The 2016 Shenzhen Open (known as 2016 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 2 to 9 January 2016.
| 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 321 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | $111,163 | $55,323 | $29,730 | $8,934 | $4,928 | $3,199 | $1,852 | $1,081 | ||
| Doubles * | $17,724 | $9,222 | $4,951 | $2,623 | $1,383 |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 2 | |
 Romania | 31 | 3 | ||
| Romania | Monica Niculescu | 39 | 4 | |
 United Kingdom | Johanna Konta | 48 | 5 | |
 Canada | Eugenie Bouchard | 49 | 6 | |
 Kazakhstan | Zarina Diyas | 52 | 7 | |
| Annika Beck | 58 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following player received entry as lucky loser:
Olga Govortsova → replaced by Kateřina Siniaková Magda Linette (gastrointestinal illness) → replaced by Stefanie Vögele Urszula Radwańska → replaced by Donna Vekić Irina-Camelia Begu (right knee injury) Petra Kvitová (gastrointestinal illness)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | Xu Yifan | China | Zheng Saisai | 88 | 1 | |
| Chuang Chia-jung |  Georgia | Oksana Kalashnikova | 113 | 2 | ||
 Russian Federation | Vera Dushevina | Czech Republic | Kateřina Siniaková | 147 | 3 | |
 Turkey | Çağla Büyükakçay |  Serbia | Aleksandra Krunić | 210 | 4 |
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Magda Linette (gastrointestinal illness)See main article: 2016 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles.
Agnieszka Radwańska defeated 
Alison Riske, 6–3, 6–2[1]See main article: 2016 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles.
Vania King / Monica Niculescu defeated Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai, 6–1, 6–4