# 2016 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Singles

Karin Knapp was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Kiki Bertens won the title, defeating Mariana Duque Mariño in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Roberta Vinci (second round)
* Laura Siegemund (second round)
* Annika Beck (semifinals)
* Lesia Tsurenko (quarterfinals, withdrew)
* Sabine Lisicki (second round)
* Misaki Doi (second round)
* Anna-Lena Friedsam (quarterfinals)
* Yulia Putintseva (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Kiki Bertens | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Julia Görges | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | Julia Görges | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | Q | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Mariana Duque Mariño | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Annika Beck | 5 | 1 | | | Mariana Duque Mariño | 2 | 2 |
| | Mariana Duque Mariño | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | R Vinci | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Krejčíková | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | R Vinci | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Bertens | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | K Bertens | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Maria | 1 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | Q | K Bertens | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | K Gerlach | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | I Falconi | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | |
| | I Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | I Falconi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Lottner | 3 | 6$^8$ | | 6 | M Doi | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Doi | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Bertens | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | L Tsurenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Görges | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| WC | M Antonitsch | 5 | 1 | | 4 | L Tsurenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Vogt | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | P Hercog | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | L Tsurenko | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Görges | w/o | | | | | | |
| LL | C Dinu | 1 | 2 | | | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Fridman | 7$^7$ | 2 | 5 | 8 | Y Putintseva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Y Putintseva | 6$^0$ | 6 | 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 | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 3 | 4 | | 7 | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | C McHale | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A-L Friedsam | 6$^6$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | A Beck | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Gibbs | 6 | 6 | | | N Gibbs | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 0 | 4 | | 3 | A Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Beck | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Duque Mariño | 7 | 6 |
| | L Arruabarrena | 3 | 4 | | 5 | S Lisicki | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Hobgarski | 0 | 3 | | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Lepchenko | 7 | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | |
| | C Witthöft | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | M Duque Mariño | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | M Duque Mariño | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Duque Mariño | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Melnikova | 1 | 0 | | 2 | L Siegemund | 6$^6$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Kiki Bertens (qualified)
* Tatjana Maria (qualified)
* İpek Soylu (qualifying competition)
* Tereza Martincová (qualifying competition)
* Barbora Krejčíková (qualified)
* Elitsa Kostova (qualifying competition)
* Myrtille Georges (first round)
* Jovana Jakšić (first round)
* Lu Jiajing (qualifying competition)
* Laura Pous Tió (first round)
* Cristina Dinu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Stephanie Vogt (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Kiki Bertens
* Tatjana Maria
* Olga Fridman
* Stephanie Vogt
* Barbora Krejčíková
* Marina Melnikova

### Lucky losers

* Cristina Dinu
* Antonia Lottner

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Conny Perrin | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Conny Perrin | 1 | 0 | | 1 | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Cristina Dinu | 1 | 3 |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Cristina Dinu | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Cristina Dinu | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Lara Schmidt | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Lara Schmidt | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Tatjana Maria | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Antonia Lottner | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| WC | Antonia Lottner | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | WC | Antonia Lottner | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| 10 | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | İpek Soylu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Cadanțu | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Cadanțu | 2 | 3 | 3 | İpek Soylu | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | | | | | Olga Fridman | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Olga Fridman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Olga Fridman | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | Jovana Jakšić | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 2 | 3 | | 4 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| | | | | | 12 | Stephanie Vogt | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Jesika Malečková | 6 | 6$^8$ | 3 | 12 | Stephanie Vogt | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | Stephanie Vogt | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| WC | Anna Zaja | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| WC | Anna Zaja | 2 | 6$^6$ | 5 | Barbora Krejčíková | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | Başak Eraydın | 4 | 1 | 9 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Elitsa Kostova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Lena Rüffer | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Lena Rüffer | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Elitsa Kostova | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 6 |
| | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Myrtille Georges | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |