| Champ: | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan |
| Runner: |  Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro |
| Score: | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Type: | singles doubles |
See main article: 2016 Qatar Total Open. Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Gabriela Dabrowski and María José Martínez Sánchez.
Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan won the title, defeating Sara Errani and Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 6–3, 6–3.
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.