See main article: article and 2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open.
Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate this year.
Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová won the title, defeating Liang Chen and Yang Zhaoxuan in the final, 6–1, 6–1.