8	8	4	6					E Bulmer J Ward	3	2	3
		Ivor Boden Joe Hackett	6	6	6	3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Freddie Huber Tony Vincent	6	6	10	6
		Tony Clayton Gustavo Rueda	3	3	12	2					A Huber A Vincent	3	2	4
		Bruce Francis Arthur Marshall	3	3	4						A Cooper N Fraser	6	6	6
		Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser	6	6	6															A Cooper N Fraser	6	7	9
	Q	Keith Collar Humphrey Truman	6	6	10															K Collar H Truman	4	5	7
		Don Black Khwaja Saeed	4	4	8					Q	K Collar H Truman	6	6	7
		Bernard Destremau Boebi van Meegeren	6	8	4	2	6				B Destremau R van Meegeren	2	4	5
		Reg Bennett Tim Lewis	1	6	6	6	4																						A Cooper N Fraser	6	3	6	6
		John Barrett Geoffrey Paish	7	7	6																							4	L Ayala S Davidson	2	6	3	2
		Don Fontana Tony Pickard	5	5	4						J Barrett G Paish	4	6	6	6
		Jaime Bartrolí Andrés Gimeno	7	3	3	5					J Parma J Peten	6	1	2	3
		Jiří Parma Jacques Peten	5	6	6	7														J Barrett G Paish	12	3	4	2
		Geoff Ward Ivor Warwick																	4	L Ayala S Davidson	10	6	6	6
		Allen Morris Bill Talbert	w/o								G Ward I Warwick	1	1	4
		Kamilo Keretić Josip Palada	2	1	0					4	L Ayala S Davidson	6	6	6
	4	Luis Ayala Sven Davidson	6	6	6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Ulf Schmidt Staffan Stockenberg	6	6	6
		Trevor Fancutt Malcolm Fox	3	4	4						U Schmidt S Stockenberg	6	6	11
		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Kamel Moubarek	4	1	4					Q	W Farrer I Phillips	2	2	9
	Q	Buster Farrer Ivor Phillips	6	6	6															U Schmidt S Stockenberg	4	3	5
		Franz Feldbausch Peter Scholl	6	6	6															N Pietrangeli O Sirola	6	6	7
	Q	Rex Hack András Kálmán	4	2	2						F Feldbausch P Scholl	4	3	4
		Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6	6	6						N Pietrangeli O Sirola	6	6	6
		Henry Billington Don Butler	3	2	2																								N Pietrangeli O Sirola	6	8	6	6
		Andrés Hammersley Gerry Oakley	2	5	4																							2	H Richardson V Seixas	3	10	3	4
		Ramanathan Krishnan Naresh Kumar	6	7	6						R Krishnan N Kumar	4	6	7	6
		Colin Hannam Oliver Prenn	2	6	1	2					A Segal H Stewart	6	3	5	4
		Abe Segal Hugh Stewart	6	3	6	6														R Krishnan N Kumar	7	3	6	2	4
		Eduardo Argon Isaías Pimentel	5	7	3														2	H Richardson V Seixas	5	6	2	6	6
		Roger Becker Mike Davies	7	9	6						R Becker M Davies	3	2	6
		Mustapha Belkhodja Jean Borotra	3	4	4					2	H Richardson V Seixas	6	6	8
	2	Ham Richardson Vic Seixas	6	6	6

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