| Date: | 29 February – 6 March |
| Edition: | 8th |
| Category: | WTA International tournaments |
| Draw: | 32S / 16D |
| Surface: | Hard |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Location: | Monterrey, Mexico |
| Champs: |  Heather Watson |
| Champd: |  Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja |
The 2016 Monterrey Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the Monterrey Open and an International tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Sonoma in Monterrey, Mexico, from 29 February to 6 March 2016.
| 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 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000[1] | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005[2] | $730 | $530 | |||
| Doubles* | $12,300[3] | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 |
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | Sara Errani | 17 | 1 | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 22 | 2 | ||
 Russian Federation | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 25 | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | Johanna Konta | 26 | 4 | |
 France | Caroline Garcia | 33 | 5 | |
 Belgium | Alison Van Uytvanck | 44 | 6 | |
 Montenegro | Danka Kovinić | 46 | 7 | |
 Hungary | Tímea Babos | 48 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Victoria Azarenka → replaced by 
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Madison Keys → replaced by Irina Falconi Karin Knapp → replaced by Tatjana Maria Laura Robson → replaced by Heather Watson Coco Vandeweghe → replaced by 
Mariana Duque Mariño Christina Mchale (dizziness)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Spain | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 70 | 1 | |
 Australia | Anastasia Rodionova |  Poland | Alicja Rosolska | 85 | 2 | |
| Kiki Bertens |  Sweden | Johanna Larsson | 107 | 3 | ||
 Argentina | María Irigoyen | Poland | Paula Kania | 131 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
See main article: article and 2016 Monterrey Open – Singles.
Heather Watson def. Kirsten Flipkens 3–6, 6–2, 6–3[4]See main article: article and 2016 Monterrey Open – Doubles.
Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja def. Petra Martić / Maria Sanchez 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
