| Date: | 6–11 September |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Category: | WTA 125K series |
| Draw: | 32S/16Q/16D |
| Surface: | Hard |
| Prize Money: | $125,000 |
| Location: | Dalian, China |
| Champs: |  Kristýna Plíšková |
| Champd: | Lee Ya-hsuan /  Kotomi Takahata |
The 2016 Dalian Women's Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 WTA 125K series and took place in Dalian, China, from 6 to 11 September 2016.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | Wang Qiang | 62 | 1 | |
| China | Duan Yingying | 103 | 3 | |
 Austria | Tamira Paszek | 104 | 4 | |
| China | Zhang Kailin | 108 | 5 | |
 Slovakia | Jana Čepelová | 117 | 6 | |
| Japan | Misa Eguchi | 119 | 7 | |
| Tatjana Maria | 121 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | Nicole Melichar |  Poland | Alicja Rosolska | 141 | 1 | |
| Tatjana Maria |  Turkey | İpek Soylu | 172 | 2 | ||
| China | Han Xinyun | China | Zhang Kailin | 175 | 3 | |
| China | Lu Jingjing | China | Yang Zhaoxuan | 207 | 4 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Aleksandra Krunić / Li YuenuSee main article: 2016 Dalian Women's Tennis Open – Singles.
Kristýna Plíšková def. Misa Eguchi, 7–5, 4–6, 2–5 ret.See main article: 2016 Dalian Women's Tennis Open – Doubles.
Kotomi Takahata def. 
Nicha Lertpitaksinchai / Jessy Rompies, 6–2, 6–1