| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem | |
| Champion |  Timea Bacsinszky |
| Runner-up |  Marina Erakovic |
| Score | 6–2, 6–1 |
Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Timea Bacsinszky won the title, defeating Marina Erakovic in the final, 6–2, 6–1.
Timea Bacsinszky (champion)
Ekaterina Makarova (second round)
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)
Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
Tímea Babos (semifinals)
Annika Beck (first round)
Lesia Tsurenko (second round, retired)
Yulia Putintseva (quarterfinals)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Timea Bacsinszky | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Tímea Babos | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Timea Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Q | Marina Erakovic | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
 Kiki Bertens | 6 | 67 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Q | Marina Erakovic | 2 | 79 | 7 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Blinkova | 4 | 2 | 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  K Kanepi | 5 | 1 | SE | K Kozlova | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SE | K Kozlova | 7 | 6 | 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Larsson | 6 | 6 | J Larsson | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 D Vekić | 2 | 2 | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Pereira | 6 | 6 | T Pereira | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | A Beck | 3 | 1 | 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | I-C Begu | 3 | 4 | 5 | T Babos | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | R Hogenkamp | 6 | 6 | LL | R Hogenkamp | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 P Parmentier | 7 | 7 | P Parmentier | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 K Flipkens | 5 | 5 | P Parmentier | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  L Robson | 6 | 6 | 5 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  G Benhadi | 1 | 1 | PR | L Robson | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 P Hercog | 3 | 710 | 1 | 5 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T Babos | 6 | 68 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Riske | 3 | 61 | 8 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Maria | 6 | 6 | T Maria | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  An Rodionova | 1 | 4 | 8 | Y Putintseva | 3 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  O Jabeur | 0 | 2 | K Bertens | 6 | 64 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | LL | S Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Bertens | 6 | 6 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | AK Schmiedlová | 0 | 1 | K Bertens | 6 | 67 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | Q | M Erakovic | 2 | 79 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 4 | 0 | 7 | L Tsurenko | 4 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | Q | M Erakovic | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Mitu | 2 | 3 | Q | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Sevastova | 3 | 2 | Q |  A Krunić | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | Q | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Dulgheru | 4 | 2 | 2 | E Makarova | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aleksandra Krunić (qualified) Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified) Kateryna Kozlova (Received a special exempt into the main draw) Richèl Hogenkamp (qualifying competition, lucky loser) Amra Sadiković (second round) Lesley Kerkhove (first round) Daniela Hantuchová (second round) Kaia Kanepi (qualified)| First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jasmin Jebawy | 2 | 0 | Marina Melnikova | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Marina Melnikova | 6 | 6 | 1 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 7 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Arina Rodionova | 2 | 5 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Myrtille Georges | 3 | 2 | 7 | Daniela Hantuchová | 62 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laura Pigossi | 6 | 6 | Laura Pigossi | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| WC | Ikram Rassif | 0 | 0 | 2 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 64 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Nadia Podoroska | 1r | Anastasia Rodionova | 77 | 63 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| WC | Salma Charif | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Amra Sadiković | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michaela Hončová | 4 | 6 | 3 | Georgina García Pérez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgina García Pérez | 6 | 3 | 6 | Georgina García Pérez | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Marina Erakovic | 7 | 6 | Marina Erakovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Aleksandrina Naydenova | 5 | 2 | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
 Katarzyna Piter | 3 | 77 | 7 | Katarzyna Piter | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 62 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 77 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 63 | 4 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| WC | Abir El Fahimi | w/o | 8 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| WC | Zaineb El Houari | WC | Abir El Fahimi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Polina Leykina | 5 | 2 | 8 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kaia Kanepi | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Anabel Medina Garrigues was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Silvia Soler Espinosa.
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Polona Hercog was the two-time defending champion, but decided to compete at an ITF $100,000 event at Olomouc instead.
World No. 1 Serena Williams won the title, defeating Johanna Larsson in the final, 6–4, 6–1.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the defending champion, but withdrew before the event started.
Simona Halep was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Magdaléna Rybáriková.
Petra Kvitová defeated Eugenie Bouchard in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the inaugural singles tennis title at the 2014 Wuhan Open. The final was a rematch of the Wimbledon final earlier that year.
Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion heading into the tournament but chose to compete at the Sydney tennis event instead of Hobart. In the final, it was unseeded Brit Heather Watson who defeated the American qualifier in Madison Brengle, 6–3, 6–4 to record her second WTA title.
Dominika Cibulková was the defending champion, but she chose not to defend her title.
María Teresa Torró Flor was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Elina Svitolina won the title, defeating Tímea Babos in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–3).
Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Michelle Larcher de Brito.
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.
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
Johanna Larsson was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kateřina Siniaková.
Timea Bacsinszky was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Catherine Bellis.
Ekaterina Alexandrova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Antonia Lottner.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Defending champion Elina Svitolina defeated Simona Halep in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Italian Open.
Samantha Stosur was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Dominika Cibulková.