| Champ: | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza |
| Runner: | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan |
| Score: | 6–7(9–11), 6–1, [10–8] |
| Before Name: | China Open – Women's doubles |
| After Name: | China Open – Women's doubles |
See main article: 2015 China Open (tennis). Andrea Hlaváčková and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Peng could not participate due to injury. Hlaváčková played alongside Lucie Hradecká, but lost in the quarterfinals to Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova.
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won the title, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan in the final, 6–7(9–11), 6–1, [10–8].
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.