2016 Japan Women's Open

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2016 Japan Women's Open
DateSeptember 12–18
Edition8th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $250,000
Surface Hard
LocationTokyo, Japan
Venue Ariake Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale
Doubles
Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama / Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
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The 2016 Japan Women's Open (also known as the 2016 Hashimoto Sogyo Japan Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 12 through September 18, 2016. Seventh-seeded Christina McHale won the singls title. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama / Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Smith, 6–3, 6–3

Points and prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1—————

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321QQ2Q1
Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$2,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles2$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960————
Doubles prize money per team

1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Japan.svg JPN Misaki Doi 321
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Yanina Wickmayer 382
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg KAZ Yulia Putintseva 423
Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Johanna Larsson 474
Flag of the United States.svg USA Madison Brengle 505
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Zhang Shuai 516
Flag of the United States.svg USA Christina McHale 557
Flag of Ukraine.svg UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 598

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 the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Xu Yifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Zheng Saisai 461
Flag of Ukraine.svg UKR Kateryna Bondarenko Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg TPE Chuang Chia-jung 982
Flag of Serbia.svg SRB Aleksandra Krunić Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Kateřina Siniaková 993
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Liang Chen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Yang Zhaoxuan 1144

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

References

  1. ↑ "In Tokyo, Christina McHale comes back to top Katerina Siniakova for first WTA title". Tennis.com . 18 September 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Christina McHale rallies to beat Katerina Siniakova in Japan final". ESPN. September 18, 2016.
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