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Doubles, Women

Date	6 – 14 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Centro Olímpico de Tênis, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	64 from 23 countries
Format	Single-elimination tournament.

For the doubles qualification, the world ranking list was used with a maximum of two pairs per nation. The 24 best players qualified for Rio with eight more places being awarded by the International Tennis Federation. No two players from the same country started within the same section of the draw, which consisted of four sections of eight pairs, thus making it impossible for them to meet until the semi-finals.

Sisters Serena and Venus Williams came to Rio having won 15 consecutive Olympic doubles matches playing together, but that came to a halt when they lost their first round match to the Czech pair Lucie Šafářová and Barbora Strýcová. The Russian duo Yekaterina Makarova and Yelena Vesnina won the gold medal, defeating Timea Bacsinszky and Martina Hingis from Switzerland in the final 6-4, 6-4. The loss meant Hingis failed to win her career Golden Slam.

Pos	Nr	Player	NOC
1	–	Yekaterina Makarova / Yelena Vesnina	RUS	Gold
2	–	Timea Bacsinszky / Martina Hingis	SUI	Silver
3	–	Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová	CZE	Bronze
4	–	Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká	CZE
=5	–	Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci	ITA
=5	–	Garbiñe Muguruza / Carla Suárez	ESP
=5	–	Chan Hao-Ching / Chan Yung-Jan	TPE
=5	–	Darya Kasatkina / Svetlana Kuznetsova	RUS
=9	–	Eugenie Bouchard / Gaby Dabrowski	CAN
=9	–	Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai	CHN
=9	–	Kirsten Flipkens / Yanina Wickmayer	BEL
=9	–	Andreea Mitu / Raluca Olaru	ROU
=9	–	Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe	USA
=9	–	Johanna Konta / Heather Watson	GBR
=9	–	Peng Shuai / Zhang Shuai	CHN
=9	–	Misaki Doi / Eri Hozumi	JPN
=17	–	Serena Williams / Venus Williams	USA
=17	–	Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / Paula Kania	POL
=17	–	Liudmyla Kichenok / Nadiya Kichenok	UKR
=17	–	Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic	GER
=17	–	Paula Gonçalves / Teliana Pereira	BRA
=17	–	Yaroslava Shvedova / Galina Voskoboyeva	KAZ
=17	–	Tímea Babos / Réka Jani	HUN
=17	–	Anastasia Rodionova / Arina Rodionova	AUS
=17	–	Daria Gavrilova / Samantha Stosur	AUS
=17	–	Anabel Medina / Arantxa Parra	ESP
=17	–	Jelena Janković / Aleksandra Krunić	SRB
=17	–	Irina Begu / Monica Niculescu	ROU
=17	–	Olha Savchuk / Elina Svitolina	UKR
=17	–	Sania Mirza / Prarthana Thombare	IND
=17	–	Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Laura Siegemund	GER
=17	–	Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic	FRA

Round One (6 – 7 August 2016)

Winners advanced to round two.

Match #1	Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová	CZE		Serena Williams / Venus Williams	USA	1	6-3, 6-4
Match #2	Eugenie Bouchard / Gaby Dabrowski	CAN		Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / Paula Kania	POL		6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Match #3	Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai	CHN		Liudmyla Kichenok / Nadiya Kichenok	UKR		6-0, 6-3
Match #4	Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci	ITA	8	Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic	GER		6-2, 6-2
Match #5	Garbiñe Muguruza / Carla Suárez	ESP	4	Paula Gonçalves / Teliana Pereira	BRA		7-6 (8-6), 6-2
Match #6	Kirsten Flipkens / Yanina Wickmayer	BEL		Yaroslava Shvedova / Galina Voskoboyeva	KAZ		6-1, 0-0
Match #7	Andreea Mitu / Raluca Olaru	ROU		Tímea Babos / Réka Jani	HUN		6-3, 6-4
Match #8	Yekaterina Makarova / Yelena Vesnina	RUS	7	Anastasia Rodionova / Arina Rodionova	AUS		6-1, 6-2
Match #9	Timea Bacsinszky / Martina Hingis	SUI	5	Daria Gavrilova / Samantha Stosur	AUS		6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Match #10	Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe	USA		Anabel Medina / Arantxa Parra	ESP		6-1, 6-1
Match #11	Johanna Konta / Heather Watson	GBR		Jelena Janković / Aleksandra Krunić	SRB		6-2, 6-1
Match #12	Chan Hao-Ching / Chan Yung-Jan	TPE	3	Irina Begu / Monica Niculescu	ROU		5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Match #13	Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká	CZE	6	Olha Savchuk / Elina Svitolina	UKR		7-6 (7-1), 1-6, 6-4
Match #14	Peng Shuai / Zhang Shuai	CHN		Sania Mirza / Prarthana Thombare	IND		7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 7-5
Match #15	Darya Kasatkina / Svetlana Kuznetsova	RUS		Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Laura Siegemund	GER		6-1, 6-4
Match #16	Misaki Doi / Eri Hozumi	JPN		Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic	FRA	2	6-0, 0-6, 6-4

Round Two (8 – 9 August 2016)

Winners advanced to quarter-finals.

Match #1	Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová	CZE		Eugenie Bouchard / Gaby Dabrowski	CAN	6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-4
Match #2	Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci	ITA	8	Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai	CHN	6-2, 6-3
Match #3	Garbiñe Muguruza / Carla Suárez	ESP	4	Kirsten Flipkens / Yanina Wickmayer	BEL	7-5, 2-6, 6-2
Match #4	Yekaterina Makarova / Yelena Vesnina	RUS	7	Andreea Mitu / Raluca Olaru	ROU	6-1, 6-4
Match #5	Timea Bacsinszky / Martina Hingis	SUI	5	Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe	USA	6-4, 6-4
Match #6	Chan Hao-Ching / Chan Yung-Jan	TPE		Johanna Konta / Heather Watson	GBR	3-6, 6-0, 6-4
Match #7	Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká	CZE	6	Peng Shuai / Zhang Shuai	CHN	6-4, 6-4
Match #8	Darya Kasatkina / Svetlana Kuznetsova	RUS		Misaki Doi / Eri Hozumi	JPN	6-4, 1-6, 6-1

Quarter-Finals (11 August 2016)

Winners advanced to semi-finals.

Match #1 1	Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová	CZE		Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci	ITA	8	4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Match #2 2	Yekaterina Makarova / Yelena Vesnina	RUS	7	Garbiñe Muguruza / Carla Suárez	ESP	4	6-3, 6-4
Match #3 3	Timea Bacsinszky / Martina Hingis	SUI	5	Chan Hao-Ching / Chan Yung-Jan	TPE	3	6-3, 6-0
Match #4 4	Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká	CZE	6	Darya Kasatkina / Svetlana Kuznetsova	RUS		6-1, 4-6, 7-5

Semi-Finals (12 August 2016)

Winners advanced to final round.

Match #1	Yekaterina Makarova / Yelena Vesnina	RUS	7	Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová	CZE		7-6 (9-7), 6-4
Match #2	Timea Bacsinszky / Martina Hingis	SUI	5	Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká	CZE	6	5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2

Final Round (13 – 14 August 2016)

Match 1/2	Yekaterina Makarova / Yelena Vesnina	RUS	7	Timea Bacsinszky / Martina Hingis	SUI	5	6-4, 6-4
Match 3/4	Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová	CZE		Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká	CZE	6	7-5, 6-1