2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but Mirza chose to compete in Tokyo instead. Hingis played alongside Jelena Janković, but lost in the semifinals to Olga Govortsova and Vera Lapko.

Doubles
2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Champions	Asia Muhammad Peng Shuai
Runners-up	Olga Govortsova Vera Lapko
Final score	6–2, 7–6^(7–3)

Main article: 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open

Asia Muhammad and Peng Shuai won the title, defeating Govortsova and Lapko in the final, 6–2, 7–6^(7–3).

Seeds

1. María Irigoyen / Tatjana Maria (Quarterfinals)
2. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok (Quarterfinals)
3. Martina Hingis / Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
4. Asia Muhammad / Peng Shuai (Champions)

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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Irigoyen T Maria	6	6
		C-w Chan C-w Hsu	2	3				1	M Irigoyen T Maria	5	5
		C Liu J Lu	7^7	6					C Liu J Lu	7	7
		X Han J Namigata	6^3	4												C Liu J Lu	3	4
	4	A Muhammad S Peng	6	6											4	A Muhammad S Peng	6	6
	WC	K-y Ng S Zheng	1	2				4	A Muhammad S Peng	6	6
		Y Li Y Tanaka	3	6^2					J Brady A Riske	1	2
		J Brady A Riske	6	7^7																		4	A Muhammad S Peng	6	7^7
		V Golubic İ Soylu	6	6																		WC	O Govortsova V Lapko	2	6^3
		X You L Zhu	3	0					V Golubic İ Soylu	0	1
		J Rae A Smith	3	7^7	[5]			3	M Hingis J Janković	6	6
	3	M Hingis J Janković	6	6^5	[10]										3	M Hingis J Janković	4	6	[8]
		N Abduraimova F Xun	1	4											WC	O Govortsova V Lapko	6	3	[10]
	WC	O Govortsova V Lapko	6	6				WC	O Govortsova V Lapko	6	2	[11]
		L Marozava S Shapatava	3	1				2	L Kichenok N Kichenok	3	6	[9]
	2	L Kichenok N Kichenok	6	6

References

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