2016 Citi Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2016 Citi Open
Champions Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
Runners-up Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Risa Ozaki
Final score6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2015  · Citi Open ·  2017  

Belinda Bencic and Kristina Mladenovic were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.

Contents

Monica Niculescu and Yanina Wickmayer won the title, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Risa Ozaki in the final, 6–4, 6–3.

Seeds

The top three seeds received a bye into the quarterfinals.

  1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady / Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Shilin (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Lykina / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Dabrowski
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yang
62 [10]
Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle
Flag of the United States.svg S Crawford
63 [10] Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle
Flag of the United States.svg S Crawford
3 6[2]
Flag of the United States.svg I Falconi
Flag of the United States.svg D Lao
3 6[3] 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Dabrowski
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yang
4 2
4 Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Webley-Smith
1 7[6] Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer
66
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer
65 [10] Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer
63 [10]
WC Flag of the United States.svg M Menguene
Flag of India.svg N Surapaneni
61 [2] Flag of the United States.svg S Marand
Flag of the United States.svg J Pegula
2 6[6]
Flag of the United States.svg S Marand
Flag of the United States.svg J Pegula
3 6[10] Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer
66
Flag of Japan.svg H Kuwata
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu
770 Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg R Ozaki
4 3
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučová
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Wolfe
650r Flag of Japan.svg H Kuwata
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu
2 7[2]
3 Flag of the United States.svg N Melichar
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Xu
65 [10]
3 Flag of the United States.svg N Melichar
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Xu
4 7[5]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg F Abanda
Flag of Russia.svg V Flink
Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg R Ozaki
65 [10]
Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg R Ozaki
w/o Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg R Ozaki
66
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broady
Flag of Japan.svg M Kato
2 3

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