The 1996 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.

The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June.

It was the 100th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1996.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov[1] defeated Michael Stich, 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4) Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8 Yevgeny Kafelnikov[2] / Daniel Vacek defeated Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek, 6–2, 6–3 Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández defeated Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva, 6–2, 6–1 Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana defeated Nicole Arendt / Luke Jensen, 6–2, 6–2 Alberto Martín (ESP) defeated Björn Rehnquist (SWE), 6–3, 7–6 Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) defeated Meghann Shaughnessy (USA), 6–0, 6–4 Sébastien Grosjean / Olivier Mutis (FRA) defeated Jan-Ralph Brandt / Daniel Elsner (GER), 6–2, 6–3 Alice Canepa / Giulia Casoni (ITA) defeated Anna Kournikova (RUS) / Ludmila Varmužová (CZE), 6–2, 5–7, 7–5