title: 2016 Columbus Challenger 2 – Doubles
text: # 2016 Columbus Challenger 2 – Doubles
  
  Miķelis Lībietis and Dennis Novikov were the defending champions but only Lībietis chose to defend his title, partnering Tennys Sandgren. Lībietis lost in the first round to Sam Barry and Peter Kobelt.
  
  David O'Hare and Joe Salisbury won the title after defeating Luke Bambridge and Cameron Norrie 6–3, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Jarryd Chaplin / Ben McLachlan (first round)
  * Hans Hach Verdugo / Dean O'Brien (quarterfinals)
  * Ruan Roelofse / Tucker Vorster (quarterfinals)
  * David O'Hare / Joe Salisbury (champions)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Jarryd Chaplin B McLachlan | $6^3$ | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Bambridge C Norrie | $7^7$ | 3 | [10] | | L Bambridge C Norrie | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Kozlov A Reed | 6 | 6 | | | S Kozlov A Reed | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Giron N Meister | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | L Bambridge C Norrie | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | R Roelofse T Vorster | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | M Krueger A Lawson | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | E King R Sarmiento | 6 | 4 | [4] | 3 | R Roelofse T Vorster | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Krueger A Lawson | 6 | 7 | | | M Krueger A Lawson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Andrew Carter Erik Crepaldi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Bambridge C Norrie | 3 | 4 |
  | | S Barry P Kobelt | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D O'Hare J Salisbury | 6 | 6 |
  | | M Lībietis T Sandgren | 3 | $6^3$ | | | S Barry P Kobelt | $6^3$ | $7^9$ | [15] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Krajicek J Withrow | 3 | 6 | [8] | 4 | D O'Hare J Salisbury | $7^7$ | $6^7$ | [17] | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | D O'Hare J Salisbury | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | 4 | D O'Hare J Salisbury | 1 | 7 | [18] | | | | |
  | WC | Matthew Mendez Hunter Tubert | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | H Pöllänen M Torpegaard | 6 | 5 | [16] | | | | |
  | WC | H Pöllänen M Torpegaard | 6 | 6 | | WC | H Pöllänen M Torpegaard | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Hugo Di Feo Martin Joyce | 1 | 3 | | 2 | H Hach Verdugo D O'Brien | 4 | 6 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | H Hach Verdugo D O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  