The 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.
It was the 13th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 19 through September 24, 2016.
Points and prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600Doubles *$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedSara Errani361Jelena Janković372Ana Konjuh523Christina McHale534Alison Riske615Danka Kovinić636Kateřina Siniaková657Zheng Saisai708 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Peng Shuai Wang Yafan Xu Shilin
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Lyudmyla Kichenok Junri Namigata Anastasia Pivovarova Sofia Shapatava Xun Fangying You Xiaodi
The following players received entry as a lucky loser: Cristiana Ferrando Ng Kwan-yau
Withdrawals Before the tournament Alizé Cornet → replaced by Jennifer Brady Irina Falconi → replaced by Olga Govortsova Caroline Garcia → replaced by Tatjana Maria Polona Hercog → replaced by Rebecca Peterson Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Ng Kwan-yau Christina McHale → replaced by Cristiana Ferrando Roberta Vinci → replaced by Elizaveta Kulichkova Zhang Kailin → replaced by Han Xinyun
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMaría IrigoyenTatjana Maria1111Lyudmyla KichenokNadiia Kichenok1322Martina HingisJelena Janković1513Asia MuhammadPeng Shuai1774 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016.
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Olga Govortsova / Vera Lapko Ng Kwan-yau / Zheng Saisai
Champions Singles
Lesia Tsurenko def. Jelena Janković, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Doubles
Asia Muhammad / Peng Shuai def. Olga Govortsova / Vera Lapko, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
References
External links Official website