# 2016 Dalian Women's Tennis Open – Singles

Zheng Saisai was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Kristýna Plíšková won the title after her opponent Misa Eguchi retired in the third set with the score at 7–5, 4–6, 2–5$^r$.

## Seeds

* Wang Qiang (quarterfinals)
* Hsieh Su-wei (withdrew)
* Duan Yingying (second round)
* Tamira Paszek (second round)
* Zhang Kailin (first round, retired)
* Jana Čepelová (second round)
* Misa Eguchi (final, retired)
* Tatjana Maria (first round)

## Main 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Grace Min | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Misa Eguchi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Misa Eguchi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | Misa Eguchi | 5 | 6 | 5$^r$ |
| | | | | | | Kristýna Plíšková | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | Han Xinyun | 1$^r$ | | | | Kristýna Plíšková | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Q Wang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Abduraimova | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | Q Wang | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N-l Han | 6 | 3 | 6 | LL | N-l Han | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Q Wang | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Min | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Min | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 6 | 3 | 3 | | G Min | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Peng | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | J Čepelová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Čepelová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Min | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| 5 | K Zhang | 2 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Eguchi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| | J Glushko | 6 | 4 | 4 | | J Glushko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Pe Plipuech | 6 | 6 | | Q | Pe Plipuech | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Tang | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Glushko | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | A Pivovarova | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | H Kuwata | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | A Pivovarova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jin Lu | 3 | 5 | | 7 | M Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Eguchi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | T Maria | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Han | 6 | 6 | | | X Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | İ Soylu | 6 | 6 | | | İ Soylu | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | L Kumkhum | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | X Han | 0 | 7 | 6 | | |
| | J Brady | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | Y Wang | 6 | 5 | 4 | | |
| | Y Wang | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Y Wang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| Q | X You | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | T Paszek | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Paszek | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | X Han | 1$^r$ |
| | Kr Plíšková | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | Kr Plíšková | 4 |
| Q | K-c Chang | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Peterson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | R Peterson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | F Liu | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | Jia Lu | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | A Krunić | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | A Krunić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 3 | 5 | | 3 | Y Duan | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Y Duan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |