See main article: 2006 Chennai Open.
Rainer Schüttler and Yen-Hsun Lu were the defending champions. Schüttler partnered with Alexander Waske this year, losing in the semifinals. Lu did not participate.
Michal Mertiňák and Petr Pála won in the final 6–2, 7–5, against Prakash Amritraj and Rohan Bopanna.