# 2016 İstanbul Cup

The 2016 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 18 April through 24 April 2016.

## Points and prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
| Women's doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |

## Singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| SVK | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 34 | 1 |
| BEL | Yanina Wickmayer | 42 | 2 |
| UKR | Lesia Tsurenko | 43 | 3 |
| BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | 59 | 4 |
| MNE | Danka Kovinić | 61 | 5 |
| JPN | Nao Hibino | 66 | 6 |
| UKR | Kateryna Bondarenko | 67 | 7 |
| SWE | Johanna Larsson | 69 | 8 |
* Rankings are as of April 11, 2016.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Ayla Aksu
* İpek Soylu
* Dayana Yastremska
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Sorana Cîrstea
* Réka-Luca Jani
* Kristína Kučová
* Marina Melnikova
* Maria Sakkari
* Maryna Zanevska

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

Due to security concerns, the WTA allowed players to withdraw and enter other WTA/ITF tournaments without penalty.
* Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Alexandra Dulgheru
* Petra Cetkovská → replaced by Çağla Büyükakçay
* Irina Falconi → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
* Camila Giorgi (entered Stuttgart qualifying) → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova
* Lucie Hradecká → replaced by Donna Vekić
* Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Kateryna Kozlova
* Laura Robson (entered Stuttgart qualifying) → replaced by Kurumi Nara
* Yaroslava Shvedova → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova
* Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Olga Govortsova
* Heather Watson → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich
* Caroline Wozniacki (ankle injury) → replaced by Andreea Mitu

## Doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| UKR | Kateryna Bondarenko | UKR | Olga Savchuk | 89 | 1 |
| GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 96 | 2 |
| SUI | Xenia Knoll | MNE | Danka Kovinić | 201 | 3 |
| RUS | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | BLR | Lidziya Marozava | 219 | 4 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of April 11, 2016.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Ayla Aksu / Melis Sezer
* Çağla Büyükakçay / Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

### Withdrawals
#### During the tournament

* Nao Hibino (right shoulder injury)
* Danka Kovinić (right hamstring strain)

### Retirements

* Maryna Zanevska (left shoulder injury)

## Champions
### Singles

* Çağla Büyükakçay def. Danka Kovinić, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3.

### Doubles

* Andreea Mitu / İpek Soylu def. Xenia Knoll / Danka Kovinić, walkover