| Date: | 25 April–1 May (ATP) 2–8 May (ITF) |
| Edition: | 5th (ATP) 3rd (ITF) |
| Category: | ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's Circuit |
| Location: | Anning, China |
| Prize Money: | $100,000 (ATP) $100,000 (ITF) |
| Champms: |  Jordan Thompson |
| Champws: |  Zhang Kailin |
| Champmd: | Bai Yan /  Riccardo Ghedin |
| Champwd: | Wang Yafan / Zhang Kailin |
| Before Name: | Anning Open |
The 2016 Kunming Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fifth edition for men and third edition for women of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 for men and women in prize money. It took place in Anning, China, between 25 April–1 May for men and 2–8 May 2016 for women.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | Yoshihito Nishioka | 101 | 1 | |
| Australia | Jordan Thompson | 121 | 2 | |
 India | Saketh Myneni | 150 | 3 | |
| Grega Žemlja | 161 | 4 | ||
 United States | Alexander Sarkissian | 165 | 5 | |
| China | Zhang Ze | 166 | 6 | |
 France | Mathias Bourgue | 194 | 7 | |
 Belgium | Arthur De Greef | 199 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Xia Zihao He Yecong Te Rigele Ouyang BowenThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Zhang Shuai | 62 | 1 | |
| China | Han Xinyun | 122 | 2 | |
| China | Wang Yafan | 135 | 3 | |
| China | Zhang Kailin | 143 | 4 | |
| China | Yang Zhaoxuan | 165 | 5 | |
| China | Liu Chang | 198 | 6 | |
| China | Lu Jiajing | 205 | 7 | |
 Russian Federation | Viktoria Kamenskaya | 259 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Peng Shuai Xun Fangying Zhang Shuai Zhao DiThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Gai Ao Guo Shanshan Harmony Tan Ye QiuyuSee main article: 2016 Kunming Open – Men's singles.
Jordan Thompson def. Mathias Bourgue, 6–3, 6–2See main article: 2016 Kunming Open – Women's singles.
Zhang Kailin def. Peng Shuai, 6–1, 0–6, 4–2, retiredSee main article: 2016 Kunming Open – Men's doubles.
Bai Yan / Riccardo Ghedin def. 
Denys Molchanov / 
Aleksandr Nedovyesov, 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]See main article: 2016 Kunming Open – Women's doubles.
Wang Yafan / Zhang Kailin def. 
Varatchaya Wongteanchai / Yang Zhaoxuan, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–1]