See main article: 2016 Dow Corning Tennis Classic.
Julie Coin and Emily Webley-Smith were the defending champions, but Coin retired from professional tennis at the end of 2015. Webley-Smith partnered Riko Sawayanagi, but they lost in the first round.
Wildcards Catherine Bellis and Ingrid Neel won the title, defeating Naomi Broady and Shelby Rogers in the final, 6–2, 6–4.