2016 Empire Slovak Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2016 Empire Slovak Open
Champions Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kalinskaya
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalíková
Runners-up Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniya Rodina
Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasija Sevastova
Final score6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Events
Singles Doubles
  2015  · Empire Slovak Open ·  2017  

Yuliya Beygelzimer and Margarita Gasparyan were the defending champions, but Gasparyan chose to participate in Rome instead. Beygelzimer partnered Misa Eguchi, but lost in the first round.

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Anna Kalinskaya and Tereza Mihalíková won the title, defeating Evgeniya Rodina and Anastasija Sevastova in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–4).

Seeds

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Carolin Daniels / Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava (first round)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Kunčíková / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Stuchlá (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniya Rodina / Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasija Sevastova (final)
  4. Flag of France.svg Irina Ramialison / Flag of France.svg Constance Sibille (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Germany.svg C Daniels
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
4 0
  Flag of Hungary.svg Á Bukta
Flag of Slovakia.svg L Juríková
66  Flag of Hungary.svg Á Bukta
Flag of Slovakia.svg L Juríková
1 2
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg V Juhászová
Flag of Austria.svg S Klemenschits
0 3   Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova
Flag of Slovakia.svg R Šramková
66
  Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova
Flag of Slovakia.svg R Šramková
66  Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova
Flag of Slovakia.svg R Šramková
63 [7]
3 Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina
Flag of Latvia.svg A Sevastova
4 6[10]3 Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina
Flag of Latvia.svg A Sevastova
2 6[10]
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Beygelzimer
Flag of Japan.svg M Eguchi
62 [7] 3 Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina
Flag of Latvia.svg A Sevastova
4 6[10]
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Husak
Flag of Turkey.svg D Yurtkuran
3 0   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Machalová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Šumová
62 [7]
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Machalová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Šumová
663 Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina
Flag of Latvia.svg A Sevastova
1 64
  Flag of Russia.svg P Leykina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Štefková
3 6[8]   Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya
Flag of Slovakia.svg T Mihalíková
677
  Flag of Romania.svg N Dascălu
Flag of Bulgaria.svg V Tomova
64 [10]  Flag of Romania.svg N Dascălu
Flag of Bulgaria.svg V Tomova
64 [4]
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya
Flag of Slovakia.svg T Mihalíková
76  Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya
Flag of Slovakia.svg T Mihalíková
3 6[10]
4 Flag of France.svg I Ramialison
Flag of France.svg C Sibille
5 2   Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya
Flag of Slovakia.svg T Mihalíková
66
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková
662 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Kunčíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Stuchlá
4 2
  Flag of Slovakia.svg M Hončová
Flag of Slovakia.svg V Kužmová
3 4   Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková
  Flag of Russia.svg A Golubeva
Flag of Slovakia.svg S Jamrichová
0 3 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Kunčíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Stuchlá
w/o
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Kunčíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Stuchlá
66

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