| 2016 Wuhan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 25 – October 1 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $2,589,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Wuhan, China |
| Venue | Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
Petra Kvitová | |
| Doubles | |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands /
Lucie Šafářová | |
The 2016 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2016 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 25 and October 1, 2016. It was the 3rd edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles [1] | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles [1] | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles [2] [3] | $471,700 | $235,520 | $117,770 | $54,230 | $26,900 | $13,790 | $7,090 | $3,955 | $2,040 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles [4] | $135,000 | $68,200 | $33,635 | $16,990 | $8,600 | $4,255 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player [5] | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 1 | 1 |
ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 2 |
POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 3 |
ROU
|
Simona Halep | 5 | 4 |
|
CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 5 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 7 | 6 |
|
ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 8 | 7 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 9 | 8 |
RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 10 | 9 |
SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 12 | 10 |
GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 13 | 11 |
SUI
|
Timea Bacsinszky | 14 | 12 |
ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 15 | 13 |
|
CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 16 | 14 |
|
RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 17 | 15 |
AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 18 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of September 19, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
-
Louisa Chirico
-
Alizé Cornet -
Julia Görges
-
Daria Kasatkina
-
Elizaveta Kulichkova
-
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
-
Kateřina Siniaková
-
Heather Watson
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
-
Kiki Bertens → replaced by
Yaroslava Shvedova -
Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by
Shelby Rogers -
Anna-Lena Friedsam → replaced by
Daria Gavrilova
-
Ana Ivanovic → replaced by
Zhang Shuai -
Andrea Petkovic → replaced by
Anastasija Sevastova -
Sloane Stephens → replaced by
Madison Brengle
-
Elena Vesnina → replaced by
Caroline Wozniacki -
Serena Williams → replaced by
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Retirements
-
Timea Bacsinszky (Viral illness)
-
Irina-Camelia Begu (Rib injury)
-
Belinda Bencic (Low back injury)
-
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Viral illness)
-
Anastasija Sevastova (Right shoulder injury)
-
Heather Watson (Gastrointestinal illness)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FRA
|
Caroline Garcia |
FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 7 | 1 |
TPE
|
Chan Hao-Ching |
TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 14 | 2 |
IND
|
Sania Mirza |
CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 19 | 3 |
|
SUI
|
Martina Hingis | USA
|
CoCo Vandeweghe | 21 | 4 |
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 22 | 5 |
HUN
|
Tímea Babos |
KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 23 | 6 |
|
CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková |
CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 23 | 7 |
|
GER
|
Julia Görges |
CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 29 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 19, 2016
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
-
Timea Bacsinszky /
Svetlana Kuznetsova
-
Simona Halep /
Jeļena Ostapenko
-
Han Xinyun /
Zhu Lin
-
Liu Chang /
Zhang Kailin
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Retirements
Champions
Singles
-
Petra Kvitová def.
Dominika Cibulková, 6–1, 6–1
Doubles
-
Bethanie Mattek-Sands /
Lucie Šafářová def.
Sania Mirza /
Barbora Strýcová, 6–1, 6–4.
References
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Singles main draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-23. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ "Singles qualifying draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-23. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Doubles main draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-10. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Wuhan Open Player List". Wuhan Open. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 8 September 2016.