# 2016 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Singles

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Florianópolis instead.
Duan Yingying won her first WTA title, defeating Vania King in the final 1–6, 6–4, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Magda Linette (withdrew; chosen to compete in Rio Summer Olympics)
* Kurumi Nara (quarterfinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
* Donna Vekić (first round)
* Zhang Kailin (quarterfinals)
* Vania King (final)
* Risa Ozaki (semifinals)
* Han Xinyun (second round)
* Elitsa Kostova (first 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 |
| 7 | Risa Ozaki | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Vania King | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Vania King | 6 | 6 | 6 | Vania King | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | Duan Yingying | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Misa Eguchi | 4 | 6$^7$ | | Duan Yingying | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Duan Yingying | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 3 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 0 | 4 | | 3 | F Schiavone | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jia Lu | 5 | 6 | 7 | WC | Jia Lu | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | F Schiavone | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | P Plipuech | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | R Ozaki | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | N Lertpitaksinchai | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Lertpitaksinchai | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N-l Han | 3 | 1 | | 7 | R Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Ozaki | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | K Zhang | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V King | 6 | 6 |
| | I Jorović | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | K Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kato | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Kato | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | 5 | K Zhang | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Yi Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 3 | 1 | | Q | Yi Zhang | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sanders | 4 | 2 | | 6 | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | V King | 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 |
| 9 | E Kostova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | M Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jin Lu | 3 | 6 | 4 | | L Zhu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | M Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S-j Jang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Liu | 1 | 2 | | | |
| WC | W Zheng | 1 | 4 | | | S-j Jang | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Vekić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | M Eguchi | 4 | 6$^7$ |
| 8 | X Han | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Y Duan | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| Q | J Namigata | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | X Han | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | M Melnikova | 2 | 2 | | | Y Duan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Duan | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | K Nara | 1 | 5 | | | |
| WC | Yu Zhang | 5 | 6 | 3 | | K-c Chang | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Mrdeža | 3 | 5 | | 2 | K Nara | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Nara | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Han Na-lae (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lee Ya-hsuan (qualifying competition)
* Shérazad Reix (qualifying competition)
* Lu Jingjing (qualified)
* Martina Caregaro (qualifying competition)
* Ayaka Okuno (first round)
* Storm Sanders (qualified)
* Valentyna Ivakhnenko (first round)
* Tian Ran (first round)
* Varatchaya Wongteanchai (first round)
* Erika Sema (first round)
* Makoto Ninomiya (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Junri Namigata
* Peangtarn Plipuech
* Storm Sanders
* Lu Jingjing
* Zhang Ying
* Nicha Lertpitaksinchai

### Lucky losers

* Han Na-lae

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Han Na-lae | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Yuuki Tanaka | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Yuuki Tanaka | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Han Na-lae | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Junri Namigata | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Lee Ya-hsuan | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Mizuno Kijima | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Mizuno Kijima | 1 | 5 | 2 | Lee Ya-hsuan | 7$^8$ | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6 | 6 | | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 3 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Shérazad Reix | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Gao Xinyu | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Gao Xinyu | 1 | 0 | 3 | Shérazad Reix | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | 7 | Storm Sanders | 6 | 7 |
| | Kanae Hisami | 0 | 3 | 7 | Storm Sanders | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Storm Sanders | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lu Jingjing | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Sun Ziyue | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Sun Ziyue | 2 | 2 | 4 | Lu Jingjing | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | Xun Fangying | 5 | 3 |
| | Xun Fangying | 6 | 7 | | Xun Fangying | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Makoto Ninomiya | 4 | 5 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Martina Caregaro | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Sun Xuliu | 6 | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| WC | Sun Xuliu | 6 | 2 | 0$^r$ | 5 | Martina Caregaro | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | WC | Zhang Ying | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Zhang Ying | 6 | 6 | | WC | Zhang Ying | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Tian Ran | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Ayaka Okuno | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | |
| | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 7$^7$ | 6 | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | You Xiaodi | 4 | 4 |
| | You Xiaodi | 6 | 6 | You Xiaodi | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Erika Sema | 1 | 1 | | | |