| Champ: |  Bethanie Mattek-Sands  Lucie Šafářová |
| Runner: |  Tímea Babos  Yaroslava Shvedova |
| Score: | 6–3, 6–4 |
See main article: 2016 Miami Open.
Former tenis players, Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Sania Mirza of India were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Margarita Gasparyan and Monica Niculescu.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová won the title, defeating Tímea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final, 6–3, 6–4.