2016 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger

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2016 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger
Date 18–24 July
Edition 5th
Category ITF Women's Circuit
Prize money $50,000
Surface Hard
Location Sacramento, California, United States
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Weinhold / Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Whoriskey
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The 2016 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fifth 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 Sacramento, California, United States, on 18–24 July 2016.

The FSP Gold River Women's Challenger is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a $60,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held in Sacramento, California, United States, since 2012.

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.

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Alison Van Uytvanck 125 1
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Min 160 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL An-Sophie Mestach 165 3
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robin Anderson 189 4
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Jovana Jakšić 191 5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Tara Moore 196 6
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Mayo Hibi 199 7
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Sabina Sharipova 206 8

Other entrants

The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

Claire Liu American tennis player

Claire Liu is an American tennis player. In 2017, she was the World No. 1 in the junior rankings after winning the Junior Wimbledon title, and finishing runner-up at the Junior French Open. Liu also won a junior grand slam doubles title at Wimbledon with Usue Arconada in 2016.

Sabrina Santamaria American female tennis player

Sabrina Ashley Vida Santamaria is an American tennis player of Filipino and Panamanian descent.

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Lizette Cabrera Australian tennis player

Lizette Faith Cabrera is an Australian tennis player of Filipino descent. Cabrera has a WTA singles career-high ranking of No. 136 achieved on 25 September 2017.

Chanel Simmonds is a tennis player from South Africa.

Alexandra Stevenson American tennis player

Alexandra Winfield Stevenson is a professional tennis player from the United States. She is a former top-20 player in singles.

The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Ashley Weinhold American tennis player

Ashley Weinhold is a professional American tennis player.

Caitlin Whoriskey American tennis player

Caitlin Whoriskey is an American professional tennis player. She played collegiately at the University of Tennessee, where she was a three-time All-American. She finished runner-up in doubles at the 2010 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship, playing with Natalie Pluskota. She recorded a victory in her first-ever ITF tournament as a professional, taking the doubles crown at the 2010 Mt. Pleasant Women's Pro Classic.

Jamie Loeb American tennis player

Jamie Loeb is an American tennis player.

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