# 2016 Aegon Eastbourne Trophy – Singles

Anett Kontaveit was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Alison Riske won the title, defeating Tara Moore in the final, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Alison Riske (champion)
* Donna Vekić (quarterfinals)
* Zhang Kailin (first round)
* Tamira Paszek (quarterfinals)
* Duan Yingying (first round)
* Urszula Radwańska (first round)
* Wang Yafan (quarterfinals)
* Océane Dodin (semifinals)

## 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 | Final | Final |
| 1 | Alison Riske | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | Ashleigh Barty | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | |
| Q | Ashleigh Barty | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 1 | Alison Riske | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Tara Moore | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 8 | Océane Dodin | 1 | 7 | 4 | WC | Tara Moore | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| WC | Tara Moore | 6 | 5 | 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 | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martincová | 2 | 3 | | 1 | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Oudin | 6$^6$ | 5 | | WC | K Dunne | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Dunne | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Y Wang | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Y Zhang | 5 | 3 | | | K-c Chang | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Caregaro | 2 | 5 | | 7 | Y Wang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Y Wang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Riske | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| 4 | T Paszek | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Barty | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| | M Sanchez | 6$^8$ | 3 | | 4 | T Paszek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Larcher de Brito | 4 | 6 | 6 | PR | M Larcher de Brito | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | T Paszek | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Robson | 6 | 3 | 1 | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Barty | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | U Radwańska | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | O Dodin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Anderson | 5 | 4 | | 8 | O Dodin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Boserup | 6 | 6 | | | J Boserup | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | PC Gonçalves | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | O Dodin | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | G García Pérez | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | G García Pérez | 4 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | Z Yang | 6$^{10}$ | 3 | | | G García Pérez | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Whybourn | 2 | 6 | 7 | WC | L Whybourn | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Zhang | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | O Dodin | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Y Duan | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | T Moore | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| WC | T Moore | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Bai | 6 | 6 | | LL | A Bai | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Bains | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | T Moore | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Perrin | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | 2 | D Vekić | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | S Sanders | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | Q | S Sanders | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Marand | 4 | 2 | | 2 | D Vekić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |