2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles

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

Main article: 2016 Western & Southern Open

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

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
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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]

References

• Main Draw