2016 Malaysian Open Explained

The 2016 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 29 February to 6 March 2016 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC).

Finals

Singles

• Elina Svitolina defeated Eugenie Bouchard 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 7–5^[1]

Doubles

See main article: 2016 Malaysian Open – Doubles.

• Varatchaya Wongteanchai / Yang Zhaoxuan defeated Liang Chen / Wang Yafan 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

Points and prize money distribution

Points distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	width=85	Q	width=85	Q3	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Doubles					1

Prize money

Event	width=80 bgcolor=lime	W	width=85 bgcolor=thistle	F	width=85 bgcolor=ffff00	SF	width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd	QF	width=85 bgcolor=afeeee	Round of 16	width=85 bgcolor=afeeee	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

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking^1	Seeds
Italy	Roberta Vinci	10	1
Ukraine	Elina Svitolina	18	2
	Sabine Lisicki	31	3
	Annika Beck	40	4
Japan	Nao Hibino	60	5
Canada	Eugenie Bouchard	61	6
	Hsieh Su-wei	65	7
China	Zheng Saisai	72	8

• ¹ Rankings as of February 22, 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Sabine Lisicki
• Elina Svitolina
• Roberta Vinci
• Zhang Ling

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Miyu Kato
• Barbora Krejčíková
• Luksika Kumkhum
• Risa Ozaki
• Yang Zhaoxuan
• Zhu Lin

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Alison Riske → replaced by Chang Kai-chen
• Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Jana Čepelová
• Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Wang Yafan

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
China	Liang Chen	China	Wang Yafan	87	1
	Darija Jurak		Nicole Melichar	113	2
	Chan Chin-wei	Czech Republic	Barbora Krejčíková	143	3
Russian Federation	Marina Melnikova	Russian Federation	Alexandra Panova	151	4

• Rankings as of February 22, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Nao Hibino / Zhang Ling
• Liu Fangzhou / Jawairiah Noordin

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Svitolina wins rain-interrupted Malaysian Open title. Sports Illustrated. March 6, 2016. February 11, 2024.