# 2016 Ladies Championship Gstaad – Singles

This is the first edition of the tournament since 1994.
Viktorija Golubic won her first WTA title, defeating Kiki Bertens in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Timea Bacsinszky (semifinals)
* Jelena Janković (first round)
* Kiki Bertens (final)
* Caroline Garcia (first round)
* Annika Beck (quarterfinals)
* Johanna Larsson (quarterfinals)
* Mona Barthel (first round)
* Julia Görges (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 |
| 1 | Timea Bacsinszky | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Kiki Bertens | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Kiki Bertens | 7 | 7$^7$ | 3 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | Viktorija Golubic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 | | Viktorija Golubic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Rebeka Masarova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sorribes Tormo | 3 | 2 | | 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Minella | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | M Minella | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Peterson | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 6 | J Larsson | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | A Sadiković | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | A Sadiković | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 5 | 2 | | 6 | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Larsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Bacsinszky | 5 | 6$^1$ |
| 3 | K Bertens | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Bertens | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | T Paszek | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | K Bertens | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Feuerstein | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Feuerstein | 6$^9$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | 3 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | I Khromacheva | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | I Khromacheva | 6 | 7 | | | I Khromacheva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 0 | 3 | | 8 | J Görges | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Barthel | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Golubic | 2 | 6 | 7 | | V Golubic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | E Rodina | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Haas | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | V Golubic | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | C Witthöft | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | C Witthöft | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 4 | 6 | 1 | | C Witthöft | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | L Arruabarrena | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Garcia | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | V Golubic | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | A Beck | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | WC | R Masarova | 3 | 2 |
| | M Erakovic | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | A Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Schnyder | 6 | 5 | 4 | | K Siniaková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Beck | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Sakkari | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | R Masarova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 7 | 6 | | | A Kontaveit | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Masarova | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | R Masarova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Mandy Minella (qualified)
* Elise Mertens (first round)
* Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualified)
* Océane Dodin (withdrew, still competing in Contrexéville)
* Amra Sadiković (qualified)
* Barbara Haas (qualified)
* Alizé Lim (qualifying competition)
* Amandine Hesse (first round)
* Virginie Razzano (qualifying competition, retired)
* Ons Jabeur (qualified)
* Jesika Malečková (first round)
* Fiona Ferro (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Mandy Minella
* Ons Jabeur
* Sara Sorribes Tormo
* Claire Feuerstein
* Amra Sadiković
* Barbara Haas

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mandy Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mandy Minella | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Jil Teichmann | 4 | 3 |
| | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | Jil Teichmann | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Amandine Hesse | 4 | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Elise Mertens | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kathinka von Deichmann | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kathinka von Deichmann | 7 | 6 | | Kathinka von Deichmann | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | Andrea Gámiz | 5 | 1 | 10 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| 10 | Ons Jabeur | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Julia Grabher | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Julia Grabher | 3 | 2 | 3 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Tamara Korpatsch | 1 | 1 |
| | Tamara Korpatsch | 6 | 6 | | Tamara Korpatsch | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Fiona Ferro | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Ekaterina Yashina | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Xenia Knoll | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Xenia Knoll | 6 | 6 | WC | Xenia Knoll | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | PR | Claire Feuerstein | 6 | 6 |
| PR | Claire Feuerstein | 6 | 7 | PR | Claire Feuerstein | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Jesika Malečková | 3 | 5 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Amra Sadiković | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Tess Sugnaux | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Tess Sugnaux | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Amra Sadiković | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | 9 | Virginie Razzano | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 2 | 2 | | 9 | Virginie Razzano | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| 9 | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Barbara Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Vogt | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Vogt | 2 | 3 | 6 | Barbara Haas | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | | | | 7 | Alizé Lim | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | Nadiia Kichenok | 1 | 2 | 7 | Alizé Lim | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Alizé Lim | 6 | 6 | | | | | |