| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 Kangaroo Cup | |
| Champion |  Hiroko Kuwata |
| Runner-up |  Wang Qiang |
| Final score | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
Zheng Saisai was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Madrid instead.
Hiroko Kuwata won the title, defeating Wang Qiang in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4.
Wang Qiang (final) Duan Yingying (first round; retired)
Luksika Kumkhum (second round) Miyu Kato (first round)
An-Sophie Mestach (first round) Mayo Hibi (quarterfinals)
Jang Su-jeong (second round) Zhu Lin (semifinals)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Shuko Aoyama | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Qiang | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Hiroko Kuwata | 62 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Zhu Lin | 77 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Ninomiya | 3 | 2 | 1 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Date | 2 | 3 | Q | A Omae | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Omae | 6 | 6 | 1 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Yoshitomi | 2 | 2 | 6 | M Hibi | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Sema | 6 | 6 | E Sema | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Okamura | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | M Hibi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Hibi | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Q Wang | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Kato | 4 | 0 | S Aoyama | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  I de Vroome | 6 | 6 | Q | I de Vroome | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Aoyama | 6 | 3 | 6 | S Aoyama | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 K Lykina | 1 | 6 | 3 | S Aoyama | 77 | 1 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Inoue | 61 | 64 | E Hozumi | 65 | 6 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JE |  D Gálfi | 77 | 77 | JE | D Gálfi | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Hozumi | 6 | 6 | E Hozumi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | A-S Mestach | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | S-j Jang | 66 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | C Nunome | 78 | 2 | 3 | 7 | S-j Jang | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Ukai | 3 | 6 | 1 | H Kuwata | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Kuwata | 6 | 4 | 6 | H Kuwata | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Okuno | 2 | 1 | R Sawayanagi | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Sawayanagi | 6 | 6 | R Sawayanagi | 78 | 4 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Sanders | 4 | 4 | 3 | L Kumkhum | 66 | 6 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | H Kuwata | 62 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | 8 | L Zhu | 77 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  T Kinard | 3 | 1 | 8 | L Zhu | 77 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| N-l Han | 2 | 6 | 6 | N-l Han | 65 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 K Dunne | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | L Zhu | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| F Liu | 6 | 6 | F Liu | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | M Imanishi | 4 | 3 | F Liu | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | C Muramatsu | 3 | 6 | 1 | WC | C Muramatsu | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Y Duan | 6 | 1 | 0r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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