2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Lesia Tsurenko 4–6, 6–3, 4–6.

Singles
2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Champion	Lesia Tsurenko
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open

Seeds

1. Sara Errani (second round)
2. Jelena Janković (final)
3. Ana Konjuh (semifinals)
4. Christina McHale (withdrew)
5. Alison Riske (quarterfinals)
6. Danka Kovinić (second round)
7. Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
8. Zheng Saisai (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Anett Kontaveit	4	2
		Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
									Lesia Tsurenko	6	3	6
								2	Jelena Janković	4	6	4
	3	Ana Konjuh	5	67
	2	Jelena Janković	7	79

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Errani	4	7	710
		X Han	6	5	68			1	S Errani	79	3	4
		V Golubic	3	6	77				V Golubic	67	6	6
		D Allertová	6	3	63											V Golubic	4	6	3
		L Zhu	6	6												A Kontaveit	6	4	6
	Q	L Kichenok	4	3					L Zhu	1	6	0
		A Kontaveit	6	6					A Kontaveit	6	3	6
	7	K Siniaková	1	1																			A Kontaveit	4	2
	LL	C Ferrando	4	3																			L Tsurenko	6	6
		N Abduraimova	6	6					N Abduraimova	2	2
		L Tsurenko	6	6					L Tsurenko	6	6
	Q	J Namigata	4	1												L Tsurenko	3	6	6
		E Kulichkova	5	77	4										5	A Riske	6	4	0
		O Govortsova	7	62	6				O Govortsova	6	2	61
	Q	F Xun	3	3				5	A Riske	2	6	77
	5	A Riske	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	D Kovinić	6	6
	WC	Y Wang	3	4				6	D Kovinić	3	5
		J Brady	4	6	4				J Brady	6	7
	Q	A Pivovarova	6	4	0r											J Brady	4	5
		V King	3	5											3	A Konjuh	6	7
	Q	S Shapatava	6	7				Q	S Shapatava	1	62
		T Maria	2	2				3	A Konjuh	6	77
	3	A Konjuh	6	6																		3	A Konjuh	5	67
	8	S Zheng	6	2	3																	2	J Janković	7	79
	WC	S Peng	4	6	6			WC	S Peng	4	1
		S Lisicki	6	6					S Lisicki	6	6
	LL	K-y Ng	2	0												S Lisicki	64	4
		R Peterson	6	6											2	J Janković	77	6
	WC	S Xu	3	1					R Peterson	1	0r
	Q	X You	2	1				2	J Janković	6	1
	2	J Janković	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Liu Fangzhou (qualifying competition)
2. Asia Muhammad (first round)
3. Anastasia Pivovarova (qualified)
4. Zhang Yuxuan (first round, retired)
5. Liu Chang (qualifying competition)
6. Jil Teichmann (first round)
7. Sofia Shapatava (qualified)
8. Lyudmyla Kichenok (qualified)
9. Junri Namigata (qualified)
10. Cristiana Ferrando (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
11. Hsu Ching-wen (first round)
12. Nadiia Kichenok (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Sofia Shapatava
2. Lyudmyla Kichenok
3. Anastasia Pivovarova
4. Junri Namigata
5. Xun Fangying
6. You Xiaodi

Lucky losers

1. Cristiana Ferrando
2. Ng Kwan-yau

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
								1	Liu Fangzhou	6	2	3
	WC	Naoko Eto	0	1				7	Sofia Shapatava	4	6	6
	7	Sofia Shapatava	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Asia Muhammad	1	3
		Vera Lapko	6	6
									Vera Lapko	4	6	2
								8	Lyudmyla Kichenok	6	3	6
	WC	Li Yihong	2	1
	8	Lyudmyla Kichenok	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Anastasia Pivovarova	6	6
		Zhang Ying	2	1
								3	Anastasia Pivovarova	4	6	77
								10	Cristiana Ferrando	6	2	65
	WC	Liu Yanni	1	2
	10	Cristiana Ferrando	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Zhang Yuxuan	2	0r
		Yuuki Tanaka	6	1
									Yuuki Tanaka	3	2
								9	Junri Namigata	6	6
	WC	Ng Kwan-yau	1	3
	9	Junri Namigata	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Liu Chang	6	6
	WC	Guo Meiqi	3	1
								5	Liu Chang	2	1
									Xun Fangying	6	6
		Xun Fangying	6	6
	11	Hsu Ching-wen	4	0

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Jil Teichmann	2	62
	WC	Lidziya Marozava	6	77
								WC	Lidziya Marozava	2	3
									You Xiaodi	6	6
		You Xiaodi	6	2	6
	12	Nadiia Kichenok	4	6	3

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw