# 2016 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

Simona Halep was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Brisbane instead.
First-seeded Agnieszka Radwańska won the title, defeating Alison Riske in the final, 6–3, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Agnieszka Radwańska (champion)
* Petra Kvitová (first round, retired)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (second round, retired)
* Monica Niculescu (second round)
* Johanna Konta (first round)
* Eugenie Bouchard (quarterfinals)
* Zarina Diyas (second round)
* Annika Beck (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
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 2 | 4 | 1 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alison Riske | 3 | 2 |
| | Tímea Babos | 2 | 4 | | Alison Riske | 3 | 2 |
| | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 4 | 3 | | 1 | A Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Zhang | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Khromacheva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | V King | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q Wang | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| LL | S Vögele | 5 | 4 | | PR | V King | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Q Wang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Konta | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A-L Friedsam | 2 | 4 |
| | L Arruabarrena | 3 | 2 | | 3 | I-C Begu | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 0 | 3 | | | A-L Friedsam | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Mitu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | K Siniaková | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Zhang | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 7 | Z Diyas | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Z Diyas | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | E Bouchard | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Gibbs | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Gibbs | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Smitková | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | E Bouchard | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | M Niculescu | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Niculescu | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | T Babos | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | A Beck | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 6 |
| | A Riske | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | A Riske | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 7 | | | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Duan | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| Q | Y Shvedova | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 6 | 0 | | | S Zheng | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Kvitová | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Yaroslava Shvedova (qualified)
* Nicole Gibbs (qualified)
* Stefanie Vögele (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition)
* Tereza Smitková (qualified)
* Çağla Büyükakçay (qualifying competition)
* María Teresa Torró Flor (qualifying competition)
* Zhang Kailin (qualified)

### Lucky losers

* Stefanie Vögele

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 0 | 1 | 1 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 6 | Çağla Büyükakçay | 3 | 5 |
| | Lu Jiaxi | 1 | 1 | 6 | Çağla Büyükakçay | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zhang Ling | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Zhang Ling | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | María Teresa Torró Flor | 1 | 3 |
| | Xu Yifan | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | María Teresa Torró Flor | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | María Teresa Torró Flor | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yang Zhaoxuan | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Yang Zhaoxuan | 3 | 4 | 3 | Stefanie Vögele | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | 8 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Li Yixuan | 3 | 4 | 8 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Patricia Maria Țig | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | Lidziya Marozava | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | |
| | Lidziya Marozava | 5 | 6$^1$ | | 4 | Patricia Maria Țig | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 5 | Tereza Smitková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | Tereza Smitková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Tereza Smitková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |