# 2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham – Singles

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but she lost to Carla Suárez Navarro in the quarterfinals.
Madison Keys won the title, defeating Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–3, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
* Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
* Simona Halep (withdrew because of a left achilles injury)
* Belinda Bencic (first round, retired)
* Petra Kvitová (second round)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (semifinals)
* Madison Keys (champion)
* Karolína Plíšková (first round)
* Johanna Konta (second 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Barbora Strýcová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Barbora Strýcová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Barbora Strýcová | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 7 | Madison Keys | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Madison Keys | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | 7 | Madison Keys | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | A Radwańska | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 7 | 4 | 6 | | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | C McHale | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Siniaková | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Wozniacki | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 6$^3$ | 1 | | 9 | J Konta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Konta | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | B Bencic | 4 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 4 | | | I-C Begu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Q | T Pironkova | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | H Watson | 6 | 7 | | | H Watson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | B Strýcová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Keys | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 7 | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Paszek | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | T Paszek | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Moore | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | M Keys | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | J Ostapenko | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Ostapenko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 3 | 2 | | 5/WC | P Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/WC | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Keys | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | C Suárez Navarro | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| | E Svitolina | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | A Petkovic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Linette | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Kerber | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | N Broady | 6 | 2 | 3 | | D Gavrilova | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | S Peng | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 2 | A Kerber | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Kerber | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (first round)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition)
* Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
* Christina McHale (qualified)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (qualified)
* Louisa Chirico (first round)
* Çağla Büyükakçay (first round)
* Magda Linette (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Tamira Paszek
* Tsvetana Pironkova
* Kateřina Siniaková
* Christina McHale

### Lucky losers

* Magda Linette

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Tamira Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Tamira Paszek | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | Tamira Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | |
| PR | Victoria Duval | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| PR | Victoria Duval | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | Tamira Paszek | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Anna Tatishvili | 3 | 2 |
| | Anna Tatishvili | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | Anna Tatishvili | 3 | 2 |
| WC | Harriet Dart | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | Harriet Dart | 4 | 6 | 1 | Anna Tatishvili | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | Olga Savchuk | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | Olga Savchuk | 4 | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | Olga Savchuk | 4 | 5 | | | |
| 6 | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 6$^9$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Océane Dodin | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Océane Dodin | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 2 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Klára Koukalová | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Klára Koukalová | 1 | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | Klára Koukalová | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Alt | Xu Yifan | 6 | 6$^{12}$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Xu Yifan | 6 | 6$^{12}$ | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Gabriella Taylor | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 7 | 6 |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | Kristýna Plíšková | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| WC | Katie Boulter | 1 | 2 | | 5 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Varvara Lepchenko | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| PR | Laura Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| PR | Laura Robson | 6 | 6 | PR | Laura Robson | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 3 | 0 | | | | | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Aleksandra Krunić | 3 | 3 |
| Alt | Andreja Klepač | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | Aleksandra Krunić | 3 | 3 |
| | Isabella Shinikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Isabella Shinikova | 6 | 6 | | Isabella Shinikova | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 7 | 6 | | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 7 | Çağla Büyükakçay | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lauren Davis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lauren Davis | 2 | 3 | 4 | Christina McHale | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | Naomi Osaka | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Naomi Osaka | 6 | 6 | | Naomi Osaka | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 2 | 3 | | | | | 4 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Magda Linette | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Jodie Burrage | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Magda Linette | 4 | 3 |
| | Vania King | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vania King | 7 | 6 | | Vania King | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kristína Kučová | 2 | 3 | 8 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |