# 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Nao Hibino was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Montreal instead.
Michaëlla Krajicek won the title, defeating Arina Rodionova in the final, 6–0, 2–6, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Alison Van Uytvanck (quarterfinals, retired)
* Kristýna Plíšková (withdrew)
* Ana Bogdan (withdrew)
* Zhu Lin (second round)
* Hiroko Kuwata (quarterfinals)
* Grace Min (first round)
* Miyu Kato (first round)
* Anastasia Pivovarova (first round)
* An-Sophie Mestach (second 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arina Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Jamie Loeb | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | |
| Jamie Loeb | 6$^1$ | 1 | Arina Rodionova | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | Michaëlla Krajicek | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Jovana Jakšić | 3 | 6$^6$ | Michaëlla Krajicek | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Michaëlla Krajicek | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | A Van Uytvanck | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bellis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oudin | 6$^2$ | 1 | | Q | A Bai | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bai | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Van Uytvanck | 2$^r$ | | | | |
| WC | S Marand | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | Ar Rodionova | 4 | | | | |
| | Ar Rodionova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sawayanagi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | R Sawayanagi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Kato | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Ar Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | L Zhu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Loeb | 6$^1$ | 1 |
| | M Hibi | 5 | 2 | | 4 | L Zhu | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | J Loeb | 6 | 6 | | | J Loeb | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Ferrando | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Loeb | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | M Larcher de Brito | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Q | G Minnen | 5 | 3 | | | |
| | K Ahn | 5 | 6 | 6 | | K Ahn | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Minnen | 6 | 6 | | Q | G Minnen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Pivovarova | 2 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | H Kuwata | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | S Kenin | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | H Kuwata | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Dunne | 6 | 6 | | LL | K Dunne | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Robson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | H Kuwata | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Jakšić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Jakšić | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sanchez | 3 | 4 | | | J Jakšić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Rodríguez | 1 | 2 | | 9 | A-S Mestach | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A-S Mestach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Jakšić | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 6 | G Min | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | M Krajicek | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| WC | F Di Lorenzo | 6 | 4 | 7 | WC | F Di Lorenzo | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Elie | 2 | 4 | | | S Sharipova | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sharipova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Sharipova | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | |
| WC | C Dolehide | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | M Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | M Krajicek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Webley-Smith | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | O Rogowska | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Rogowska | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |