Jamie Murray and John Peers were the defending champions, but Murray chose to participate in the Davis Cup quarterfinals instead. Peers played alongside Henri Kontinen and successfully defended the title, defeating Daniel Nestor and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in the final, 7–5, 6–3.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 German Open | |
| Champions |  Henri Kontinen  John Peers |
| Runners-up |  Daniel Nestor  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
| Score | 7–5, 6–3 |
Seeds edit
Łukasz Kubot / 
Alexander Peya (quarterfinals)
Henri Kontinen / 
John Peers (champions)
Daniel Nestor / 
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (final)
Mate Pavić / 
Michael Venus (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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
Draw edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Ł Kubot A Peya
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  A Zverev M Zverev
| 0 | 2 | 1 | Ł Kubot A Peya
| 2 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 P-H Mathieu B Paire
| 77 | 0 | [5] |  G Durán J Erlich
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Durán J Erlich
| 64 | 6 | [10] | G Durán J Erlich
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi
| 6 | 6 | 3 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | D Masur C-M Stebe
| 2 | 1 | 3 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi
| 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
 C Fleming M Fyrstenberg
| 65 | 6 | [10] | C Fleming M Fyrstenberg
| 3 | 6 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N Almagro M González
| 77 | 3 | [8] | 3 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Begemann J-L Struff
| 7 | 5 | [7] | 2 | H Kontinen J Peers
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| O Marach F Martin
| 5 | 7 | [10] | O Marach F Martin
| 6 | 3 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Chardy S Robert
| 6 | 6 | J Chardy S Robert
| 3 | 6 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  M Pavić M Venus
| 4 | 3 | O Marach F Martin
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | K de Schepper A Michon
| 64 | 65 | 2 | H Kontinen J Peers
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Í Cervantes L Mayer
| 77 | 77 | Í Cervantes L Mayer
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Berlocq P Cuevas
| 62 | 4 | 2 | H Kontinen J Peers
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | H Kontinen J Peers
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying edit
Seeds edit
Guido Andreozzi / Nicolás Kicker (first round)
Jan Mertl / Jan Šátral (first round)
Qualifiers edit
Lucky losers edit
Qualifying draw edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guido Andreozzi Nicolás Kicker
| 4 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||
| WC | Daniel Masur Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
| 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||
| WC | Daniel Masur Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Kenny de Schepper Axel Michon
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Kenny de Schepper Axel Michon
| 77 | 61 | [10] | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Jan Mertl Jan Šátral
| 65 | 77 | [8] | |||||||||