# 2016 Jinyuan Cup – Singles

Wang Yafan was the defending champion, but she chose to participate in Strasbourg instead.
Anastasia Pivovarova won the title, defeating Lu Jingjing in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Jang Su-jeong (second round)
* Liu Fangzhou (first round)
* Anastasia Pivovarova (champion)
* Lu Jingjing (final)
* Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
* Danielle Lao (quarterfinals)
* Peng Shuai (quarterfinals)
* Lauren Albanese (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 |
| Q | Kim Na-ri | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Anastasia Pivovarova | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Anastasia Pivovarova | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Anastasia Pivovarova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Lu Jingjing | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Lu Jingjing | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Lu Jingjing | 4 | 4 |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 4 | 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 | S-j Jang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Gao | 4 | 4 | | 1 | S-j Jang | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pe Plipuech | 6 | 4 | 3 | Q | N-r Kim | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N-r Kim | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | N-r Kim | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Cako | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | D Lao | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | M Hončová | 2 | 1 | | | J Cako | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tarasova | 5 | 2 | | 6 | D Lao | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Lao | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N-r Kim | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | A Pivovarova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Pivovarova | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | R Tian | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | A Pivovarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhang | 6 | 4 | 2 | WC | J Kang | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Kang | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Pivovarova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Stojanović | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Sabalenka | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | H Tang | 0 | 7 | 2 | | N Stojanović | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Feng | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 5 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | S Peng | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Zhao | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Guo | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | S Guo | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Wang | 7 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | 7 | S Peng | 7$^{13}$ | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | F Xun | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | J Lu | 6$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Gai | 6 | 6 | | | A Gai | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X You | 3 | 2 | | 4 | J Lu | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Lu | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | L Albanese | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Naydenova | 4 | 4 |
| | A Naydenova | 6 | 6 | | | A Naydenova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Sun | 6 | 6 | | | X Sun | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Yashina | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Naydenova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Lertpitaksinchai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Y Sizikova | 4 | 4 | | | N Lertpitaksinchai | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Liu | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |