title: 2016 Suzhou Ladies Open – Doubles
text: # 2016 Suzhou Ladies Open – Doubles
  
  Yang Zhaoxuan and Zhang Yuxuan were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.
  
  Hiroko Kuwata and Akiko Omae won the title, defeating Jacqueline Cako and Sabina Sharipova in the final, 6–1, 6–3.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Han Xinyun / İpek Soylu (semifinals)
  * Aleksandrina Naydenova / Katarzyna Piter (semifinals)
  * Hiroko Kuwata / Akiko Omae (champions)
  * Nicha Lertpitaksinchai / Peangtarn Plipuech (first 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | X Han İ Soylu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | X Gao F Xun | 3 | 0 | | 1 | X Han İ Soylu | $7^7$ | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K-c Chang N Stojanović | 6 | 6 | | | K-c Chang N Stojanović | $6^5$ | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Z Sun M Zhou | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | X Han İ Soylu | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 4 | N Lertpitaksinchai Pe Plipuech | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Cako S Sharipova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Cako S Sharipova | 6 | 6 | | | J Cako S Sharipova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Yu Wang Z Wei | 2 | 3 | | | C Liu R Tian | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Liu R Tian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Cako S Sharipova | 1 | 3 |
  | | N-l Han S-r Lee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Kuwata A Omae | 6 | 6 |
  | | Q Zhao L Zhu | w/o | | | | Q Zhao L Zhu | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Buayam L Kumkhum | 2 | $7^7$ | [2] | 3 | H Kuwata A Omae | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | H Kuwata A Omae | 6 | $6^4$ | [10] | | | | | | 3 | H Kuwata A Omae | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | |
  | | Y Li Ya Wang | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | A Naydenova K Piter | 6 | 1 | [5] | | | | |
  | | C-w Chan Y-h Lee | 6 | 6 | | | C-w Chan Y-h Lee | 6 | 2 | [12] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | X Jiang J Kang | 6 | 3 | [8] | 2 | A Naydenova K Piter | 2 | 6 | [14] | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Naydenova K Piter | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  