2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open

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2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open
DateSeptember 19–24
Edition13th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $250,000
Surface Hard
Location Guangzhou, China
Venue Guangzhou International Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
  2015  · Guangzhou International Women's Open ·  2017  

The 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 19 through September 24, 2016. [1] [2]

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Points and prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles2801801106030118121
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1
Singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600
Doubles *$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960

1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani 361
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Jelena Janković 372
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ana Konjuh 523
Flag of the United States.svg USA Christina McHale 534
Flag of the United States.svg USA Alison Riske 615
Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Danka Kovinić 636
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 657
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zheng Saisai 708

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG María Irigoyen Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tatjana Maria 1111
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Nadiia Kichenok 1322
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Martina Hingis Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Jelena Janković 1513
Flag of the United States.svg USA Asia Muhammad Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Peng Shuai 1774

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

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