Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Peng chose not to participate this year. Hsieh played alongside Flavia Pennetta, but lost in the quarterfinals to Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká.
Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but Peschke chose not to participate. Srebotnik played alongside Caroline Garcia, but lost in the semifinals to Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza.
Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic won the title, defeating Hingis and Mirza in the final, 6–4, 6–3.
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Jean-Julien Rojer were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Chan Yung-jan and John Peers.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but Makarova decided not to participate. Vesnina played alongside Eugenie Bouchard, but they withdrew from their second round match because of a concussion sustained by Bouchard.
Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears were the defending champions, but Spears chose not to participate this year. Kops-Jones played alongside Anastasia Rodionova, but lost in the second round to Chuang Chia-jung and Hsieh Su-wei.
Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan won the title, defeating Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final, 7–5, 6–4.
Martina Hingis and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but Pennetta chose not to participate. Hingis played alongside Sania Mirza and successfully defended the title by defeating Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu in the final, 6–2, 6–3.
Andrea Hlaváčková and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Peng could not participate due to injury. Hlaváčková played alongside Lucie Hradecká, but lost in the quarterfinals to Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova.
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won the title, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan in the final, 6–7(9–11), 6–1, [10–8].
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but Šafářová withdrew before the tournament due to a bacterial infection. Mattek-Sands played alongside Sabine Lisicki, but lost in the second round to Anastasia and Arina Rodionova.
Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Gabriela Dabrowski and María José Martínez Sánchez.
Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan won the title, defeating Sara Errani and Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 6–3, 6–3.
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Vania King and Alla Kudryavtseva.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Coco Vandeweghe won the title, defeating Julia Görges and Karolína Plíšková in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6].
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Margarita Gasparyan and Monica Niculescu.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová won the title, defeating Tímea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final, 6–3, 6–4.
Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova were the defending champions, but Dellacqua chose not to participate this year as she welcomed her second child. Shvedova played alongside Tímea Babos, but lost in the quarterfinals to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic.
Garcia and Mladenovic went on to win the title, defeating Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza in the final, 6–4, 6–4.
Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Babos played alongside Yaroslava Shvedova, but lost in the quarterfinals to Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu. Mladenovic teamed up with Caroline Garcia, but lost in the quarterfinals to Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká.
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won the title, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–3].
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Tímea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. It was the Williams sisters' sixth Wimbledon doubles title, and their 14th major doubles title overall.
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Mirza teamed up with Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the quarterfinals to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. Hingis played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the semifinals to Garcia and Mladenovic.
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Hingis played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the second round to Aleksandra Krunić and Kateřina Siniaková.
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Hingis played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the second round to Julia Görges and Karolína Plíšková. Mirza teamed up with Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the second round to Gabriela Dabrowski and María José Martínez Sánchez.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2016 WTA Finals.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but neither player could participate this year due to injury.
Chan Yung-jan 
Martina Hingis 
Tímea Babos 
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