# 2016 Aegon International Eastbourne – Singles

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Elena Vesnina.
Dominika Cibulková won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, 7–5, 6–3.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
    02. Roberta Vinci (second round)
    03. Belinda Bencic (second round)
    04. Timea Bacsinszky (second round)
    05. Petra Kvitová (third round)
    06. Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
    07. Samantha Stosur (second round)
    08. Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)
    09. Madison Keys (withdrew)
    10. Karolína Plíšková (final)
    11. Johanna Konta (semifinals)
    12. Dominika Cibulková (champion)
    13. Sara Errani (second round)
    14. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
    15. Irina-Camelia Begu (second round)
    16. Lucie Šafářová (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | 12 | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Monica Puig | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | Q | Monica Puig | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | Monica Puig | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Monica Puig | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | Dominika Cibulková | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 3 |
| | Elena Vesnina | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Vesnina | 1 | 3 | | 10 | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Johanna Konta | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 11 | Johanna Konta | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 11 | Johanna Konta | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Makarova | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Radwańska | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Allertová | 4 | 2 | | Q | M Lučić-Baroni | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Bouchard | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | V Lepchenko | 1 | 2 | | | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | I-C Begu | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | D Cibulková | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 6 | 2 | 3 | | J Ostapenko | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | D Cibulková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Q | K Bondarenko | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 2 | 6 | 4 | Q | K Bondarenko | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | T Bacsinszky | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | A-L Friedsam | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A-L Friedsam | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| LL | A Kontaveit | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | A-L Friedsam | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | L Šafářová | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Puig | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | Q | A Konjuh | 1 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Broady | 1 | 1 | | Q | M Puig | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Puig | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | C Wozniacki | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | S Stosur | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | M Doi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Hercog | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Doi | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 6 | 7 | | | D Gavrilova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 14 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Van Uytvanck | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 2 | Q | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Brengle | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Brengle | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| | H Watson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | E Vesnina | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | B Bencic | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | P Kvitová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | T Babos | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 5 | P Kvitová | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 11 | J Konta | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | S Zhang | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | L Tsurenko | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | J Konta | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Konta | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Makarova | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | | 13 | S Errani | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Petkovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Zheng | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | A Petkovic | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | T Moore | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Makarova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 7 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Vinci | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Monica Puig (qualified)
* Danka Kovinić (first round)
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (qualified)
* Madison Brengle (qualified)
* Kirsten Flipkens (withdrew, still competing in Mallorca)
* Zhang Shuai (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
* Christina McHale (withdrew)
* Irina Falconi (first round)
* Louisa Chirico (first round)
* Nicole Gibbs (first round)
* Çağla Büyükakçay (first round)
* Zheng Saisai (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Mariana Duque Mariño (first round)
* Denisa Allertová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Monica Puig
* Polona Hercog
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
* Madison Brengle
* Alison Van Uytvanck
* Ana Konjuh
* Varvara Lepchenko
* Kateryna Bondarenko

### Lucky losers

* Zhang Shuai
* Zheng Saisai
* Denisa Allertová
* Anett Kontaveit

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Monica Puig | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | Freya Christie | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| WC | Freya Christie | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | 1 | Monica Puig | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 16 | Denisa Allertová | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | Magda Linette | 1$^r$ | | 16 | Denisa Allertová | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Denisa Allertová | 5 | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Danka Kovinić | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | Maria Sanchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Maria Sanchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | Maria Sanchez | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| | Polona Hercog | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Alison Riske | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | Alison Riske | 5 | 6$^3$ | 3 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Olga Savchuk | 2 | 2 |
| | Olga Savchuk | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Olga Savchuk | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Nicole Gibbs | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Katy Dunne | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Katy Dunne | 3 | 3 | 4 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | WC | Laura Robson | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| WC | Laura Robson | 7 | 7$^7$ | WC | Laura Robson | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| Alt | Xu Yifan | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Anastasia Rodionova | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 6 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| 11 | Louisa Chirico | 3 | 1 | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Zhang Shuai | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Zhang Shuai | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | Ana Konjuh | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Ana Konjuh | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 15 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 4$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 4$^r$ | | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | Zheng Saisai | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| WC | Jodie Burrage | 2 | 5 | 14 | Zheng Saisai | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Carina Witthöft | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Carina Witthöft | 6$^1$ | 2 | 8 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | Anett Kontaveit | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | Anett Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | Anett Kontaveit | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Irina Falconi | 0 | 0 | | | | | |