title: 2016 Apia International Sydney – Women's doubles
text: # 2016 Apia International Sydney – Women's doubles
  
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but Mattek-Sands chose not to participate this year. Mirza played alongside Martina Hingis and successfully defended her title, defeating Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 1–6, 7–5, [10–5].
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza (champions)
  * Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan (semifinals)
  * Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (final)
  * Tímea Babos / Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Hingis S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | An Rodionova Ar Rodionova | 2 | 3 | | 1 | M Hingis S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Liang S Peng | w/o | | | | C Liang S Peng | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Görges L Hradecká | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis S Mirza | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
  | 4 | T Babos K Srebotnik | 7 | $6^0$ | [13] | | | | | | R Olaru Y Shvedova | 6 | 3 | [8] | | | | | |
  | | G Dabrowski A Rosolska | 5 | $7^7$ | [11] | 4 | T Babos K Srebotnik | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Olaru Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | R Olaru Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Arruabarrena A Klepač | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis S Mirza | 1 | 7 | [10] |
  | | S Kuznetsova R Vinci | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Garcia K Mladenovic | 6 | 5 | [5] |
  | | D Hantuchová J Janković | $6^2$ | 3 | | | S Kuznetsova R Vinci | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S-w Hsieh O Kalashnikova | 3 | $7^7$ | [6] | 3 | C Garcia K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | C Garcia K Mladenovic | 6 | $6^3$ | [10] | | | | | 3 | C Garcia K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Y Xu S Zheng | $7^7$ | 2 | [2] | | | | | 2 | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | K Jans-Ignacik L Siegemund | $6^4$ | 6 | [10] | | K Jans-Ignacik L Siegemund | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Atawo A-L Grönefeld | 5 | 6 | [7] | 2 | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 7 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  