| Date: | 1–7 August |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Category: | WTA International |
| Draw: | 32S/16D |
| Surface: | Hard / outdoor |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Location: | Nanchang, China |
| Champs: |  Duan Yingying |
| Champd: | Liang Chen / Lu Jingjing |
The 2016 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament, in the International category of the 2016 WTA Tour and took place in Nanchang, China, from 1 August through 7 August 2016. Unseeded Duan Yingying won the singles title.
| 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 32 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| style=background:#f3f3f3 | Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:#f3f3f3 | Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | ||||
 Japan | Kurumi Nara | 91 | 2 | |
 Italy | Francesca Schiavone | 107 | 3 | |
| Donna Vekić | 109 | 4 | ||
| China | Zhang Kailin | 112 | 5 | |
 United States | Vania King | 120 | 6 | |
| Japan | Risa Ozaki | 126 | 7 | |
| China | Han Xinyun | 127 | 8 | |
| Elitsa Kostova | 131 | 9 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry by a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:
Zarina Diyas → replaced by Elitsa Kostova Magda Linette → replaced by 
Han Na-lae
Kateřina Siniaková → replaced by 
Daniela Hantuchová Wang Qiang → replaced by 
Marina Melnikova| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Wang Yafan | China | Yang Zhaoxuan | 123 | 1 | |
| Japan | Shuko Aoyama | Japan | Makoto Ninomiya | 154 | 2 | |
| China | Han Xinyun | China | Zhang Kailin | 180 | 3 | |
| Japan | Miyu Kato | Japan | Kurumi Nara | 219 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
See main article: 2016 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Singles.
Duan Yingying defeated Vania King 1-6, 6-4, 6-2See main article: 2016 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Doubles.
Liang Chen / Lu Jingjing defeated Shuko Aoyama / Makoto Ninomiya, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), [13–11]
