View source for 2016 Malaysian Open – Doubles

{{Tennis events|2016|Malaysian Open|s
| defchamp = 
| champ    = {{flagicon|THA}} [[Varatchaya Wongteanchai]]<br> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Zhaoxuan]]
| runner   = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Chen]] <br> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yafan]]
| score    = 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
| draw     = 16
| seeds    = 4
| edition  = 
| type     = singles doubles
}}

{{main|2016 Malaysian Open}}

[[Liang Chen]] and [[Wang Yafan]] were the defending champions, but lost in the final to [[Varatchaya Wongteanchai]] and [[Yang Zhaoxuan]], 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].

==Seeds==
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
# {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Chen]] / {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yafan]] ''(final)''
# {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Darija Jurak]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Melichar]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chan Chin-wei]] / {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Barbora Krejčíková]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Melnikova]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexandra Panova]] ''(quarterfinals)''
}}

== Draw ==
{{Draw key}}

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final

| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Chen|C Liang]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yafan|Y Wang]]'''
| RD1-score01-1='''6'''
| RD1-score01-2=2
| RD1-score01-3='''[10]'''
| RD1-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|POL}} [[Magda Linette|M Linette]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Kailin|K Zhang]]
| RD1-score02-1=3
| RD1-score02-2='''6'''
| RD1-score02-3=[5]

| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03='''{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chang Kai-chen|K-c Chang]]<br/>{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Oksana Kalashnikova|O Kalashnikova]]'''
| RD1-score03-1='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD1-score03-2='''6'''
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valentyna Ivakhnenko|V Ivakhnenko]]<br/>{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Lidziya Marozava|L Marozava]]
| RD1-score04-1=6<sup>5</sup>
| RD1-score04-2=4
| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Melnikova|M Melnikova]]<br/>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexandra Panova|A Panova]]'''
| RD1-score05-1='''6'''
| RD1-score05-2='''6'''
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|THA}} [[Peangtarn Plipuech|Pe Plipuech]]<br/>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kotomi Takahata (tennis)|K Takahata]]
| RD1-score06-1=2
| RD1-score06-2=1
| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Katarzyna Piter|K Piter]]<br/>{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Maryna Zanevska|M Zanevska]]'''
| RD1-score07-1='''6'''
| RD1-score07-2=6<sup>1</sup>
| RD1-score07-3='''[11]'''
| RD1-seed08=&nbsp;
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Naomi Broady|N Broady]]<br/>{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Çağla Büyükakçay|Ç Büyükakçay]]
| RD1-score08-1=4
| RD1-score08-2='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD1-score08-3=[9]

| RD1-seed09=&nbsp;
| RD1-team09='''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Varatchaya Wongteanchai|Vara Wongteanchai]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Zhaoxuan|Z Yang]]}}'''
| RD1-score09-1='''6'''
| RD1-score09-2='''6'''
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lenka Kunčíková|L Kunčíková]]<br/>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Karolína Stuchlá|K Stuchlá]]
| RD1-score10-1=4
| RD1-score10-2=2
| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11='''{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Eri Hozumi|E Hozumi]]<br/>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miyu Kato (tennis)|M Kato]]'''
| RD1-score11-1='''6'''
| RD1-score11-2='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=3
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chan Chin-wei|C-w Chan]]<br/>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Barbora Krejčíková|B Krejčíková]]
| RD1-score12-1=3
| RD1-score12-2=6<sup>2</sup>
| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=WC
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Fangzhou|F Liu]]<br/>{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Jawairiah Noordin|J Noordin]]
| RD1-score13-1=3
| RD1-score13-2=4
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=WC
| RD1-team14='''{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nao Hibino|N Hibino]]<br/>{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Zhang Ling (tennis)|L Zhang]]'''
| RD1-score14-1='''6'''
| RD1-score14-2='''6'''
| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15='''{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Zarina Diyas|Z Diyas]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yifan|Y Xu]]'''
| RD1-score15-1='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD1-score15-2='''6'''
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Darija Jurak|D Jurak]]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Melichar|N Melichar]]
| RD1-score16-1=6<sup>5</sup>
| RD1-score16-2=1
| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Chen|C Liang]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yafan|Y Wang]]'''
| RD2-score01-1=4
| RD2-score01-2='''6'''
| RD2-score01-3='''[10]'''
| RD2-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chang Kai-chen|K-c Chang]]<br/>{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Oksana Kalashnikova|O Kalashnikova]]
| RD2-score02-1='''6'''
| RD2-score02-2=3
| RD2-score02-3=[5]

| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Melnikova|M Melnikova]]<br/>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexandra Panova|A Panova]]
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD2-score03-3=[8]
| RD2-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD2-team04='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Katarzyna Piter|K Piter]]<br/>{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Maryna Zanevska|M Zanevska]]'''
| RD2-score04-1='''6'''
| RD2-score04-2=6<sup>2</sup>
| RD2-score04-3='''[10]'''

| RD2-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD2-team05='''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Varatchaya Wongteanchai|Vara Wongteanchai]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Zhaoxuan|Z Yang]]}}'''
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2='''6'''
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Eri Hozumi|E Hozumi]]<br/>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miyu Kato (tennis)|M Kato]]
| RD2-score06-1=2
| RD2-score06-2=1
| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=WC
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nao Hibino|N Hibino]]<br/>{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Zhang Ling (tennis)|L Zhang]]
| RD2-score07-1=1
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=&nbsp;
| RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Zarina Diyas|Z Diyas]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yifan|Y Xu]]'''
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score08-2='''6'''
| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Chen|C Liang]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yafan|Y Wang]]'''
| RD3-score01-1='''6'''
| RD3-score01-2='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|POL}} [[Katarzyna Piter|K Piter]]<br/>{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Maryna Zanevska|M Zanevska]]
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score02-2=6<sup>3</sup>
| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD3-team03='''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Varatchaya Wongteanchai|Vara Wongteanchai]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Zhaoxuan|Z Yang]]}}'''
| RD3-score03-1='''6'''
| RD3-score03-2='''6'''
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Zarina Diyas|Z Diyas]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yifan|Y Xu]]
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score04-2=4
| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Chen|C Liang]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yafan|Y Wang]]
| RD4-score01-1='''6'''
| RD4-score01-2=4
| RD4-score01-3=[7]
| RD4-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD4-team02='''{{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Varatchaya Wongteanchai|Vara Wongteanchai]]<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Zhaoxuan|Z Yang]]}}'''
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2='''6'''
| RD4-score02-3='''[10]'''
}}

== External links ==
* [https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2016/1041/MDD.pdf Draw]

{{2016 WTA Tour}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaysian Open - Doubles}}
[[Category:2016 WTA Tour|Malaysian Doubles]]
[[Category:Malaysian Open (tennis)|2016]]