2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Serena and Venus Williams defeated Tímea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was the Williams sisters' sixth Wimbledon doubles title, and their 14th and last major doubles title overall.

Women's doubles
2016 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runners-up	Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	64 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2016 Wimbledon Championships

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Babos and Shvedova.

Seeds

01.   Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza (quarterfinals)

02.   Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)

03.   Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan (second round)

04.   Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals)

05.   Tímea Babos / Yaroslava Shvedova (final)

06.   Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (third round)

07.   Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová (first round)

08.   Julia Görges / Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)

09.   Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai (first round)

10.   Raquel Atawo / Abigail Spears (semifinals)

11.   Andreja Klepač / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)

12.   Margarita Gasparyan / Monica Niculescu (first round)

13.   Vania King / Alla Kudryavtseva (second round)

14.   Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (third round, retired)

15.   Sara Errani / Oksana Kalashnikova (first round)

16.   Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	2	4
	5	Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova	6	6
								5	Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova	6	6
								10	Raquel Atawo Abigail Spears	4	2
	PR	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	4	2
	10	Raquel Atawo Abigail Spears	6	6
															5	Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova	3	4
																Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6
		Serena Williams Venus Williams	77	4	6
	4	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	61	6	2
									Serena Williams Venus Williams	77	6
								8	Julia Görges Karolína Plíšková	63	4
	8	Julia Görges Karolína Plíšková	711	6
	2	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	69	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Hingis S Mirza	6	7
		A-L Friedsam L Siegemund	2	5				1	M Hingis S Mirza	6	6
		M Barthel C-j Chuang	3	3					E Hozumi M Kato	3	1
		E Hozumi M Kato	6	6											1	M Hingis S Mirza	6	6
		L Kichenok V Lepchenko	6	3	1											C McHale J Ostapenko	1	0
		C McHale J Ostapenko	3	6	6				C McHale J Ostapenko	6	6
		N Hibino A Rosolska	6	1	3			13	V King A Kudryavtseva	1	4
	13	V King A Kudryavtseva	3	6	6																	1	M Hingis S Mirza	2	4
	9	Y Xu S Zheng	66	6	5																	5	T Babos Y Shvedova	6	6
		D Jurak An Rodionova	78	2	7				D Jurak An Rodionova	4	1
		K Flipkens A Petkovic	4	6	4				J Konta M Sanchez	6	6
		J Konta M Sanchez	6	3	6											J Konta M Sanchez	6	1	5
	Q	S Aoyama M Ninomiya	6	6											5	T Babos Y Shvedova	4	6	7
		N Kichenok L Tsurenko	1	1				Q	S Aoyama M Ninomiya	1	3
		M Keys S Stephens	2	4				5	T Babos Y Shvedova	6	6
	5	T Babos Y Shvedova	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	H-c Chan Y-j Chan	6	6
	WC	A Barty L Robson	4	2				3	H-c Chan Y-j Chan	2	6	2
		L Arruabarrena D Kovinić	5	65					J Janković A Krunić	6	4	6
		J Janković A Krunić	7	77												J Janković A Krunić	4	4
	PR	A-L Grönefeld K Peschke	5	6	6										PR	A-L Grönefeld K Peschke	6	6
		S Kuznetsova R Vinci	7	2	1			PR	A-L Grönefeld K Peschke	6	6
		I-C Begu R Olaru	3	4				16	K Bertens J Larsson	4	1
	16	K Bertens J Larsson	6	6																		PR	A-L Grönefeld K Peschke	4	2
	10	R Atawo A Spears	6	6																		10	R Atawo A Spears	6	6
	Q	C-w Chan X Han	1	4				10	R Atawo A Spears	6	6
		M Brengle T Maria	6	6					M Brengle T Maria	3	0
	WC	D Hantuchová D Vekić	1	3											10	R Atawo A Spears	6	6
		P Hercog M Lučić-Baroni	5	3												D Gavrilova D Kasatkina	3	3
		M Doi E Svitolina	7	6					M Doi E Svitolina	6	3	1
		D Gavrilova D Kasatkina	6	0	7				D Gavrilova D Kasatkina	3	6	6
	7	B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová	2	6	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	77	3	9
		C Liang Y Wang	63	6	7			6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	62	7
		K Bondarenko O Savchuk	6	4	3				A Cornet X Knoll	3	77	5
		A Cornet X Knoll	4	6	6										6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	4	3
		I Falconi N Gibbs	63	1												S Williams V Williams	6	6
	Q	E Mertens A-S Mestach	77	6				Q	E Mertens A-S Mestach	4	4
		S Williams V Williams	7	6					S Williams V Williams	6	6
	11	A Klepač K Srebotnik	5	3																			S Williams V Williams	77	4	6
	15	S Errani O Kalashnikova	6	5	2																	4	E Makarova E Vesnina	61	6	2
		M Krajicek B Strýcová	4	7	6				M Krajicek B Strýcová	78	6
	WC	T Moore C Perrin	0	5					M Duque Mariño M Puig	66	4
		M Duque Mariño M Puig	6	7												M Krajicek B Strýcová	3	4
		L Chirico A Riske	7	61	5										4	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
		A Beck Y Wickmayer	5	77	7				A Beck Y Wickmayer	6	3	1
	WC	J Rae A Smith	5	6	4			4	E Makarova E Vesnina	4	6	6
	4	E Makarova E Vesnina	7	4	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	J Görges Ka Plíšková	6	6
		D Allertová AK Schmiedlová	2	1				8	J Görges Ka Plíšková	6	6
		M Irigoyen P Kania	3	6	4				Y Putintseva M Rybáriková	1	4
		Y Putintseva M Rybáriková	6	2	6										8	J Görges Ka Plíšková	77	60	6
		N Broady H Watson	77	6												N Broady H Watson	65	77	3
		Ç Büyükakçay K Jans-Ignacik	64	4					N Broady H Watson	79	712
		A Panova S Rogers	4	6	6				A Panova S Rogers	67	610
	12	M Gasparyan M Niculescu	6	4	3																	8	J Görges Ka Plíšková	711	6
	14	A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja	4	6	6																	2	C Garcia K Mladenovic	69	3
		B Krejčíková K Siniaková	6	4	3			14	A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja	4	77	6
		G Dabrowski MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6					G Dabrowski MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	64	3
		E Bouchard S Lisicki	4	2											14	A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja	3r
		S-w Hsieh N Melichar	4	3											2	C Garcia K Mladenovic	5
	PR	S Peng S Zhang	6	6				PR	S Peng S Zhang	6	3	4
	Q	D Schuurs R Voráčová	2	2				2	C Garcia K Mladenovic	0	6	6
	2	C Garcia K Mladenovic	6	6