2016 İstanbul Cup

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2016 İstanbul Cup
Date18–24 April
Edition9th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Clay
Location Istanbul, Turkey
Champions
Singles
Flag of Turkey.svg Çağla Büyükakçay
Doubles
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Mitu / Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu
  2015  · İstanbul Cup ·  2017  

The 2016 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 18 April through 24 April 2016.

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Points and prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Women's singles2801801106030118121
Women's doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1
Women's singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600
Women's doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 341
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yanina Wickmayer 422
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Lesia Tsurenko 433
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kirsten Flipkens 594
Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Danka Kovinić 615
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Nao Hibino 666
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 677
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Johanna Larsson 698

Other entrants

The following players received wildcard s into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Due to security concerns, the WTA allowed players to withdraw and enter other WTA/ITF tournaments without penalty.

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Kateryna Bondarenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Olga Savchuk 891
Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Oksana Kalashnikova Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Johanna Larsson 962
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Xenia Knoll Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Danka Kovinić 2013
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Valentyna Ivakhnenko Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Lidziya Marozava 2194

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcard s into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Retirements

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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