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{{Infobox tennis tournament event|2016|WTA Shenzhen Open|s
| defchamp = 
| champ    = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vania King]] <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Monica Niculescu]]
| runner   = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yifan]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Saisai]]
| score    = 6–1, 6–4
| edition  = 
| type     = singles doubles
}}

{{main article|2016 WTA Shenzhen Open}}
[[Lyudmyla Kichenok]] and [[Nadiia Kichenok]] were the defending champions, but chose to participate in [[2016 ASB Classic – Women's doubles|Auckland]] instead.<br>
[[Vania King]] and [[Monica Niculescu]] won the title, defeating [[Xu Yifan]] and [[Zheng Saisai]] in the final, 6–1, 6–4.

==Seeds==
The top [[seed (tennis)|seed]] received a [[bye (tennis)|bye]] into the second round.
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
# {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yifan]] / {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Saisai]] ''(final)''
# {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chuang Chia-jung]] / {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Oksana Kalashnikova]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Dushevina]] / {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kateřina Siniaková]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Çağla Büyükakçay]] / {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandra Krunić]] ''(semifinals)''
}}

==Draw==
{{Draw key}}

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

| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Gibbs|N Gibbs]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alison Riske|A Riske]]'''
| RD1-score03-1='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD1-score03-2='''6'''
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chan Chin-wei|C-w Chan]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kotomi Takahata (tennis)|K Takahata]]
| RD1-score04-1=6<sup>5</sup>
| RD1-score04-2=0
| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Çağla Büyükakçay|Ç Büyükakçay]]<br />{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandra Krunić|A Krunić]]'''
| RD1-score05-1=<small>w/o</small>
| RD1-score05-2=
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|POL}} [[Magda Linette|M Linette]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Kailin|K Zhang]]
| RD1-score06-1=
| RD1-score06-2=
| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07='''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Chen|C Liang]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai|S Peng]]'''
| RD1-score07-1='''6'''
| RD1-score07-2='''6'''
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=WC
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Yixuan|Y Li]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sheng Yuqi|Y Sheng]]
| RD1-score08-1=2
| RD1-score08-2=1
| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Zarina Diyas|Z Diyas]]<br />{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Zhang Ling (tennis)|L Zhang]]
| RD1-score09-1=2
| RD1-score09-2=4
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10='''{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Andreea Mitu|A Mitu]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Patricia Maria Țig|PM Țig]]'''
| RD1-score10-1='''6'''
| RD1-score10-2='''6'''
| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GER}} [[Annika Beck|A Beck]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgeniya Rodina|E Rodina]]
| RD1-score11-1=6<sup>3</sup>
| RD1-score11-2=3
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=3
| RD1-team12='''{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Dushevina|V Dushevina]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kateřina Siniaková|K Siniaková]]'''
| RD1-score12-1='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD1-score12-2='''6'''
| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|THA}} [[Varatchaya Wongteanchai|V Wongteanchai]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Zhaoxuan|Z Yang]]
| RD1-score13-1=0
| RD1-score13-2=4
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14='''{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Irina Khromacheva|I Khromacheva]]<br />{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Lidziya Marozava|L Marozava]]'''
| RD1-score14-1='''6'''
| RD1-score14-2='''6'''
| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Vania King|V King]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Monica Niculescu|M Niculescu]]'''
| RD1-score15-1='''7'''
| RD1-score15-2='''6'''
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chuang Chia-jung|C-j Chuang]]<br />{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Oksana Kalashnikova|O Kalashnikova]]
| RD1-score16-1=5
| RD1-score16-2=3
| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yifan|Y Xu]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Saisai|S Zheng]]'''
| RD2-score01-1=2
| RD2-score01-2='''6'''
| RD2-score01-3='''[11]'''
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Gibbs|N Gibbs]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alison Riske|A Riske]]
| RD2-score02-1='''6'''
| RD2-score02-2=3
| RD2-score02-3=9

| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03='''{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Çağla Büyükakçay|Ç Büyükakçay]]<br />{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandra Krunić|A Krunić]]'''
| RD2-score03-1=4
| RD2-score03-2='''7<sup>11</sup>'''
| RD2-score03-3='''[10]'''
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liang Chen|C Liang]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai|S Peng]]
| RD2-score04-1='''6'''
| RD2-score04-2=6<sup>9</sup>
| RD2-score04-3=[0]

| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Andreea Mitu|A Mitu]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Patricia Maria Țig|PM Țig]]'''
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2=3
| RD2-score05-3='''[19]'''
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Dushevina|V Dushevina]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kateřina Siniaková|K Siniaková]]  
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score06-2='''6'''
| RD2-score06-3=[17]

| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Irina Khromacheva|I Khromacheva]]<br />{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Lidziya Marozava|L Marozava]]
| RD2-score07-1=2
| RD2-score07-2=6<sup>5</sup>
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vania King|V King]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Monica Niculescu|M Niculescu]]'''
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score08-2='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yifan|Y Xu]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Saisai|S Zheng]]'''
| RD3-score01-1='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD3-score01-2='''6'''
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|TUR}} [[Çağla Büyükakçay|Ç Büyükakçay]]<br />{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandra Krunić|A Krunić]]
| RD3-score02-1=6<sup>3</sup>
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ROU}} [[Andreea Mitu|A Mitu]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Patricia Maria Țig|PM Țig]]
| RD3-score03-1='''7'''
| RD3-score03-2=6<sup>2</sup>
| RD3-score03-3=[5]
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vania King|V King]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Monica Niculescu|M Niculescu]]'''
| RD3-score04-1=5
| RD3-score04-2='''7<sup>7</sup>'''
| RD3-score04-3='''[10]'''

| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yifan|Y Xu]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Saisai|S Zheng]]
| RD4-score01-1=1
| RD4-score01-2=4
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vania King|V King]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Monica Niculescu|M Niculescu]]'''
| RD4-score02-1='''6'''
| RD4-score02-2='''6'''
| RD4-score02-3=
}}

==References==
{{2016 WTA Tour}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016 WTA Shenzhen Open - Doubles}}
[[Category:2016 WTA Tour|WTA Shenzhen Open]]
[[Category:WTA Shenzhen Open|2016 Doubles]]