The 2016 BRD Bucharest Open was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania between 11 and 17 July 2016.
2016 BRD Bucharest Open | |
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Date | 11–17 July |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | WTA International |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Bucharest, Romania |
Venue | Arenele BNR |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Simona Halep | |
Doubles | |
Jessica Moore / Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
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Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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ROU | Simona Halep | 5 | 1 |
ITA | Sara Errani | 21 | 2 |
SVK | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 40 | 3 |
GER | Laura Siegemund | 42 | 4 |
ROU | Monica Niculescu | 47 | 5 |
MNE | Danka Kovinić | 52 | 6 |
LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 66 | 7 |
TUR | Çağla Büyükakçay | 77 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 27, 2016.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Denisa Allertová → replaced by Barbora Krejčiková
- Zarina Diyas → replaced by Paula Kania
- Karin Knapp → replaced by Sesil Karatantcheva
- Yulia Putintseva → replaced by María Teresa Torró Flor
- Yaroslava Shvedova (viral illness) → replaced by Xu Shilin
- Anna Tatishvili → replaced by Polina Leykina
Retirements edit
- Francesca Schiavone (right shoulder injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 53 | 1 |
POL | Paula Kania | CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | 101 | 2 |
ROU | Andreea Mitu | POL | Alicja Rosolska | 153 | 3 |
BEL | Ysaline Bonaventure | ROU | Raluca Olaru | 167 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 27, 2016.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
Champions edit
Singles edit
- Simona Halep def. Anastasija Sevastova, 6–0, 6–0
Doubles edit
- Jessica Moore / Varatchaya Wongteanchai vs. Alexandra Cadanțu / Katarzyna Piter, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)