# 2016 Volvo Car Open – Singles

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but retired in the semifinals against Sloane Stephens.
Stephens went on to win the title, defeating Elena Vesnina in the final, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2, having saved a match point against Daria Kasatkina in the quarterfinals. Vesnina was the first qualifier in history to reach the final of this event.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Angelique Kerber (semifinals, retired due to a viral illness)
    02. Belinda Bencic (second round)
    03. Venus Williams (third round)
    04. Lucie Šafářová (second round)
    05. Sara Errani (semifinals)
    06. Andrea Petkovic (second round)
    07. Sloane Stephens (champion)
    08. Madison Keys (second round)
    09. Jelena Janković (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)
    10. Samantha Stosur (third round)
    11. Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
    12. Daria Gavrilova (third round)
    13. Irina-Camelia Begu (quarterfinals)
    14. Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)
    15. Sabine Lisicki (second round)
    16. Misaki Doi (first round)
    17. Eugenie Bouchard (second round, retired due to an abdominal injury)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 |
| 1 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Angelique Kerber | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 14 | Daria Kasatkina | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | Sloane Stephens | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Q | Elena Vesnina | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| 5 | Sara Errani | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Elena Vesnina | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 6$^2$ | 1 | | 5 | Sara Errani | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Laura Siegemund | 5 | 4 | | Q | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Elena Vesnina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Rogers | 4 | 6 | 4 | | L Arruabarrena | 2 | 7 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | K Kučová | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | K Kučová | 7 | 6 | | Q | K Kučová | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | K Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Doi | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | I-C Begu | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | I-C Begu | 2 | 3 |
| | C Garcia | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 13 | I-C Begu | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 5 | 6 | 6 | | B Mattek-Sands | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 13 | I-C Begu | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Puig | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | M Puig | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Petkovic | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | L Šafářová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Osaka | 6 | 1 | 1 | WC | L Chirico | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Chirico | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | WC | L Chirico | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | S Karatantcheva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Konjuh | 6 | 6 | | | A Konjuh | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 2 | 1 | | 14 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | D Kasatkina | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 12 | D Gavrilova | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Stephens | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | Z Diyas | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | S Zhang | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kerkhove | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | D Gavrilova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Ç Büyükakçay | 1 | 3 | | | D Kovinić | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | Y Shvedova | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | S Errani | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 10 | S Stosur | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| LL | J Čepelová | 4 | 6 | 6 | LL | J Čepelová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Krunić | 4 | 4 | | 10 | S Stosur | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Errani | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 15 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Putintseva | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| | I Falconi | 4 | 3 | | 15 | S Lisicki | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | Y Putintseva | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Putintseva | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | F Altick | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | A Riske | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | M Keys | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 4 | 6 | 6 | | L Siegemund | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | PM Țig | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | L Siegemund | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Lučić-Baroni | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| PR | S Peng | 2 | 1 | | | M Lučić-Baroni | 4 | 6 | 7$^{15}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | T Maria | 4 | 3 | | 11 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 6$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Siegemund | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | E Vesnina | 7 | 6 |
| | A Dulgheru | 3 | 4 | | 17 | E Bouchard | 4 | 6 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 2 | 6 | 6 | | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | L Domínguez Lino | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | E Vesnina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Burger | 5 | 2 | | Q | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | B Bencic | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Elena Vesnina (qualified)
* Naomi Osaka (qualified)
* Samantha Crawford (qualifying competition, withdrew)
* Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
* Anna Tatishvili (first round)
* Han Xinyun (first round)
* Çağla Büyükakçay (qualified)
* Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
* Jana Čepelová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Sesil Karatantcheva (qualified)
* Kristína Kučová (qualified)
* Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)
* Alizé Lim (first round)
* Jessica Pegula (first round)
* Ysaline Bonaventure (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Elena Vesnina
* Naomi Osaka
* Cindy Burger
* Sesil Karatantcheva
* Kristína Kučová
* Lesley Kerkhove
* Çağla Büyükakçay
* Aleksandra Krunić

### Lucky losers

* Jana Čepelová
* Patricia Maria Țig

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4 | 0 | | 1 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 4 |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 2 | 6 | 7 | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Jessica Pegula | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Naomi Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tereza Martincová | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Tereza Martincová | 0 | 2 | | 2 | Naomi Osaka | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | | 9 | Jana Čepelová | 4 | 6$^7$ |
| WC | Ellie Halbauer | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Jana Čepelová | 4 | 6$^7$ |
| 9 | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Samantha Crawford | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| WC | Patty Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| WC | Patty Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Samantha Crawford | |
| | | | | | | Cindy Burger | w/o |
| | Cindy Burger | 6 | 2 | 7 | | Cindy Burger | w/o |
| 13 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Raveena Kingsley | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Raveena Kingsley | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Raveena Kingsley | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | 11 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 7 |
| | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | 11 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Anna Tatishvili | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| PR | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| PR | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 2 | 6 | 7 | PR | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | 12 | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 7 |
| | Amra Sadiković | 3 | 0 | | 12 | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Han Xinyun | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Lesley Kerkhove | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Patricia Maria Țig | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Laura Robson | 3 | 3 | | 10 | Patricia Maria Țig | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Patricia Maria Țig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Çağla Büyükakçay | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | Julia Boserup | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | Julia Boserup | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | Çağla Büyükakçay | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Ysaline Bonaventure | 5 | 1 |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 3 | 6$^0$ | | 16 | Ysaline Bonaventure | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Ysaline Bonaventure | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Aleksandra Krunić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | Melanie Oudin | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| PR | Melanie Oudin | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jovana Jakšić | 0 | 2 |
| | Jovana Jakšić | 6 | 6 | | | Jovana Jakšić | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Alizé Lim | 1 | 3 | | | | | |