2016 Japan Women's Open Explained

The 2016 Japan Women's Open (also known as the 2016 Hashimoto Sogyo Japan Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 12 through September 18, 2016.

Point distribution

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Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Prize money

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Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$2,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles2$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
2 Per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
JapanMisaki Doi321
BelgiumYanina Wickmayer382
KazakhstanYulia Putintseva423
SwedenJohanna Larsson474
Madison Brengle505
ChinaZhang Shuai516
Christina McHale557
UkraineKateryna Bondarenko598

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
ChinaXu Yifan ChinaZheng Saisai461
UkraineKateryna BondarenkoChuang Chia-jung982
SerbiaAleksandra Krunić Czech RepublicKateřina Siniaková993
ChinaLiang Chen ChinaYang Zhaoxuan1144

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Champions

Singles

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

Doubles

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

Notes and References

  1. News: In Tokyo, Christina McHale comes back to top Katerina Siniakova for first WTA title. Tennis.com. 18 September 2016. 14 February 2024.