2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem

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2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Date25 – 30 April
Edition16th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Rabat, Morocco
VenueClub des Cheminots [1]
Champions
Singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky
Doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll / Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić
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The 2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Rabat, Morocco, between 25 and 30 April 2016.

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Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Women's singles280180110603011814101
Women's doubles1

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Timea Bacsinszky 161
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ekaterina Makarova 292
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 343
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 354
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos 405
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Annika Beck 416
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Lesia Tsurenko 437
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Yulia Putintseva 538

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry as qualifiers:

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

The following player entered by a protected ranking:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tatjana Maria Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Raluca Olaru 1101
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anastasia Rodionova Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Arina Rodionova 1172
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Annika Beck Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Johanna Larsson 1623
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Xenia Knoll Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Aleksandra Krunić 2104

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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