See main article: article and 2016 Aegon International Eastbourne. Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but Garcia chose not to participate this year. Srebotnik played alongside Andreja Klepač, but lost in the first round to Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Květa Peschke.
Darija Jurak and Anastasia Rodionova won the title, defeating Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan in the final, 5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–6].