2016 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Women's singles qualifying
Women's singles qualifying
2016 US Open
Events

Last updated April 15, 2024

Seeds

Kristína Kučová (qualified)
Duan Yingying (qualified)
Tamira Paszek (first round)
Donna Vekić (qualifying competition)
Zhang Kailin (second round)
Mandy Minella (qualified)
Alison Van Uytvanck (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Marina Erakovic (first round)
Elizaveta Kulichkova (first round)
Risa Ozaki (qualifying competition)
Ana Bogdan (qualified)
Jana Čepelová (qualifying competition)
Irina Khromacheva (first round)
Misa Eguchi (first round)
Tatjana Maria (qualifying competition)
Kristýna Plíšková (second round)
Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)
Jennifer Brady (qualifying competition)
Han Xinyun (qualifying competition)
Océane Dodin (first round)
Julia Boserup (first round)
Sílvia Soler Espinosa (first round)
Amra Sadiković (first round)
Rebecca Peterson (qualifying competition)
Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualifying competition)
Elitsa Kostova (qualifying competition)
Elise Mertens (qualified)
Jessica Pegula (qualified)
Barbara Haas (qualified)
Lourdes Domínguez Lino (first round)
Isabella Shinikova (second round)
Ivana Jorović (second round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Alison Van Uytvanck

Draw

Key

First qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

1	Kristína Kučová	6	5	6

	Sachia Vickery	3	7	1
					1	Kristína Kučová	7¹⁰	7

						Alexandra Panova	6⁸	5
	Alexandra Panova	7⁷	1	6

	Susanne Celik	6⁵	6	3
										1	Kristína Kučová	6	6

										25	Sara Sorribes Tormo	2	3
WC	Usue Maitane Arconada	3	6	6

	Lee Ya-hsuan	6	3	3
					WC	Usue Maitane Arconada	7	4	2

					25	Sara Sorribes Tormo	5	6	6
	Sabina Sharipova	4	5

25	Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	7

Second qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

2	Duan Yingying	5	6	6

	Ons Jabeur	7	1	4
					2	Duan Yingying	7	6

						Miyu Kato	5	4
	Marina Melnikova	6⁵	2

	Miyu Kato	7⁷	6
									2	Duan Yingying	7	6

									24	Rebecca Peterson	5	3
	Jamie Loeb	6	3	3

	Tereza Smitková	2	6	6
						Tereza Smitková	0	1

					24	Rebecca Peterson	6	6
PR	Anhelina Kalinina	7	0	2

24	Rebecca Peterson	5	6	6

Third qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

3	Tamira Paszek	4	2

	Viktoriya Tomova	6	6
						Viktoriya Tomova	4	6	7

						Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	3	5
	Ekaterina Alexandrova	7⁷	2	6

	Robin Anderson	6⁴	6	3
											Viktoriya Tomova	1	6	5

											Montserrat González	6	2	7
	Michaëlla Krajicek	7⁸	5	3

	Montserrat González	6⁶	7	6
						Montserrat González	7	6

					32	Ivana Jorović	5	1
	Dalila Jakupović	3	4

32	Ivana Jorović	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

4	Donna Vekić	6	6

	Ksenia Lykina	4	0
					4	Donna Vekić	3	7	6

						Alizé Lim	6	5	3
	Alizé Lim	0	6	6

	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	2	3
										4	Donna Vekić	4	3

