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2016 French Open – Women's Doubles
and
Lucie Šafářová
were the defending champions, but lost in the first
round
to
Kiki Bertens
and
Johanna Larsson
.
Martina Hingis
and
Sania Mirza
had the
chance
to hold all four
Grand Slam
championship
titles
, but lost in the third round to
Barbora Krejčíková
and
Kateřina Siniaková
. It would have been Hingis' second
non-calendar year Grand Doubles Slam
, following her first in 1998–99 and as well attempting to complete a triple
career Grand Slam in doubles
.
Caroline Garcia
and
Kristina Mladenovic
won the
title
, defeating
Ekaterina Makarova
and
Elena Vesnina
in the
final
, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4. Garcia and
Mladenovic
became the first all French
women's
doubles
players to win the
home
Grand Slam since
Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
and
Françoise Dürr
in
1971
, and the first of any
French women
to win since
Mary Pierce
who won in 2000, partnering
Hingis
.
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom
half
Section 3
Section 4