The men's doubles tournament at the 1986 US Open was held from August 26 to September 7, 1986, on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. Andrés Gómez and Slobodan Živojinović won the title, defeating Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander in the final.

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	6	6	6	3
		Gary Muller Todd Nelson	4	7	7	6
											Gary Muller Todd Nelson	6	6	6	3
										4	Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović	4	7	7	6
	4	Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović	6	6	6
	11	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly	4	4	4
																			4	Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović	4	6	6	4	6
																			3	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	6	3	3	6	3
	12	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	6	2	2
	3	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	7	6	6
										3	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	6	2	7	2	7
										16	Kevin Curren Matt Mitchell	2	6	5	6	6
		Michael Robertson Tomm Warneke	2	6	7	4
	16	Kevin Curren Matt Mitchell	6	7	6	6

	Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	G Forget Y Noah	7	6
		C Dowdeswell M Fancutt	1	4				1	G Forget Y Noah	6	6
		Ti Gullikson To Gullikson	6	2				WC	K Carlsson U Stenlund	3	2
	WC	K Carlsson U Stenlund	7	6											1	G Forget Y Noah	6	6	7
		B Levine L Warder	6	3	3											D Dowlen T Moor	7	4	5
		D Dowlen T Moor	4	6	6				D Dowlen T Moor	6	2	6
		P Lundgren J Svensson	3	6	4			15	C Hooper M Leach	4	6	2
	15	C Hooper M Leach	6	4	6										Quarterfinals
															1	G Muller T Nelson	6	7	6	3
																J Fitzgerald T Šmíd	4	5		6

	Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	A Gómez S Živojinović	7	6
		R Agénor M Bahrami	6	4				4	A Gómez S Živojinović	7	6
		A Antonitsch T Muster	6	3	6				A Antonitsch T Muster	5	3
		L Lavalle A Mansdorf	2	6	1										4	A Gómez S Živojinović	6	6	6
		S Giammalva G Holmes	1	1												C Steyn D Visser	3	7	4
		K Evernden T Wilkison	6	6					K Evernden T Wilkison	4	5
		C Steyn D Visser	6	6					C Steyn D Visser	6	7
	LL	R Rudeen D Tarr	4	4											Quarterfinals
															4	M De Palmer G Donnelly	6	6	6
															11	C Kirmayr C Motta	1	4

	Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	P Annacone C van Rensburg	7	6
		J Arias B Gilbert	2	6				6	P Annacone C van Rensburg	6	4	7
		J Bates O Rahnasto	4	6	7				J Bates O Rahnasto	1	6	5
	WC	M Anger H Pfister	6	2	6										6	P Annacone C van Rensburg	4	3
		M Mečíř L Pimek	6	6											12	M Edmondson S Stewart	6	6
		R Acioly W Fibak	4	4					M Mečíř L Pimek	7	4	3
		D Cassidy M Purcell	6	3	0			12	M Edmondson S Stewart	5	6	6
	12	M Edmondson S Stewart	1	6	6										Quarterfinals
																E Edwards F González	3	4	2
															3	J Nyström M Wilander	6	6

	Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	S Casal E Sánchez	5	4
	WC	P McEnroe K Jones	7	6				WC	P McEnroe K Jones	3	6	6
		S Denton K Warwick	6	6	6				S Denton K Warwick	6	1	1
		R Acuña B Green	4	7	3										WC	P McEnroe K Jones	3	6	4
		M Davis B Schultz	4	6	3											M Robertson T Warneke	6	3	6
		M Robertson T Warneke	6	4	6				M Robertson T Warneke	6	6
		B Dyke W Masur	4	4				9	S Davis D Pate	2	3
	9	S Davis D Pate	6	6											Quarterfinals
																K Curren M Mitchell	7	6	7	4
															16	J Kriek J Lloyd	6	2		6

• Main draw
• 1986 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation