2016 Aegon International Eastbourne

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2016 Aegon International Eastbourne
Date19–25 June
Edition42nd
Category WTA Premier
Draw48S / 16D
Prize money$731,000
Surface Grass
Location Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Venue Devonshire Park LTC
Champions
Singles
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Doubles
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova
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The 2016 Aegon International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 42nd edition of the tournament, and a WTA Premier tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 19 June through 25 June 2016.

Contents

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1
Singles4703051851005530125131
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1
Singles$$$$$$$$
Doubles$$$$$

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 31
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberta Vinci 72
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Belinda Bencic 83
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Timea Bacsinszky 104
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 115
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 126
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Stosur 147
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 158
Flag of the United States.svg USA Madison Keys 169
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 1710
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Johanna Konta 1911
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Dominika Cibulková 2112
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani 2213
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2314
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 2615
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Šafářová 2816

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Martina Hingis Flag of India.svg  IND Sania Mirza 21
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Chan Hao-ching Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Chan Yung-jan 112
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ekaterina Makarova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Vesnina 193
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 214

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Finals

Singles

Doubles

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