# 2016 Tianjin Health Industry Park – Singles

Duan Yingying was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating Nina Stojanović in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Hiroko Kuwata (second round)
* Liu Fangzhou (semifinals)
* Riko Sawayanagi (second round)
* Jang Su-jeong (second round)
* Anastasia Pivovarova (quarterfinals; retired)
* Lu Jingjing (quarterfinals)
* Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
* Danielle Lao (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 7 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lauren Albanese | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Lauren Albanese | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Aryna Sabalenka | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Nina Stojanović | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| | Nina Stojanović | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Nina Stojanović | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Liu Fangzhou | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | H Kuwata | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Tang | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | 1 | H Kuwata | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Plipuech | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Peng | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Tarasova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Gai | 4 | 4 | | | A Tarasova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Sun | 4 | 1 | | 7 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | R Sawayanagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Albanese | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Q | X Jiang | 1 | 4 | | 3 | R Sawayanagi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cako | 1 | 4 | | | L Albanese | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Albanese | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Albanese | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Bai | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | D Lao | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Lertpitaksinchai | 6 | 5 | 6 | | N Lertpitaksinchai | 6 | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhang | 3 | 1 | | 8 | D Lao | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Lao | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | Jin Lu | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Zhao | 6$^4$ | 0$^r$ | | 6 | Jin Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hončová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Hončová | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tian | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | 6 | Jin Lu | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | F Xun | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | N Stojanović | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Stojanović | 6 | 6 | | | N Stojanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Zhang | 4 | 1 | | 4 | S-j Jang | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S-j Jang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Stojanović | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | A Pivovarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Liu | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | E Yashina | 2 | 2 | | 5 | A Pivovarova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kang | 6 | 1 | 0 | | A Naydenova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Naydenova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | A Pivovarova | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| Q | J Chen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | F Liu | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | Jia Lu | 3 | 5 | | Q | J Chen | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 0 | 0 | | 2 | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |