# 2016 İstanbul Cup – Singles

Çağla Büyükakçay won her first WTA title, defeating Danka Kovinić in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3. She became the first Turkish woman to lift a WTA Tour title.
Lesia Tsurenko was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea.

## Seeds

* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)
* Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
* Lesia Tsurenko (first round)
* Kirsten Flipkens (second round)
* Danka Kovinić (final)
* Nao Hibino (quarterfinals)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)
* Johanna Larsson (second 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Danka Kovinić | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 5 | 4 | 5 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | Çağla Büyükakçay | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6 | 7 | | Çağla Büyükakçay | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 0 | 5 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | AK Schmiedlová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 | | S-w Hsieh | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | Q | M Sakkari | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | D Kovinić | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 2 | 2 | | | T Pironkova | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 3 | 3 | | 5 | D Kovinić | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Kovinić | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | K Flipkens | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kozlova | 5 | 4 |
| | D Vekić | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 4 | K Flipkens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 1 | | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kozlova | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | A Sevastova | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zanevska | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 8 | J Larsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Larsson | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | N Hibino | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Yastremska | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | N Hibino | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Aksu | 3 | 4 | | Q | R-L Jani | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | R-L Jani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | N Hibino | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | M Melnikova | 3 | 3 | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Cîrstea | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L Tsurenko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | K Bondarenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Vögele | 0 | 5 |
| | O Govortsova | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | K Bondarenko | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | J Glushko | 3 | 2 | | Q | K Kučová | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | K Kučová | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | S Vögele | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Vögele | 7 | 6 | | | |
| WC | İ Soylu | 2 | 5 | | | S Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mitu | 7 | 6 | | | A Mitu | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Wickmayer | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Maria Sakkari (qualified)
* Kateryna Kozlova (moved to main draw)
* Romina Oprandi (first round)
* Kristína Kučová (qualified)
* Sorana Cîrstea (qualified)
* Maryna Zanevska (qualified)
* Tereza Martincová (qualifying competition, retired)
* Marina Erakovic (qualifying competition)
* Polina Leykina (first round)
* Lu Jiajing (qualifying competition)
* Myrtille Georges (qualifying competition)
* Laura Pous Tió (first round)
* Marina Melnikova (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Maria Sakkari
* Marina Melnikova
* Réka-Luca Jani
* Kristína Kučová
* Sorana Cîrstea
* Maryna Zanevska

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Maria Sakkari | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cristina Dinu | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Cristina Dinu | 5 | 1 | 1 | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Myrtille Georges | 0 | 2 |
| WC | Sara Tomic | 3 | 4 | 11 | Myrtille Georges | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Myrtille Georges | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 13 | Marina Melnikova | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Melis Sezer | 6$^8$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Melis Sezer | 6$^8$ | 6 | 1 | 13 | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Nigina Abduraimova | 4 | 1 |
| | Nigina Abduraimova | 6 | 0 | 6 | | Nigina Abduraimova | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Polina Leykina | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Romina Oprandi | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Réka-Luca Jani | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Réka-Luca Jani | 6 | 6 | | Réka-Luca Jani | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Lu Jiajing | 5 | 3 |
| Alt | Petia Arshinkova | 2 | 1 | 10 | Lu Jiajing | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Valeriya Strakhova | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Valeriya Strakhova | 1 | 1 | 4 | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Marina Erakovic | 4 | 3 |
| | Anastasiya Komardina | 3 | 1 | 8 | Marina Erakovic | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Pemra Özgen | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Pemra Özgen | 1 | 0 | 5 | Sorana Cîrstea | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Başak Eraydın | 5 | 3 |
| WC | Başak Eraydın | 6 | 7$^{12}$ | WC | Başak Eraydın | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Laura Pous Tió | 2 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Maryna Zanevska | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | 6 | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 7 | Tereza Martincová | 1 | 1$^r$ |
| | Sofia Shapatava | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Tereza Martincová | 1 | 1$^r$ |
| 7 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |