# 2016 French Open – Men's doubles

Feliciano López and Marc López defeated Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 6–4, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2016 French Open.
Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to López and López.

## Seeds

    01. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (third round)
    02. Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (second round)
    03. Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (semifinals)
    04. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (third round)
    05. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
    06. Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea (quarterfinals)
    07. Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock (second round)
    08. Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram (second round)
    09. Łukasz Kubot / Alexander Peya (semifinals)
    10. Treat Huey / Max Mirnyi (third round)
    11. Henri Kontinen / John Peers (second round)
    12. Radek Štěpánek / Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
    13. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (first round)
    14. Daniel Nestor / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (third round)
    15. Feliciano López / Marc López (champions)
    16. Marcin Matkowski / Leander Paes (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 15 | Feliciano López Marc López | 3 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | 15 | Feliciano López Marc López | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| 6 | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | Feliciano López Marc López | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 |
| 5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 |
| 16 | Marcin Matkowski Leander Paes | 6$^{12}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Marcin Matkowski Leander Paes | 6$^{12}$ | 3 | | 5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Łukasz Kubot Alexander Peya | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Łukasz Kubot Alexander Peya | 6 | 6 | | 9 | Łukasz Kubot Alexander Peya | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Groth B Tomic | 3 | 3 | | 1 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kudla J Peralta | 6 | 6 | | | D Kudla J Peralta | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Bourgue C Hemery | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis A Molteni | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | F López M López | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Millman K Skupski | 1 | 5 | | | F Delbonis A Molteni | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Durán M González | 7$^9$ | 0 | 5 | 15 | F López M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | F López M López | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | F López M López | 3 | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| 10 | T Huey M Mirnyi | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ |
| | F Fognini A Seppi | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 1 | 10 | T Huey M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Berankis L Rosol | 6$^3$ | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | R Berankis L Rosol | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Demoliner M Draganja | 7$^7$ | 6$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | 10 | T Huey M Mirnyi | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Ramos-Viñolas J Veselý | 0 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | WC | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | WC | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci M Kližan | 1 | 5 | | 7 | V Pospisil J Sock | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | V Pospisil J Sock | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 3 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Haase V Troicki | 0 | 3 | | 3 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Koolhof M Middelkoop | 4 | 5 | | WC | T Lamasine A Olivetti | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Lamasine A Olivetti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Chardy F Verdasco | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Guccione A Sá | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Mayer J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | L Mayer J Sousa | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Guccione A Sá | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | C Guccione A Sá | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | H Kontinen J Peers | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 4 | 4 |
| | N Almagro G García-López | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6$^3$ | 11 | H Kontinen J Peers | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | B Baker M Daniell | 6 | 6 | | PR | B Baker M Daniell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Baghdatis D Tursunov | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | PR | B Baker M Daniell | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| WC | G Barrère Q Halys | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | D Molchanov D Sela | 5 | 5 | | WC | G Barrère Q Halys | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Robert A Sidorenko | 2 | 2 | | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fyrstenberg S González | 2 | 3 | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino L Pouille | 2 | 6$^3$ | | O Marach F Martin | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Marach F Martin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta D Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | 12 | R Štěpánek N Zimonjić | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| | N Kyrgios A Zverev | 3 | 4 | | P Carreño Busta D Marrero | 6$^6$ | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović D Thiem | 3 | 2 | 12 | R Štěpánek N Zimonjić | 7$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | R Štěpánek N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7$^{14}$ | 6 |
| 16 | M Matkowski L Paes | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M Matkowski L Paes | 6$^{12}$ | 3 |
| | A Bury D Istomin | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | 16 | M Matkowski L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | M Elgin M Jaziri | 2 | 1 | PR | J Knowle F Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Knowle F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | 16 | M Matkowski L Paes | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | D Guez V Millot | 7 | 7 | | | | | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| WC | K de Schepper M Teixeira | 5 | 5 | WC | D Guez V Millot | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Donskoy A Kuznetsov | 3 | 3 | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Murray B Soares | 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 |
| 8 | R Klaasen R Ram | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Tipsarević M Youzhny | 4 | 6$^6$ | | 8 | R Klaasen R Ram | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pavić M Venus | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | E Butorac S Lipsky | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Butorac S Lipsky | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | E Butorac S Lipsky | 7 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | N Monroe A Sitak | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 9 | Ł Kubot A Peya | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili D Schwartzman | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | N Monroe A Sitak | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović P Raja | 1 | 2 | | 9 | Ł Kubot A Peya | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ł Kubot A Peya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ł Kubot A Peya | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Cuevas M Granollers | 1 | 4 |
| | Í Cervantes P Lorenzi | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 14 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Erlich C Fleming | 6 | 6 | | | J Erlich C Fleming | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu B Paire | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 14 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | G Müller F Nielsen | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Cuevas M Granollers | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | P Cuevas M Granollers | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pella H Zeballos | 4 | 4 | | 2 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |