The 2016 Hong Kong Tennis Open (also known as the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament, and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, from October 10 to 16.
| 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 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | 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 |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelique Kerber | 1 | 1 | ||
| Venus Williams | 13 | 2 | ||
 United Kingdom | Johanna Konta | 14 | 3 | |
 Australia | Samantha Stosur | 18 | 4 | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 22 | 5 | ||
 France | Caroline Garcia | 25 | 6 | |
 Serbia | Jelena Janković | 37 | 7 | |
| Australia | Daria Gavrilova | 49 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Mariana Duque Mariño → replaced by 
Risa Ozaki
Kristína Kučová → replaced by 
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Yanina Wickmayer → replaced by Maria Sakkari| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Hao-Ching | Chan Yung-jan | 18 | 1 | |||
| Andreja Klepač | 54 | 2 | ||||
 China | Liang Chen | China | 98 | 3 | ||
| Japan | Shuko Aoyama | Japan | Makoto Ninomiya | 114 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
See main article: 2016 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Singles.
Kristina Mladenovic, 6−1, 6–7(4–7), 6−2See main article: 2016 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Doubles.
Naomi Broady / Heather Watson, 6−3, 6–1
