2016 Brasil Tennis Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
2016 Brasil Tennis Cup
Final
Champions Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
Runners-up Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani
Score6–3, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
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Annika Beck and Laura Siegemund were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.

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Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok won the title, defeating Tímea Babos and Réka Luca Jani in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the quarterfinals.

  1. Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok / Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok (champions)
  2. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung / Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos / Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani (final)
  4. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandrina Naydenova / Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió (first round)

Draw

Key

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
66
Flag of Argentina.svg G Pérez Rojas
Flag of Mexico.svg R Zarazúa
76 Flag of Argentina.svg G Pérez Rojas
Flag of Mexico.svg R Zarazúa
2 0
Flag of Brazil.svg PC Gonçalves
Flag of Brazil.svg T Pereira
5 1 1 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
67
4 Flag of Bulgaria.svg A Naydenova
Flag of Spain.svg L Pous Tió
2 3 Flag of France.svg A Lim
Flag of Russia.svg V Solovyeva
0 5
Flag of France.svg A Lim
Flag of Russia.svg V Solovyeva
66 Flag of France.svg A Lim
Flag of Russia.svg V Solovyeva
66
WC Flag of Brazil.svg C Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg L Stefani
60 [10]WC Flag of Brazil.svg C Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg L Stefani
3 4
Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Webley-Smith
1 6[7] 1 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
66
Flag of Brazil.svg L Pigossi
Flag of Argentina.svg N Podoroska
3 4 3 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos
Flag of Hungary.svg RL Jani
3 1
Flag of Paraguay.svg V Cepede Royg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová
66 Flag of Paraguay.svg V Cepede Royg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová
0 1
Flag of Ukraine.svg O Savchuk
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina
4 2 3 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos
Flag of Hungary.svg RL Jani
66
3 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos
Flag of Hungary.svg RL Jani
663 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos
Flag of Hungary.svg RL Jani
66
Flag of Paraguay.svg M González
Flag of Mexico.svg AS Sánchez
66 Flag of Paraguay.svg M González
Flag of Mexico.svg AS Sánchez
2 1
Flag of Brazil.svg MF Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg G Cé
3 3 Flag of Paraguay.svg M González
Flag of Mexico.svg AS Sánchez
3 6[10]
2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg C-j Chuang
Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko
64 [4]

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