2016 Blossom Cup

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2016 Blossom Cup
Date 21–27 March
Edition 8th
Category ITF Women's Circuit
Prize money $50,000
Surface Hard
Location Quanzhou, China
Champions
Singles
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang
Doubles
Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama / Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
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The 2016 Blossom Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Quanzhou, China, on 21–27 March 2016.

Tennis ball sport with racket and net

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

The 2016 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit is a second-tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organized by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.

Quanzhou Prefecture-level city in Fujian, Peoples Republic of China

Quanzhou, formerly known as Chinchew, is a prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It is Fujian's largest metropolitan region, with an area of 11,245 square kilometers (4,342 sq mi) and, as of 2010, a population of 8,128,530. Its built-up area is home to 6,107,475 inhabitants, encompassing the Licheng, Fengze, and Luojiang urban districts; Jinjiang, Nan'an, and Shishi cities; Hui'an County; and the Quanzhou District for Taiwanese Investment. Quanzhou was China's 12th-largest extended metropolitan area in 2010.

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Qiang 96 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Yafan 135 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Kailin 143 3
Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Luksika Kumkhum 153 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhu Lin 155 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Yang Zhaoxuan 162 6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 169 7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Yuxuan 182 8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Shuko Aoyama Japanese tennis player

Shuko Aoyama is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Makoto Ninomiya Japanese tennis player

Makoto Ninomiya is a Japanese tennis player. She has won one singles title on the ITF Women's Circuit, and achieved her career-high singles ranking of 280 on 22 February 2016. In doubles, she has won two WTA titles, and achieved her career-high doubles ranking of 20 on 22 October 2018.

Lu Jingjing Chinese tennis player

Lu Jingjing is a Chinese professional tennis player.

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