2016 Malaysian Open | |
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Date | 29 February – 6 March |
Edition | 7th |
Category | WTA International tournaments |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Hard |
Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Venue | Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 2016 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 29 February to 6 March 2016 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC).
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
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Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeds |
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![]() | Roberta Vinci | 10 | 1 |
![]() | Elina Svitolina | 18 | 2 |
![]() | Sabine Lisicki | 31 | 3 |
![]() | Annika Beck | 40 | 4 |
![]() | Nao Hibino | 60 | 5 |
![]() | Eugenie Bouchard | 61 | 6 |
![]() | Hsieh Su-wei | 65 | 7 |
![]() | Zheng Saisai | 72 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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![]() | Liang Chen | ![]() | Wang Yafan | 87 | 1 |
![]() | Darija Jurak | ![]() | Nicole Melichar | 113 | 2 |
![]() | Chan Chin-wei | ![]() | Barbora Krejčíková | 143 | 3 |
![]() | Marina Melnikova | ![]() | Alexandra Panova | 151 | 4 |
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
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