2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles

Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová.

Women's doubles
2016 Western & Southern Open
Champions	Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová
Runners-up	Martina Hingis CoCo Vandeweghe
Score	7–5, 6–4
Seeds	8

Main article: 2016 Western & Southern Open

Mirza and Strýcová went on to win the title, defeating Martina Hingis and CoCo Vandeweghe in the final, 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
2. Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan (semifinals)
3. Tímea Babos / Yaroslava Shvedova (quarterfinals)
4. Martina Hingis / CoCo Vandeweghe (final)
5. Julia Görges / Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)
6. Raquel Atawo / Abigail Spears (quarterfinals)
7. Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová (champions)
8. Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Julia Görges Karolína Plíšková	1	4
	4	Martina Hingis CoCo Vandeweghe	6	6
								4	Martina Hingis CoCo Vandeweghe	5	4
								7	Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová	7	6
	7	Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová	6	7
	2	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	2	5

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Garcia K Mladenovic	6	2	[4]
		V King M Niculescu	77	6					V King M Niculescu	3	6	[10]
		C Liang Y Wang	64	3												V King M Niculescu	4	4
		A-L Grönefeld K Peschke	6	7											5	J Görges Ka Plíšková	6	6
		A Klepač K Srebotnik	2	5					A-L Grönefeld K Peschke	711	5	[8]
		K Bondarenko C-j Chuang	1	77	[10]			5	J Görges Ka Plíšková	69	7	[10]
	5	J Görges Ka Plíšková	6	61	[12]																	5	J Görges Ka Plíšková	1	4
																						4	M Hingis C Vandeweghe	6	6
								4	M Hingis C Vandeweghe	w/o
	WC	B Bencic K Flipkens	4	1					K Bertens J Larsson
		K Bertens J Larsson	6	6											4	M Hingis C Vandeweghe	w/o
		S Errani C Suárez Navarro	6	6												S Errani C Suárez Navarro
		R Olaru R Voráčová	3	2					S Errani C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		L Arruabarrena O Savchuk	4	2				8	Y Xu S Zheng	4	2
	8	Y Xu S Zheng	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	S Mirza B Strýcová	6	6
		D Jurak An Rodionova	2	3				7	S Mirza B Strýcová	6	6
	WC	L Davis V Lepchenko	5	2					C McHale M Sanchez	4	4
		C McHale M Sanchez	7	6											7	S Mirza B Strýcová	77	6
		A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja	2	6	[11]										3	T Babos Y Shvedova	64	1
		N Melichar V Wongteanchai	6	4	[9]				A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja	2	0
								3	T Babos Y Shvedova	6	6
																						7	S Mirza B Strýcová	6	7
	6	R Atawo A Spears	64	6	[10]																	2	H-c Chan Y-j Chan	2	5
		G Dabrowski MJ Martínez Sánchez	77	3	[7]			6	R Atawo A Spears	4	6	[10]
	WC	D Gavrilova D Kasatkina	4	62					E Hozumi M Kato	6	1	[6]
		E Hozumi M Kato	6	77											6	R Atawo A Spears	5	6	[8]
		L Kichenok N Kichenok	4	6	[3]										2	H-c Chan Y-j Chan	7	2	[10]
		M Irigoyen O Kalashnikova	6	2	[10]				M Irigoyen O Kalashnikova	0	6	[7]
								2	H-c Chan Y-j Chan	6	1	[10]

External links

• Main draw