# 2016 Aegon Surbiton Trophy – Women's singles

Vitalia Diatchenko was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Marina Melnikova won the title, defeating Stéphanie Foretz in the final, 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$.

## Seeds

* Duan Yingying (second round)
* Chang Kai-chen (first round)
* Lesley Kerkhove (second round)
* An-Sophie Mestach (first round)
* Mayo Hibi (second round)
* Ons Jabeur (first round)
* Robin Anderson (quarterfinals)
* Elitsa Kostova (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | Marina Melnikova | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | Catalina Pella | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | |
| | Catalina Pella | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | Stéphanie Foretz | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 4 | 6 | 6 | Stéphanie Foretz | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| PR | Melanie Oudin | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | Y Duan | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Marand | 4 | 6$^1$ | | 1 | Y Duan | 6$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fourlis | 4 | 3 | | | M Melnikova | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Melnikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Melnikova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Caregaro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | R Anderson | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| | S Reix | 6 | 4 | 3 | | M Caregaro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Dart | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | 7 | R Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Anderson | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Melnikova | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | L Kerkhove | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Pella | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ |
| | M Sanchez | 6$^2$ | 4 | | 3 | L Kerkhove | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pella | 7 | 5 | 6 | | C Pella | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mrdeža | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | C Pella | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Sanders | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | E Kostova | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Terziyska | 3 | 3 | | | S Sanders | 7 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Arbuthnott | 4 | 1 | | 8 | E Kostova | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Kostova | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | M Hibi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Axon | 1 | 3 | | 5 | M Hibi | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Dunne | 5 | 1 | | | S Foretz | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Foretz | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| LL | E Hurst | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | M Fręch | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Bai | 6 | 6 | | | A Bai | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Fręch | 1 | 6 | 7 | Q | M Fręch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A-S Mestach | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Foretz | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | O Jabeur | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | PR | M Oudin | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| PR | M Oudin | 4 | 6 | 6 | PR | M Oudin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Stevenson | 4 | 5 | | WC | E Appleton | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Appleton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | PR | M Oudin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | G Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | S Murray | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | R Zarazúa | 1 | 0 | | WC | G Taylor | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Murray | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | WC | S Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K-c Chang | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |