2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski
Runners-up Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
Final score6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Events
Singles Doubles
  2015  · Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships ·  2017  

Raven Klaasen and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but Melo chose to play in Beijing instead.

Contents

Klaasen played alongside Rajeev Ram, but lost in the final to Marcel Granollers and Marcin Matkowski, 2–6, 6–7(4–7).

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray / Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen / Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram (final)
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dominic Inglot / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers (first round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
66
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Klizan
Flag of Portugal.svg J Sousa
4 1 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
665[8]
Flag of Colombia.svg JS Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah
66 Flag of Colombia.svg JS Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah
1 77[10]
WC Flag of Japan.svg T Daniel
Flag of Japan.svg Y Uchiyama
4 2 Flag of Colombia.svg JS Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah
625
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Inglot
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J-J Rojer
66 Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
Flag of Poland.svg M Matkowski
777
Flag of France.svg B Paire
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg V Pospisil
3 3 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Inglot
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J-J Rojer
666[7]
Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
Flag of Poland.svg M Matkowski
4 3 Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
Flag of Poland.svg M Matkowski
783 [10]
PR Flag of Spain.svg F López
Flag of Argentina.svg J Mónaco
63r Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
Flag of Poland.svg M Matkowski
677
Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi
Flag of France.svg G Simon
1 6[13]2 Flag of South Africa.svg R Klaasen
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
2 64
Flag of Austria.svg O Marach
Flag of France.svg F Martin
64 [11] Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi
Flag of France.svg G Simon
66
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
Flag of Austria.svg A Peya
656[14] Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
Flag of Austria.svg A Peya
2 2
4 Flag of Finland.svg H Kontinen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Peers
773 [12] Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi
Flag of France.svg G Simon
3 4
WC Flag of Japan.svg A Santillan
Flag of Japan.svg Y Watanuki
2 2 2 Flag of South Africa.svg R Klaasen
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek
66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek
Q Flag of the United States.svg N Monroe
Flag of New Zealand.svg A Sitak
4 2 2 Flag of South Africa.svg R Klaasen
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
w/o
2 Flag of South Africa.svg R Klaasen
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky (qualifying competition)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe / Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak (qualified)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe / Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak

Qualifying draw

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
664[10]
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison
3 77[4]
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
61060
2 Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe
Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak
71277
WC Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Kibi
Flag of Japan.svg Toshihide Matsui
651
2 Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe
Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak
776

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