2016 French Open – Legends over 45 doubles

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Legends over 45 doubles
2016 French Open
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah
Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline
Final score6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
  2015  · French Open ·  2017  

Guy Forget and Henri Leconte were the defending champions, but Forget chose not to play this year. Leconte played alongside Arnaud Boetsch, but they were eliminated in the round-robin competition.

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Sergi Bruguera and Goran Ivanišević won the title, defeating Yannick Noah and Cédric Pioline in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).

Draw

Key

Final

Finals
  Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
677
  Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah
Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline
3 62

Group C

  Flag of France.svg A Boetsch
Flag of France.svg H Leconte
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Cash
Flag of the United States.svg J McEnroe
Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera
Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
C1 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch
Flag of France.svg Henri Leconte
4–6, 2–63–6, 3–60–20–412–243
C2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
6–4, 6–21–6, 6–3, [5–10]1–13–219–162
C3 Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
6–3, 6–36–1, 3–6, [10–5]2–04–122–131

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

Group D

  Flag of France.svg Y Noah
Flag of France.svg C Pioline
Flag of Sweden.svg M Pernfors
Flag of Sweden.svg M Wilander
Flag of France.svg M Bahrami
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
D1 Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah
Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline
6–4, 6–47–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8]2–04–122–201
D2 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Pernfors
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander
4–6, 4–66–7 (2–6), 4–60–20–418–253
D3 Flag of France.svg Mansour Bahrami
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [8–10]7–6 (6–2), 6–4 1–13–225–202

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

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