											Nadia Podoroska	6	6
	Jovana Jakšić	6	3	6

	Lu Jingjing	3	6	3
						Jovana Jakšić	6	6⁸	5

						Nadia Podoroska	2	7¹⁰	7
	Nadia Podoroska	6	6

20	Océane Dodin	3	3

Fifth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

5	Zhang Kailin	6	6

PR	Yuliya Beygelzimer	2	3
					5	Zhang Kailin	6	4	3

						Kristie Ahn	1	6	6
WC	Francesca Di Lorenzo	6	3	4

	Kristie Ahn	1	6	6
											Kristie Ahn	1	4

										27	Elise Mertens	6	6
	Sesil Karatancheva	6	3	6

	Rebecca Šramková	1	6	4
						Sesil Karatancheva	6	0	1

					27	Elise Mertens	3	6	6
	Luksika Kumkhum	2	4

27	Elise Mertens	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

6	Mandy Minella	7	6

	Barbora Štefková	5	3
				6	Mandy Minella	7⁷	6

					Aryna Sabalenka	6²	3
	Mayo Hibi	5	3

	Aryna Sabalenka	7	6
									6	Mandy Minella	6	6

										Eri Hozumi	3	1
	Eri Hozumi	6	6

	Urszula Radwańska	4	0
					Eri Hozumi	6	2	7⁷

				WC	Amanda Anisimova	1	6	6¹
WC	Amanda Anisimova	6	6

17	Verónica Cepede Royg	3	4

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

7	Alison Van Uytvanck	6	2	6

	Alla Kudryavtseva	2	6	3
					7	Alison Van Uytvanck	7	7

						Lucie Hradecká	5	5
	Chang Kai-chen	5	6	5

	Lucie Hradecká	7	4	7
									7	Alison Van Uytvanck	2	7⁷	2

										Catherine Bellis	6	6⁵	6
	Catherine Bellis	6	6

	Lina Gjorcheska	0	2
						Catherine Bellis	6	6

						Grace Min	4	0
	Grace Min	6	6

21	Julia Boserup	4	2

Eighth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

8	Marina Erakovic	6⁵	6	3

	Wang Yafan	7⁷	4	6
						Wang Yafan	6	7⁹

						Valeriya Strakhova	4	6⁷
	Valeriya Strakhova	6	6

PR	Dinah Pfizenmaier	2	2
										Wang Yafan	6	6²	6

									19	Han Xinyun	2	7⁷	4
	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	6²	5

	Arina Rodionova	7⁷	7
						Arina Rodionova	3	5

					19	Han Xinyun	6	7
	Jil Teichmann	6⁶	1

19	Han Xinyun	7⁸	6

Ninth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

9	Elizaveta Kulichkova	4	4

	Taylor Townsend	6	6
						Taylor Townsend	6	6

						Olga Savchuk	0	2
	Polina Leykina	2	4

	Olga Savchuk	6	6
										Taylor Townsend	7	6

									18	Jennifer Brady	5	4
	Julia Glushko	6	7

PR	Miharu Imanishi	4	5
						Julia Glushko	4	0

					18	Jennifer Brady	6	6
	Anastasia Pivovarova	6	3	6⁵

18	Jennifer Brady	1	6	7⁷

Tenth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

10	Risa Ozaki	7⁷	6

	Catalina Pella	6⁵	1
					10	Risa Ozaki	6	6

						Han Na-lae	1	2
	Han Na-lae	6	6

	Zhu Lin	2	1
									10	Risa Ozaki	6	0	3

									28	Jessica Pegula	4	6	6
	An-Sophie Mestach	4	6	6

WC	Ellie Halbauer	6	2	2
						An-Sophie Mestach	4	3

					28	Jessica Pegula	6	6
	Nigina Abduraimova	1	6⁶

28	Jessica Pegula	6	7⁸

Eleventh qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

11	Ana Bogdan	6	7

	Hiroko Kuwata	3	5
					11	Ana Bogdan	2	6	6

						Ysaline Bonaventure	6	0	4
	Nina Stojanović	6	3	1

	Ysaline Bonaventure	4	6	6
										11	Ana Bogdan	6	3	6

											Françoise Abanda	2	6	2
	Amandine Hesse	6⁵	6	7

	Karolína Muchová	7⁷	3	5
						Amandine Hesse	6	6⁵	2

						Françoise Abanda	4	7⁷	6
	Françoise Abanda	2	6	6

22	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	4	3

Twelfth qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

12	Jana Čepelová	6	6

	Maryna Zanevska	1	3
				12	Jana Čepelová	4	6	6

					Paula Kania	6	3	3
	Shérazad Reix	1	2

	Paula Kania	6	6
									12	Jana Čepelová	2	4

									29	Barbara Haas	6	6
	Zhang Yuxuan	6	7⁷

WC	Sophie Chang	3	6²
					Zhang Yuxuan	7	4	6¹

				29	Barbara Haas	5	6	7⁷
	Andreea Mitu	6³	4

29	Barbara Haas	7⁷	6

Thirteenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

13	Irina Khromacheva	6	5	3

	Liu Fangzhou	2	7	6
						Liu Fangzhou	6	2	0

						Richèl Hogenkamp	3	6	6
	Richèl Hogenkamp	6	6

	Daniela Seguel	2	0
											Richèl Hogenkamp	7	2	6

											Asia Muhammad	5	6	2
	Sofia Shapatava	4	4

	Asia Muhammad	6	6
						Asia Muhammad	6	6

						Cindy Burger	2	2
	Cindy Burger	4	6	7

30	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6	4	5

Fourteenth qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

14	Misa Eguchi	4	4

	Myrtille Georges	6	6
					Myrtille Georges	7	4	6

				WC	Melanie Oudin	5	6	4
WC	Caroline Dolehide	4	3

WC	Melanie Oudin	6	6
										Myrtille Georges	2	3

										Antonia Lottner	6	6
PR	Tereza Mrdeža	4	1

	Tara Moore	6	6
					Tara Moore	6	3	2

					Antonia Lottner	1	6	6
	Antonia Lottner	6	6

23	Amra Sadiković	2	1

Fifteenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

15	Tatjana Maria	6	3	6

	Jesika Malečková	4	6	2
					15	Tatjana Maria	0	7	6

						İpek Soylu	6	5	3
WC	Nicole Frenkel	4	1

	İpek Soylu	6	6
										15	Tatjana Maria	6⁵	1

										WC	Laura Robson	7⁷	6
	Jang Su-jeong	3	2

WC	Laura Robson	6	6
					WC	Laura Robson	6	6

					31	Isabella Shinikova	4	4
	Lesley Kerkhove	3	1

31	Isabella Shinikova	6	6

Sixteenth qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

16	Kristýna Plíšková	6	6

	Tamara Korpatsch	2	4
				16	Kristýna Plíšková	6	2	0

					Aleksandra Krunić	4	6	6
	Olga Govortsova	4	3

	Aleksandra Krunić	6	6
										Aleksandra Krunić	6	7⁷

									26	Elitsa Kostova	1	6²
	Shuko Aoyama	6	6

PR	Beatriz Haddad Maia	3	2
					Shuko Aoyama	6	4	0

				26	Elitsa Kostova	4	6	6
	Xu Shilin	0	5

26	Elitsa Kostova	6	7

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