# 2016 China Open – Women's singles

Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Johanna Konta in the final in straight sets to win her second China Open title. It was Radwańska's 20th and career last singles crown before her retirement in 2018.
Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Petra Kvitová.

## Seeds

    01. Angelique Kerber (third round)
    02. Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
    03. Agnieszka Radwańska (champion)
    04. Simona Halep (third round)
    05. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    06. Venus Williams (first round)
    07. Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
    08. Madison Keys (semifinals)
    09. Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
    10. Dominika Cibulková (second round)
    11. Johanna Konta (final)
    12. Timea Bacsinszky (second round)
    13. Roberta Vinci (second round)
    14. Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
    15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
    16. Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:
* Dominika Cibulková
* Simona Halep
* Svetlana Kuznetsova
* Petra Kvitová

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Elina Svitolina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 6$^3$ | 1 | | 16 | Elina Svitolina | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Yaroslava Shvedova | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yaroslava Shvedova | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Johanna Konta | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Johanna Konta | 4 | 2 |
| | Zhang Shuai | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 4 | 0 | | 11 | Johanna Konta | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Madison Keys | 6$^1$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Madison Keys | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 8 | Madison Keys | 6$^1$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Siniaková | 4 | 4 | | 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 5 | 7 | 7 | | B Strýcová | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | E Svitolina | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Lisicki | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Maria | 2 | 2 | | 16 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | E Svitolina | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | T Bacsinszky | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Gavrilova | 6$^3$ | 1 |
| Q | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 4 | 4 | | | D Gavrilova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Garcia | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | J Görges | 6 | 3 | 4 | | C Garcia | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Peng | 7 | 6 | | WC | S Peng | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | V Williams | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Q Wang | 2 | 2 | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 2 | 1 | | | E Makarova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Wozniacki | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | C Wozniacki | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 1 | 6 | 4 | | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zheng | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | R Vinci | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Vinci | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Shvedova | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 10 | D Cibulková | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Cornet | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rogers | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | A Cornet | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Beck | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | B Bencic | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | Y Shvedova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Ka Plíšková | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 7$^9$ | 1 | 4 | 5 | Ka Plíšková | 3 | 7 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Chirico | 2 | 1 | | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 5 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Ka Plíšková | 1 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | J Konta | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | T Babos | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 1 | 1 | | 11 | J Konta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Konta | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 4 | 0 |
| Q | A Riske | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | A Riske | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 1 | 2 | | | S Zhang | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | S Halep | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | Y Wickmayer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | M Keys | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Duan | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | M Keys | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | K Mladenovic | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 3 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | 8 | M Keys | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Gibbs | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | S Kuznetsova | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 7 | 6 | | | M Doi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Keys | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | P Kvitová | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | 14 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Wang | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 14 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 2 | G Muguruza | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 3 | 7 | | Y Putintseva | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | G Muguruza | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Muguruza | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Naomi Osaka (first round)
* Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition)
* Ana Konjuh (first round)
* Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
* Alison Riske (qualified)
* Lara Arruabarrena (qualified)
* Julia Görges (qualified)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
* Pauline Parmentier (first round)
* Louisa Chirico (qualified)
* Nicole Gibbs (qualified)
* Heather Watson (first round)
* Kurumi Nara (qualifying competition)
* Vania King (qualifying competition)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
* Evgeniya Rodina (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Tatjana Maria
* Louisa Chirico
* Wang Yafan
* Kateřina Siniaková
* Alison Riske
* Lara Arruabarrena
* Julia Görges
* Nicole Gibbs

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Naomi Osaka | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 6 | | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Alt | Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 3 |
| Alt | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 6 | Alt | Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Heather Watson | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 4 | 1 | | 2 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 10 | Louisa Chirico | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Zhu Lin | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Louisa Chirico | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Wang Yafan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Wang Yafan | 4 | 6 | 6 | Wang Yafan | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | Maria Sakkari | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 4 | 6 | Maria Sakkari | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Pauline Parmentier | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Kateřina Siniaková | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Čepelová | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Čepelová | 0$^r$ | | | 4 | Kateřina Siniaková | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 15 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ |
| | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ |
| 15 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 2 | 4 | | 5 | Alison Riske | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Kurumi Nara | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | Kurumi Nara | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| 13 | Kurumi Nara | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Zhang Kailin | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | | |
| | Zhang Kailin | 2 | 6$^0$ | 6 | Lara Arruabarrena | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | Vania King | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| WC | Ma Shuyue | 1 | 1 | 14 | Vania King | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | Vania King | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Julia Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Xu Shilin | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Xu Shilin | 1 | 1 | 7 | Julia Görges | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 16 | Evgeniya Rodina | 4 | 2 |
| | Samantha Crawford | 4 | 5 | 16 | Evgeniya Rodina | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Han Xinyun | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 11 | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 6 |
| | Magda Linette | 1 | 2 | | 11 | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | |