# 2016 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Angelique Kerber was the reigning champion, but chose to compete in Båstad instead.
Johanna Konta won her first WTA title, defeating Venus Williams in the final, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2.
Williams was attempting to win her third title in Stanford and 50th WTA title overall.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Venus Williams (final)
* Dominika Cibulková (semifinals)
* Johanna Konta (champion)
* CoCo Vandeweghe (quarterfinals, retired)
* Misaki Doi (quarterfinals)
* Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
* Alizé Cornet (second round)
* Varvara Lepchenko (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 |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Alison Riske | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | Alison Riske | 1 | 6$^2$ | 1 | Venus Williams | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | 3 | Johanna Konta | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | 3 | Johanna Konta | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 2 | 5 | | M Linette | 3 | 7$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Vickery | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | C Bellis | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | E Kostova | 1 | 2 | | Q | S Vickery | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Bellis | 6 | 6 | | WC | C Bellis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Ostapenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Riske | 1 | 6$^2$ |
| | | | | | 4 | C Vandeweghe | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Gibbs | 6 | 4 | 6 | | N Gibbs | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Zhao | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| Q | A Bogdan | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | A Muhammad | 4 | 7 | 3 | Q | A Bogdan | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | A Riske | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | V Lepchenko | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 7 | A Cornet | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brady | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | A Cornet | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Mateas | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | S Zheng | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | J Boserup | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | J Konta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Osaka | 6 | 4 | 4 | WC | J Boserup | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Konta | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | M Doi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Cibulková | 4 | 2 |
| | X Han | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Cepede Royg | 5 | 6 | 4 | | N Hibino | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 5 | M Doi | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | D Cibulková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 4 | 5 | | | U Radwańska | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | D Cibulková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the qualifying competition.
* Julia Glushko (qualifying competition)
* Elitsa Kostova (qualified)
* Ana Bogdan (qualified)
* Taylor Townsend (qualifying competition)
* Urszula Radwańska (moved to main draw)
* Olga Govortsova (qualifying competition)
* Olga Savchuk (first round)
* Asia Muhammad (qualified)
* Sachia Vickery (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Asia Muhammad
* Elitsa Kostova
* Ana Bogdan
* Sachia Vickery

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 1 | Julia Glushko | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Caroline Lampl | 1 | 0 | 8 | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 2 | Elitsa Kostova | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Melissa Lord | 2 | 3 | 6 | Olga Govortsova | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Olga Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Maria Sanchez | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Maria Sanchez | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6 | 6 | | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Olga Savchuk | 4 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Taylor Townsend | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Taylor Townsend | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 9 | Sachia Vickery | 6 | 6 |
| | Xu Yifan | 3 | 2 | | 9 | Sachia Vickery | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Sachia Vickery | 6 | 6 | | | | | |