2016 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2016 Dunlop World Challenge
Champion Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera
Final score6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2015  · Dunlop World Challenge ·  2017  

Jana Fett was the defending champion, but lost to Lizette Cabrera in the quarterfinals.

Contents

Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating Cabrera in the final, 6–2, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara (second round)
  2. Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Lykina (second round)
  4. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nigina Abduraimova (second round)
  5. Flag of Croatia.svg Jana Fett (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb (first round)
  7. Flag of Japan.svg Mayo Hibi (first round)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama (first round)

Main draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera 2 66
  Flag of Japan.svg Shiho Akita 62 3
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera 2 4
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg Dalma Gálfi
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka w/o

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 66
Q Flag of Japan.svg C Muramatsu 3 1 1 Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 2 771
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Cabrera 677 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Cabrera 6616
WC Flag of Japan.svg R Ueda 2 65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Cabrera 776
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A-S Mestach 665 Flag of Croatia.svg J Fett 631
WC Flag of Japan.svg M Ozeki 1 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A-S Mestach 62 2
Q Flag of South Korea.svg N-r Kim 4 62 5 Flag of Croatia.svg J Fett 2 66
5 Flag of Croatia.svg J Fett 64 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Cabrera 2 66
3 Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina 63 6 Flag of Japan.svg S Akita 62 3
Q Flag of Japan.svg M Imanishi 2 61 3 Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina 5 62
  Flag of Japan.svg S Akita 0 66 Flag of Japan.svg S Akita 71 6
  Flag of Montenegro.svg A Veselinović 64 3 Flag of Japan.svg S Akita 63 6
  Flag of South Korea.svg J-h Choi 3 3 Flag of Poland.svg M Fręch 3 64
  Flag of Poland.svg M Fręch 66 Flag of Poland.svg M Fręch 66
  Flag of Japan.svg M Ayukawa66 Flag of Japan.svg M Ayukawa 4 3
8 Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama 3 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of the United States.svg J Loeb 5 64
  Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya 74 6 Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya 66
WC Flag of Japan.svg H Kaji 72 4 Flag of Japan.svg E Sema 2 3
  Flag of Japan.svg E Sema 5 66 Flag of Japan.svg M Ninomiya 3 2
  Flag of Hungary.svg D Gálfi 66 Flag of Hungary.svg D Gálfi 66
  Flag of Japan.svg A Okuno 1 2 Flag of Hungary.svg D Gálfi 64 77
  Flag of Japan.svg A Omae 5 7624 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg N Abduraimova 3 664
4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg N Abduraimova 75 77 Flag of Hungary.svg D Gálfi
7 Flag of Japan.svg M Hibi 61 4 2 Flag of Belarus.svg A Sabalenka w/o
  Flag of Japan.svg A Shimizu 2 66 Flag of Japan.svg A Shimizu 6566
  Flag of South Korea.svg S-n Jeong 3 2 Flag of Japan.svg Y Tanaka 773 3
  Flag of Japan.svg Y Tanaka 66 Flag of Japan.svg A Shimizu 3 0
Q Flag of the United States.svg T Kinard 1 2 2 Flag of Belarus.svg A Sabalenka 66
  Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 66 Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 5 4
WC Flag of Japan.svg M Kobori 0 1 2 Flag of Belarus.svg A Sabalenka 76
2 Flag of Belarus.svg A Sabalenka 66

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