2016 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2016 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
Runners-upCzech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Score7–6(7–1), 6–3
Events
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2016 tennis event results

Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza defeated Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–3, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2016 Australian Open.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but Šafářová withdrew before the tournament due to a bacterial infection. Mattek-Sands played alongside Sabine Lisicki, but lost in the second round to Anastasia and Arina Rodionova.

Seeds

01.   Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Sania Mirza (champions)
02.   Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching / Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan (quarterfinals)
03.   France Caroline Garcia / France Kristina Mladenovic (third round)
04.   Hungary Tímea Babos / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
05.   Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Russia Elena Vesnina (third round)
06.   United States Raquel Atawo / United States Abigail Spears (second round)
07.   Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková / Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká (finals)
08.   Spain Lara Arruabarrena / Slovenia Andreja Klepač (first round)
09.   Romania Irina-Camelia Begu / Romania Monica Niculescu (first round)
10.   Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues / Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja (third round)
11.   Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova / Australia Samantha Stosur (second round)
12.   Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / United States CoCo Vandeweghe (quarterfinals)
13.   Germany Julia Görges / Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)
14.   Netherlands Kiki Bertens / Sweden Johanna Larsson (first round)
15.   China Xu Yifan / China Zheng Saisai (semifinals)
16.   Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / Poland Alicja Rosolska (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
6 4 6
12 Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
2 6 1
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
6 6
13 Germany Julia Görges
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
1 0
13 Germany Julia Görges
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
6 6
PR United States Vania King
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
2 4
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
77 6
7 Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
61 3
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
Australia Arina Rodionova
2 7 4
15 China Xu Yifan
China Zheng Saisai
6 5 6
15 China Xu Yifan
China Zheng Saisai
6 3 1
7 Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
3 6 6
7 Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
2 7 6
2 Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
6 5 3

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Switzerland M Hingis
India S Mirza
6 6
Colombia M Duque Mariño
Brazil T Pereira
2 3 1 Switzerland M Hingis
India S Mirza
6 6
WC Australia K Birrell
Australia P Hon
4 3 Ukraine L Kichenok
Ukraine N Kichenok
2 3
Ukraine L Kichenok
Ukraine N Kichenok
6 6 1 Switzerland M Hingis
India S Mirza
6 6
WC Australia J Moore
Australia S Sanders
6 6 Russia S Kuznetsova
Italy R Vinci
1 3
WC Australia E Perez
Australia B Woolcock
4 2 WC Australia J Moore
Australia S Sanders
0 3
Russia S Kuznetsova
Italy R Vinci
6 3 6 Russia S Kuznetsova
Italy R Vinci
6 6
14 Netherlands K Bertens
Sweden J Larsson
2 6 2 1 Switzerland M Hingis
India S Mirza
6 4 6
12 Germany A-L Grönefeld
United States C Vandeweghe
6 78 12 Germany A-L Grönefeld
United States C Vandeweghe
2 6 1
Germany A Beck
Germany C Witthöft
3 66 12 Germany A-L Grönefeld
United States C Vandeweghe
w/o
WC Australia T Patterson
Australia O Rogowska
4 5 Switzerland B Bencic
Slovakia M Rybáriková
Switzerland B Bencic
Slovakia M Rybáriková
6 7 12 Germany A-L Grönefeld
United States C Vandeweghe
77 3 6
Croatia M Lučić-Baroni
Czech Republic B Strýcová
77 6 Croatia M Lučić-Baroni
Czech Republic B Strýcová
65 6 3
Germany M Barthel
Germany L Siegemund
64 1 Croatia M Lučić-Baroni
Czech Republic B Strýcová
64 6 6
Italy S Errani
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
2 3 6 United States R Atawo
United States A Spears
77 1 2
6 United States R Atawo
United States A Spears
6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 France C Garcia
France K Mladenovic
6 6
Argentina M Irigoyen
Spain MT Torró Flor
3 2 3 France C Garcia
France K Mladenovic
6 6
Alt United States M Sanchez
Liechtenstein S Vogt
6 2 77 Alt United States M Sanchez
Liechtenstein S Vogt
2 1
Croatia D Jurak
United States N Melichar
3 6 61 3 France C Garcia
France K Mladenovic
1 65
Belgium A Van Uytvanck
Belgium Y Wickmayer
3 3 13 Germany J Görges
Czech Republic Ka Plíšková
6 77
Czech Republic B Krejčíková
China Y Wang
6 6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková
China Y Wang
5 3
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
Belarus O Govortsova
66 4 13 Germany J Görges
Czech Republic Ka Plíšková
7 6
13 Germany J Görges
Czech Republic Ka Plíšková
78 6 13 Germany J Görges
Czech Republic Ka Plíšková
6 6
11 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova
Australia S Stosur
77 6 PR United States V King
Russia A Kudryavtseva
2 4
Romania A Dulgheru
Spain S Soler Espinosa
63 3 11 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova
Australia S Stosur
1 4
PR United States V King
Russia A Kudryavtseva
6 6 PR United States V King
Russia A Kudryavtseva
6 6
Chinese Taipei C-w Chan
Japan K Nara
1 4 PR United States V King
Russia A Kudryavtseva
2 6 6
Belgium Y Bonaventure
Romania R Olaru
6 6 5 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova
Russia E Vesnina
6 4 3
Serbia J Janković
Germany A Petkovic
4 4 Belgium Y Bonaventure
Romania R Olaru
1 2
Australia D Gavrilova
Ukraine E Svitolina
0 2 5 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova
Russia E Vesnina
6 6
5 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova
Russia E Vesnina
6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Spain L Arruabarrena
Slovenia A Klepač
0 4
Australia An Rodionova
Australia Ar Rodionova
6 6 Australia An Rodionova
Australia Ar Rodionova
6 4 77
Poland K Jans-Ignacik
Poland P Kania
2 6 4 Germany S Lisicki
United States B Mattek-Sands
4 6 65
Germany S Lisicki
United States B Mattek-Sands
6 3 6 Australia An Rodionova
Australia Ar Rodionova
5 6 6
United States M Keys
Australia A Tomljanović
6 6 Slovakia D Cibulková
Belgium K Flipkens
7 2 4
Slovakia J Husárová
Slovakia AK Schmiedlová
3 4 United States M Keys
Australia A Tomljanović
3 5
Slovakia D Cibulková
Belgium K Flipkens
6 3 6 Slovakia D Cibulková
Belgium K Flipkens
6 7
9 Romania I-C Begu
Romania M Niculescu
4 6 4 Australia An Rodionova
Australia Ar Rodionova
2 7 4
15 China Y Xu
China S Zheng
6 6 15 China Y Xu
China S Zheng
6 5 6
Latvia J Ostapenko
Kazakhstan Y Putintseva
4 3 15 China Y Xu
China S Zheng
6 6
Russia D Kasatkina
Montenegro D Kovinić
5 6 6 Russia D Kasatkina
Montenegro D Kovinić
3 2
United States M Brengle
Germany T Maria
7 4 3 15 China Y Xu
China S Zheng
6 6
Japan M Doi
Japan N Hibino
6 2 60 Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh
Georgia (country) O Kalashnikova
2 4
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh
Georgia (country) O Kalashnikova
2 6 77 Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh
Georgia (country) O Kalashnikova
6 4 7
Russia V Dushevina
Czech Republic K Siniaková
3 5 4 Hungary T Babos
Slovenia K Srebotnik
3 6 5
4 Hungary T Babos
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 7

