# 2016 US Open – Women's doubles

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Mirza teamed up with Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the quarterfinals to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. Hingis played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the semifinals to Garcia and Mladenovic.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová won the title, defeating Garcia and Mladenovic in the final, 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4. It was their third Grand Slam title together.

## Seeds

    01. Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (final)
    02. Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan (second round)
    03. Tímea Babos / Yaroslava Shvedova (third round)
    04. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (third round)
    05. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (semifinals)
    06. Martina Hingis / CoCo Vandeweghe (semifinals)
    07. Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová (quarterfinals)
    08. Julia Görges / Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    09. Raquel Atawo / Abigail Spears (first round)
    10. Vania King / Monica Niculescu (third round)
    11. Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai (third round)
    12. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová (champions)
    13. Andreja Klepač / Katarina Srebotnik (quarterfinals)
    14. Darija Jurak / Anastasia Rodionova (second round)
    15. Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson (second round)
    16. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová | 6$^3$ | 1 | 1 | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Martina Hingis CoCo Vandeweghe | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 16 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 1 | 2 | 6 | Martina Hingis CoCo Vandeweghe | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Martina Hingis CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Martina Hingis CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | 12 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend | 1 | 2 | 12 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | 5 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 13 | Andreja Klepač Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | C Garcia K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | K Nara N Osaka | 3 | 3 | | 1 | C Garcia K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broady S Rogers | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | N Broady S Rogers | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko C-j Chuang | 0 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | 1 | C Garcia K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Hozumi M Kato | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Hozumi M Kato | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Linette Q Wang | 4 | 2 | | | E Hozumi M Kato | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet P Parmentier | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 14 | D Jurak An Rodionova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Jurak An Rodionova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Garcia K Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 9 | R Atawo A Spears | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Mirza B Strýcová | 6$^3$ | 1 |
| PR | M Krajicek H Watson | 6 | 7 | | PR | M Krajicek H Watson | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Duque Mariño M Puig | 3 | 7 | 4 | | N Gibbs N Hibino | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Gibbs N Hibino | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | N Gibbs N Hibino | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | V Golubic N Melichar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | S Mirza B Strýcová | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Brengle T Maria | 2 | 2 | | | V Golubic N Melichar | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Hart E Shibahara | 3 | 2 | | 7 | S Mirza B Strýcová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Mirza B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Allertová A-L Friedsam | 3 | 1 | | 4 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni M Sanchez | 6 | 6 | | | M Lučić-Baroni M Sanchez | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bencic K Flipkens | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić A Rosolska | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay A Sevastova | 6 | 4 | 5 | | D Kovinić A Rosolska | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ar Rodionova E Svitolina | 3 | 4 | | 16 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Y Xu S Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Hingis C Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 |
| | O Kalashnikova A Panova | 5 | 2 | | 11 | Y Xu S Zheng | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krunić A Mitu | 6 | 2 | 0 | | M Erakovic A Parra Santonja | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic A Parra Santonja | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | Y Xu S Zheng | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Irigoyen P Kania | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Hingis C Vandeweghe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva C Witthöft | 1 | 3 | | | M Irigoyen P Kania | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld K Peschke | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | M Hingis C Vandeweghe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Hingis C Vandeweghe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | J Görges Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Liang Y Wang | 2 | 4 | | 8 | J Görges Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Cako D Lao | 5 | 6 | 3 | | L Chirico A Riske | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Chirico A Riske | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 8 | J Görges Ka Plíšková | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena O Savchuk | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 12 | B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Beck Y Wickmayer | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | L Arruabarrena O Savchuk | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Aoyama M Ninomiya | 4 | 2 | | 12 | B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | K Bertens J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Muhammad T Townsend | 1 | 2 |
| | M Doi V Lepchenko | 4 | 2 | | 15 | K Bertens J Larsson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Muhammad T Townsend | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Muhammad T Townsend | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Austin K Keegan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | WC | A Muhammad T Townsend | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I-C Begu R Olaru | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | 3 | T Babos Y Shvedova | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko A Petkovic | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | J Ostapenko A Petkovic | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Bellis J Boserup | 3 | 0 | | 3 | T Babos Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Babos Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel L Siegemund | 3 | 2$^r$ | | 5 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur S Zhang | 6 | 2 | 6 | | S Stosur S Zhang | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković X Knoll | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Kichenok N Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | V King M Niculescu | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | S Crawford J Pegula | 3 | 2 | | | L Kichenok N Kichenok | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Weinhold C Whoriskey | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | V King M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | V King M Niculescu | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | A Klepač K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Klepač K Srebotnik | 4 | 2 |
| | AK Schmiedlová R Voráčová | 2 | 2 | | 13 | A Klepač K Srebotnik | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | D Gavrilova D Kasatkina | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dabrowski MJ Martínez Sánchez | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | A Klepač K Srebotnik | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva S Lisicki | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kudryavtseva S Lisicki | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | |
| Alt | V Wongteanchai Z Yang | 6 | 3 | 3 | | A Kudryavtseva S Lisicki | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | X Han K Zhang | 2 | 2 | | 2 | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Other entry information
### Wild cards

* Brooke Austin / Kourtney Keegan
* Catherine Bellis / Julia Boserup
* Jacqueline Cako / Danielle Lao
* Samantha Crawford / Jessica Pegula
* Jada Hart / Ena Shibahara
* Asia Muhammad / Taylor Townsend
* Ashley Weinhold / Caitlin Whoriskey

### Protected ranking

* Michaëlla Krajicek / Heather Watson

### Alternates

* Han Xinyun / Zhang Kailin
* Kurumi Nara / Naomi Osaka
* Varatchaya Wongteanchai / Yang Zhaoxuan