2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open Explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

Points and prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	width=85	Q	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Doubles					1

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32^1	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,500	$6,175	$3,400	$2,100	$1,020	$600
Doubles *	$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	Rank^1	Seed
Italy	Sara Errani	36	1
Serbia	Jelena Janković	37	2
	Ana Konjuh	52	3
	Christina McHale	53	4
	Alison Riske	61	5
Montenegro	Danka Kovinić	63	6
Czech Republic	Kateřina Siniaková	65	7
China	Zheng Saisai	70	8

• 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	Rank^1	Seed
Argentina	María Irigoyen		Tatjana Maria	111	1
Ukraine	Lyudmyla Kichenok	Ukraine	Nadiia Kichenok	132	2
	Martina Hingis	Serbia	Jelena Janković	151	3
	Asia Muhammad	China	Peng Shuai	177	4

• 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

See main article: 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles.

• Lesia Tsurenko def. Jelena Janković, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles

See main article: 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles.

• Asia Muhammad / Peng Shuai def. Olga Govortsova / Vera Lapko, 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tsurenko vs. Jankovic Final Guangzhou International Women's Open 2016 WTA Official . 2023-04-14 . Women's Tennis Association . en.
2. Web site: [e-mail] . Tiesports . WTA - Guangzhou International Women's Open 2016 at Guangzhou International Tennis Center on September, 2016 . 2023-04-14 . www.tietennis.com.