2016 J&T Banka Prague Open

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2016 J&T Banka Prague Open
Date25 – 30 April
Edition7th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$500,000
Surface Clay
Location Prague, Czech Republic
VenueTK Sparta Praha
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
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The 2016 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 7th edition of the tournament, and its second as part of the International category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic, from 25 to 30 April 2016.

Contents

Points distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 131
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Šafářová 152
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 183
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Stosur 264
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 335
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 376
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Dominika Cibulková 387
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yanina Wickmayer 428

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Raquel Atawo Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abigail Spears 431
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Margarita Gasparyan Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Hlaváčková 542
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Chuang Chia-jung Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Darija Jurak 843
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Liang Chen Flag of Poland.svg  POL Alicja Rosolska 974

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

Finals

Singles

Doubles

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