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Czech Republic A Hlaváčková
Czech Republic L Hradecká
6 64 6
WC Japan S Aoyama
Japan M Ninomiya
2 77 1 7 Czech Republic A Hlaváčková
Czech Republic L Hradecká
7 6
Kazakhstan Z Diyas
China K Zhang
2 4 Russia M Gasparyan
Russia A Panova
5 1
Russia M Gasparyan
Russia A Panova
6 6 7 Czech Republic A Hlaváčková
Czech Republic L Hradecká
6 79
United States I Falconi
United States V Lepchenko
66 6 6 10 Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain A Parra Santonja
2 67
WC Australia A Bai
Australia N Bains
78 2 3 United States I Falconi
United States V Lepchenko
2 2
Slovenia P Hercog
United States C McHale
3 3 10 Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain A Parra Santonja
6 6
10 Spain A Medina Garrigues
Spain A Parra Santonja
6 6 7 Czech Republic A Hlaváčková
Czech Republic L Hradecká
2 7 6
16 Canada G Dabrowski
Poland A Rosolska
1 67 2 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
6 5 3
United Kingdom J Konta
United Kingdom H Watson
6 79 United Kingdom J Konta
United Kingdom H Watson
2 3
United Kingdom J Rae
United Kingdom A Smith
3 6 77 United Kingdom J Rae
United Kingdom A Smith
6 6
PR China C Liang
China S Peng
6 2 62 United Kingdom J Rae
United Kingdom A Smith
3 4
Ukraine K Bondarenko
Ukraine O Savchuk
6 6 2 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
6 6
France A Cornet
Poland M Linette
4 0 Ukraine K Bondarenko
Ukraine O Savchuk
3 3
Czech Republic D Allertová
Netherlands D Schuurs
1 1 2 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
6 6
2 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
6 6

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