Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were scheduled to play Tracy Austin and Gigi Fernández in the previous year's final. However, the match was canceled on 12 September due to rain and was not rescheduled.
| Women's champions invitational | |
|---|---|
| 2016 US Open | |
| Champions |  Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández |
| Runners-up | Martina Navratilova  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
Davenport and Fernández won the title this year, defeating Martina Navratilova and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–4, 6–2.
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
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Iva Majoli Dinara Safina
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Tracy Austin Gigi Fernández
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||