2016 BRD Bucharest Open

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2016 BRD Bucharest Open
Date11–17 July
Edition3rd
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Clay
Location Bucharest, Romania
Venue Arenele BNR
Champions
Singles
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Moore / Flag of Thailand.svg Varatchaya Wongteanchai
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The 2016 BRD Bucharest Open was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania between 11 and 17 July 2016.

Contents

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$1,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960N/AN/AN/A

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 51
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani 212
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 403
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Laura Siegemund 424
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 475
Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Danka Kovinić 526
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Anastasija Sevastova 667
Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Çağla Büyükakçay 778

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Oksana Kalashnikova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 531
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Paula Kania Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Krejčíková 1012
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Andreea Mitu Flag of Poland.svg  POL Alicja Rosolska 1533
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Ysaline Bonaventure Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Raluca Olaru 1674

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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