# 2016 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's doubles

Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea were the defending champions, but lost to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău in the final, 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (semifinals)
* Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (second round)
* Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (champions)
* Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (semifinals)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (quarterfinals)
* Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea (final)
* Alexander Peya / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
* Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 6 | 7$^7$ | | 3 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 6 | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| 4 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 5 | 7$^7$ | [10] | 6 | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| 6 | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 7 | 6$^4$ | [12] | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Carreño Busta F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | WC | P Carreño Busta F Verdasco | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson J Chardy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 3 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | |
| | F Fognini V Troicki | 1 | 7 | [9] | | | | | | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6$^4$ | [8] | | | | |
| | Ł Kubot M Matkowski | 6 | 5 | [11] | | Ł Kubot M Matkowski | 5 | 6 | [8] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 3 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci L Mayer | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | [10] | | T Bellucci L Mayer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JS Cabal R Farah | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | [7] | | | | | | 3 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | M Bhupathi F Martin | 6$^3$ | 7 | [10] | | | | | | 7 | A Peya N Zimonjić | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | G Pella G Simon | 7$^7$ | 5 | [7] | WC | M Bhupathi F Martin | 3 | 6 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Peya N Zimonjić | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 8 | V Pospisil J Sock | 4 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Huey M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | T Huey M Mirnyi | 6 | 6$^4$ | [4] | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Nestor R Štěpánek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | V Pospisil J Sock | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| R Klaasen R Ram | 6 | 6$^6$ | [10] | | | | | | 4 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| F López M López | 4 | 7$^8$ | [5] | | R Klaasen R Ram | 7 | 3 | [8] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | I Dodig M Melo | 5 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Dodig M Melo | 5 | 7$^7$ | [10] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 7 | 6$^4$ | [12] |
| | | | | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 6$^4$ | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Cuevas M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | P Cuevas M Granollers | 7$^7$ | 4 | [4] | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Johnson S Querrey | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
| H Kontinen J Peers | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | H Kontinen J Peers | 6 | 3 | [6] | | | | | |
| A Dolgopolov B Tomic | 3 | 6 | [3] | | H Kontinen J Peers | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | J Murray B Soares | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |