2016 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Singles

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Singles
2016 Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Champion Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
Runner-up Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño
Final score6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
  2015  · Nürnberger Versicherungscup ·  2017  

Karin Knapp was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Contents

Kiki Bertens won the title, defeating Mariana Duque Mariño in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (second round)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund (second round)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Annika Beck (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki (second round)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi (second round)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 3 677
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges 64 64
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 66
Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño 2 2
3 Flag of Germany.svg Annika Beck 5 1
Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño 76

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 62 6
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Krejčíková 2 63 1 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 4 64
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Bertens 677Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Bertens 677
Q Flag of Germany.svg T Maria 1 60Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Bertens 60
WC Flag of Germany.svg K Gerlach 0 3 Flag of the United States.svg I Falconi 1 1r
Flag of the United States.svg I Falconi 66 Flag of the United States.svg I Falconi 65 6
LL Flag of Germany.svg A Lottner 3 686 Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 3 74
6 Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 6710Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Bertens 3 677
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 76 Flag of Germany.svg J Görges 64 64
WC Flag of Austria.svg M Antonitsch 5 1 4 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 5 66
Q Flag of Liechtenstein.svg S Vogt 5 64 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 74 2
Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 7774 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko
Flag of Germany.svg J Görges 66 Flag of Germany.svg J Görges w/o
LL Flag of Romania.svg C Dinu 1 2 Flag of Germany.svg J Görges 66
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg O Fridman 772 5 8 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 4 2
8 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 6067

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 66
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson 3 4 7 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 66
Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino 6622 Flag of the United States.svg C McHale 4 3
Flag of the United States.svg C McHale 4 7767 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 6662
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kr Plíšková 4 3 3 Flag of Germany.svg A Beck 782 6
Flag of the United States.svg N Gibbs 66 Flag of the United States.svg N Gibbs 2 1
Flag of Brazil.svg T Pereira 0 4 3 Flag of Germany.svg A Beck 66
3 Flag of Germany.svg A Beck 663 Flag of Germany.svg A Beck 5 1
5 Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 66 Flag of Colombia.svg M Duque Mariño 76
Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena 3 4 5 Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 2 65
WC Flag of Germany.svg K Hobgarski 0 3 Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 677
Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 66 Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 7645
Flag of Germany.svg C Witthöft 4 64 Flag of Colombia.svg M Duque Mariño 5 777
Flag of Colombia.svg M Duque Mariño 64 6 Flag of Colombia.svg M Duque Mariño 783 6
Q Flag of Russia.svg M Melnikova 1 0 2 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 6661
2 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens (qualified)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria (qualified)
  3. Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu (qualifying competition)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová (qualifying competition)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková (qualified)
  6. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of France.svg Myrtille Georges (first round)
  8. Flag of Serbia.svg Jovana Jakšić (first round)
  9. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing (qualifying competition)
  10. Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió (first round)
  11. Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Dinu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  12. Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Stephanie Vogt (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 66
  Flag of Switzerland.svg Conny Perrin 1 0
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 66
11 Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Dinu 1 3
  Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter 3 62
11 Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Dinu 63 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg Lara Schmidt 1 0
2 Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria 776
WC Flag of Germany.svg Antonia Lottner 644
WC Flag of Germany.svg Antonia Lottner 4 777
10 Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió 65 63

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu 66
  Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Cadanțu 2 3
3 Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu 652
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Fridman 776
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Fridman 776
8 Flag of Serbia.svg Jovana Jakšić 634

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová 66
  Flag of Thailand.svg Varatchaya Wongteanchai 2 3
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová 6621
12 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Stephanie Vogt 1 776
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jesika Malečková 6683
12 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Stephanie Vogt 4 7106

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 678
WC Flag of Germany.svg Anna Zaja 2 66
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 4 76
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing 65 2
  Flag of Turkey.svg Başak Eraydın 4 1
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg Lena Rüffer 2 2
6 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova 3 4
  Flag of Russia.svg Marina Melnikova 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Marina Melnikova 63 6
7 Flag of France.svg Myrtille Georges 1 61

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