# 2016 Abierto Tampico – Singles

Lourdes Domínguez Lino was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Sofya Zhuk won the title, defeating Varvara Flink in an all-Russian final, 6–4, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Elise Mertens (semifinals)
* Dalila Jakupović (second round)
* Françoise Abanda (withdrew)
* Anastasia Pivovarova (second round)
* Catalina Pella (second round)
* Nadia Podoroska (quarterfinals)
* Mayo Hibi (first round)
* Laura Robson (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Elise Mertens | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Varvara Flink | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Varvara Flink | 6 | 6 | | Varvara Flink | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | WC | Sofya Zhuk | 6 | 6 |
| | Victoria Rodríguez | 3 | 3 | WC | Sofya Zhuk | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Sofya Zhuk | 6 | 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 |
| 1 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K de la Luz Montalvo | 0 | 0 | | 1 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Coopersmith | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Coopersmith | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Schmidt | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Zaja | 7 | 6$^5$ | 1$^r$ | | | | | | JE | K Swan | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | H Chang | 5 | 7$^7$ | 5 | Q | H Chang | 7$^8$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| JE | K Swan | 6 | 7 | | JE | K Swan | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Hibi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Mertens | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | A Pivovarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Flink | 6 | 6 |
| WC | N Urbina | 2 | 2 | | 4 | A Pivovarova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Flink | 6 | 3 | | | V Flink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boulter | 0 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | V Flink | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Zacarías | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | UM Arconada | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Zarazúa | 6 | 6 | | | R Zarazúa | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UM Arconada | 6 | 6 | | | UM Arconada | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Robson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | C Pella | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AS Sánchez | 5 | 2 | | 5 | C Pella | 1 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | V Rodríguez | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | V Rodríguez | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Rodríguez | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | F Christie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Christie | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| Q | N Totka | 2 | 4 | | | F Christie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | AR Villarreal | 6 | 6 | | LL | AR Villarreal | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Raszkiewicz | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Rodríguez | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | N Podoroska | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Zhuk | 6 | 6 |
| WC | G Olmos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | N Podoroska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Albanese | 7 | 6 | | | L Albanese | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Stollár | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | N Podoroska | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Schaeder | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | WC | S Zhuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Zhuk | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | S Zhuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bouzková | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D Jakupović | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Jakupović | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |