2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships
Final
Champions Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang
Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
Score6–0, 7–5
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2015  · Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships ·  2017  

Nao Hibino and Emily Webley-Smith are the defending champions, Hibino chose not to defend her title. Webley-Smith partnered Riko Sawayanagi, but lost in the quarterfinals.

Contents

Hiroko Kuwata and Zhu Lin won the title, defeating Sophie Chang and Alexandra Mueller in the final, 6–0, 7–5.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg An-Sophie Mestach / Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Weinhold / Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Whoriskey (first round)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin (champions)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Riko Sawayanagi / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A-S Mestach
Flag of the United States.svg M Sanchez
776
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg F Christie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson
633 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A-S Mestach
Flag of the United States.svg M Sanchez
w/o
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Cabrera
Flag of Australia (converted).svg O Rogowska
2 77[5] Flag of Japan.svg M Ayukawa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Dunne
Flag of Japan.svg M Ayukawa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Dunne
665[10]1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A-S Mestach
Flag of the United States.svg M Sanchez
3 4
4 Flag of Japan.svg R Sawayanagi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Webley-Smith
66 Flag of the United States.svg S Chang
Flag of the United States.svg A Mueller
66
WC Flag of the United States.svg MC Haffey
Flag of the United States.svg E Raszkiewicz
1 3 4 Flag of Japan.svg R Sawayanagi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Webley-Smith
74 [3]
Flag of the United States.svg S Chang
Flag of the United States.svg A Mueller
63 [10] Flag of the United States.svg S Chang
Flag of the United States.svg A Mueller
5 6[10]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Minnen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck
3 6[3] Flag of the United States.svg S Chang
Flag of the United States.svg A Mueller
0 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Bai
Flag of the United States.svg K Wong
6773 Flag of Japan.svg H Kuwata
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu
67
Flag of Serbia.svg J Jakšić
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg S Sharipova
1 63 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Bai
Flag of the United States.svg K Wong
4 2
WC Flag of New Zealand.svg E Fanning
Flag of Lithuania.svg A Paražinskaitė
4 6[5] 3 Flag of Japan.svg H Kuwata
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu
66
3 Flag of Japan.svg H Kuwata
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu
61 [10]3 Flag of Japan.svg H Kuwata
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu
66
  Flag of the United States.svg S Marand
Flag of the United States.svg M Oudin
66 Flag of the United States.svg S Marand
Flag of the United States.svg M Oudin
4 4
WC Flag of the United States.svg A Facey
Flag of the United States.svg K Facey
1 4 Flag of the United States.svg S Marand
Flag of the United States.svg M Oudin
786
  Flag of the United States.svg C Bellis
Flag of the United States.svg J Loeb
60 [10] Flag of the United States.svg C Bellis
Flag of the United States.svg J Loeb
661
2 Flag of the United States.svg A Weinhold
Flag of the United States.svg C Whoriskey
4 6[7]

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