2016 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
2016 Australian Open
Champions Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
Final score6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
  2015  · Australian Open ·  2017  

Martina Hingis and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig.

Contents

Elena Vesnina and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating CoCo Vandeweghe and Horia Tecău in the final, 6–4, 4–6, [10–5].

Seeds

  1. Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza / Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan / Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina / Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares (champions)
  6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká / Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski (first round)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Atawo / Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen (first round)
  8. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
5 64
5 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
777
5 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
64 [10]
Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
4 6[5]
  Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
Flag of the Philippines.svg Treat Huey
4 4
Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of India.svg S Mirza
Flag of Croatia.svg I Dodig
76
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios
5 1 1 Flag of India.svg S Mirza
Flag of Croatia.svg I Dodig
76
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Gavrilova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Saville
4 65 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova
Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi
5 2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova
Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi
6771 Flag of India.svg S Mirza
Flag of Croatia.svg I Dodig
776
Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Inglot
3 5 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Hingis
Flag of India.svg L Paes
613
Flag of Switzerland.svg M Hingis
Flag of India.svg L Paes
67 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Hingis
Flag of India.svg L Paes
66
Flag of the United States.svg S Stephens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J-J Rojer
64 [10] Flag of the United States.svg S Stephens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J-J Rojer
1 2
8 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg H-c Chan
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
4 6[5] 1 Flag of India.svg S Mirza
Flag of Croatia.svg I Dodig
5 64
4 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
7865 Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
777
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg An Rodionova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Guccione
660 4 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
66
Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah
4 6[10] Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah
4 4
Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Colombia.svg JS Cabal
62 [7] 4 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
2 3
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Inglis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Mitchell
3 2 5 Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
66
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
Flag of Austria.svg A Peya
66 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh
Flag of Austria.svg A Peya
2 3
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng
Flag of South Korea.svg H Chung
3 77[7] 5 Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
66
5 Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
664[10]

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of the United States.svg R Atawo
Flag of South Africa.svg R Klaasen
772 [4]
Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
646[10] Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
3 6[7]
Flag of Slovenia.svg A Klepač
Flag of the Philippines.svg T Huey
64 [10] Flag of Slovenia.svg A Klepač
Flag of the Philippines.svg T Huey
63 [10]
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina
Flag of New Zealand.svg A Sitak
4 6[3] Flag of Slovenia.svg A Klepač
Flag of the Philippines.svg T Huey
67
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Hlaváčková
Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot
663 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan
Flag of India.svg R Bopanna
2 5
Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena
Flag of Spain.svg D Marrero
0 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Hlaváčková
Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot
63 [6]
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Birrell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Millman
5 1 3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan
Flag of India.svg R Bopanna
4 6[10]
3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan
Flag of India.svg R Bopanna
76 Flag of Slovenia.svg A Klepač
Flag of the Philippines.svg T Huey
4 4
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká
Flag of Poland.svg M Matkowski
65 [8] Flag of the United States.svg C Vandeweghe
Flag of Romania.svg H Tecău
66
Flag of the United States.svg C Vandeweghe
Flag of Romania.svg H Tecău
1 7[10] Flag of the United States.svg C Vandeweghe
Flag of Romania.svg H Tecău
w/o
Alt Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja
Flag of Spain.svg M López
635 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani
Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini
Flag of Italy.svg S Errani
Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini
777 Flag of the United States.svg C Vandeweghe
Flag of Romania.svg H Tecău
665[10]
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ar Rodionova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Reid
62 [8] 2 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands
Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
3 77[6]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Peers
4 6[10] Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Peers
4 2
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Moore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Polmans
2 1 2 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands
Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
66
2 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands
Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
66

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