Liang Chen and Wang Yafan were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round-robin competition.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 WTA Elite Trophy | |
| Champions |  İpek Soylu  Xu Yifan |
| Runners-up | Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi |
| Score | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
İpek Soylu and Xu Yifan won the title, defeating Yang Zhaoxuan and You Xiaodi in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–7].
Players edit
Andreja Klepač / 
Arantxa Parra Santonja (round robin)
İpek Soylu / 
Xu Yifan (champions)
Anastasia Rodionova / 
Olga Savchuk (round robin)
Oksana Kalashnikova / 
Tatjana Maria (round robin)- Liang Chen / Wang Yafan (round robin)
- Yang Zhaoxuan/ You Xiaodi (final)
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
Final edit
| Final | ||||||
| 6/WC | Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi
| 4 | 6 | [7] | ||
| 2 | İpek Soylu Xu Yifan
| 6 | 3 | [10] | ||
Lotus group edit
 Klepač  Parra Santonja
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 Kalashnikova  Maria
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Yang You
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Andreja Klepač Arantxa Parra Santonja
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6–1, 7–6(7–1) | 3–6, 3–6 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 19–19 (50%) | 2 | |
| 4 | Oksana Kalashnikova Tatjana Maria
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1–6, 6–7(1–7) | 1–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–7] | 1–1 | 2–3 (40%) | 16–25 (39%) | 3 | |
| 6/WC | Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi
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6–3, 6–3 | 6–1, 6–7(3–7), [7–10] | 1–1 | 3–2 (60%) | 24–15(62%) | 1 |
Orchid group edit
| Soylu Xu
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 Rodionova  Savchuk
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Liang Wang
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | İpek Soylu Xu Yifan
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6–3, 6–4 | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] | 2–0 | 4–1 (80%) | 22–17 (56%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Anastasia Rodionova Olga Savchuk
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3–6, 4–6 | 6–4, 7–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 20–21 (49%) | 2 | |
| 5/WC | Liang Chen Wang Yafan
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4–6, 6–3, [6–10] | 4–6, 5–7 | 0–2 | 1–4 (20%) | 19–23 (45%) | 3 |