# 2016 Aegon Ilkley Trophy – Women's singles

Anna-Lena Friedsam was the defending champion but chose to participate in Mallorca instead.
Evgeniya Rodina won the title, defeating Rebecca Šramková in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Zhang Kailin (second round)
* Evgeniya Rodina (champion)
* Irina Khromacheva (first round)
* Han Xinyun (first round)
* Duan Yingying (quarterfinals)
* Richèl Hogenkamp (quarterfinals)
* Maryna Zanevska (second round)
* Ivana Jorović (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| PR | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6$^3$ | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | Rebecca Šramková | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| Q | Rebecca Šramková | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | Q | Rebecca Šramková | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 |
| | Mayo Hibi | 5 | 1 | 2 | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Evgeniya Rodina | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | K Zhang | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pegula | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 1 | K Zhang | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Larcher de Brito | 1 | 6 | 6 | PR | M Larcher de Brito | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kumkhum | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | PR | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Martić | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Y Duan | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| SE | S Foretz | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | P Martić | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Christie | 4 | 5 | | 5 | Y Duan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Y Duan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | PR | M Larcher de Brito | 6$^3$ | 6$^7$ |
| 4 | X Han | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Šramková | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ |
| | K-c Chang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | K-c Chang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | Q | O Jabeur | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kania | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | K-c Chang | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | R Šramková | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | Q | R Šramková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 4 | 7 | 5 | Q | R Šramková | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kuwata | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | M Zanevska | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Zanevska | 2 | 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 |
| 8 | I Jorović | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Marand | 5 | 2 | | 8 | I Jorović | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hibi | 6 | 6 | | | M Hibi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Mrdeža | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Hibi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Fourlis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Hesse | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Hesse | 6 | 6 | | | A Hesse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | L Zhu | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | I Khromacheva | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | M Hibi | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | R Hogenkamp | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Rodina | 7 | 6 |
| | A-S Mestach | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | R Hogenkamp | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Appleton | 6 | 3 | 2 | | C Burger | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Burger | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | R Hogenkamp | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Kerkhove | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | E Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Murray | 5 | 6 | 7 | WC | S Murray | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Bai | 3 | 2 | | 2 | E Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |