# 2016 Brasil Tennis Cup – Singles

Teliana Pereira was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Lyudmyla Kichenok.
Irina-Camelia Begu won the title, defeating Tímea Babos in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Jelena Janković (second round)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (champion)
* Monica Puig (semifinals)
* Jeļena Ostapenko (quarterfinals)
* Yulia Putintseva (withdrew)
* Tímea Babos (final)
* Nao Hibino (quarterfinals)
* Naomi Osaka (quarterfinals)
* Teliana Pereira (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ana Bogdan | 6$^8$ | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Tímea Babos | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Tímea Babos | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Monica Puig | 3 | 3 | 2 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | J Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Solovyeva | 5 | 4 | | 1/WC | J Janković | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Naydenova | 2 | 4 | | | A Bogdan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | RL Jani | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | LL | L Kichenok | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | T Martincová | 6 | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | LL | L Kichenok | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | T Pereira | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Bogdan | 6$^8$ | 3 |
| 4 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Babos | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| Q | N Kichenok | 4 | 4 | | 4 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pella | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | C Pella | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Zarazúa | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Pous Tió | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | T Babos | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Lim | 6 | 6 | | | A Lim | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Podoroska | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | 6 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Babos | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 8 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AS Sánchez | 1 | 1 | | 8 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M González | 6 | 6 | | Q | M González | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cé | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | N Osaka | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | B Haddad Maia | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | 3 | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 5 | 7 | 6 | | O Savchuk | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pivovarova | 2 | 3 | | 3 | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Puig | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | N Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 |
| LL | E Webley-Smith | 3 | 0 | | 7 | N Hibino | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | V Cepede Royg | 6 | 6 | | | V Cepede Royg | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | MF Alves | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | N Hibino | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | M Capurro Taborda | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | PC Gonçalves | 6 | 6 | | | PC Gonçalves | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Pigossi | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | I-C Begu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the qualifying competition.
* Montserrat González (qualified)
* Réka Luca Jani (qualified)
* Nadia Podoroska (qualified)
* Valeriya Solovyeva (qualified)
* Lyudmyla Kichenok (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Renata Zarazúa (qualified)
* Laura Pigossi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Nadiia Kichenok (qualified)
* Harmony Tan (first round)
* Emily Webley-Smith (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Guadalupe Pérez Rojas (first round)
* Nathaly Kurata (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Montserrat González
* Réka Luca Jani
* Nadia Podoroska
* Valeriya Solovyeva
* Nadiia Kichenok
* Renata Zarazúa

### Lucky losers

* Lyudmyla Kichenok
* Laura Pigossi
* Emily Webley-Smith
* Martina Capurro Taborda

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 1 | Montserrat González | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| | Martina Capurro Taborda | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Martina Capurro Taborda | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Harmony Tan | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 2 | Réka Luca Jani | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Nika Kukharchuk | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Laura Pigossi | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Laura Pigossi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Nadia Podoroska | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Carolina Alves | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Carolina Alves | 5 | 2 | 3 | Nadia Podoroska | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Emily Webley-Smith | 2 | 2 |
| WC | Flávia Guimarães Bueno | 6$^4$ | 2 | 10 | Emily Webley-Smith | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Emily Webley-Smith | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Valeriya Solovyeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Marcela Bueno | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Marcela Bueno | 0 | 0 | 4 | Valeriya Solovyeva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Nathaly Kurata | 2 | 1 |
| WC | Lara Teodoro de Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 12 | Nathaly Kurata | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Nathaly Kurata | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Luisa Stefani | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Luisa Stefani | 3 | 2 | 5 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 8 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Nathália Rossi | 1 | 4 | 8 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Renata Zarazúa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Fiona Codino | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Fiona Codino | 3 | 0 | 6 | Renata Zarazúa | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Ingrid Gamarra Martins | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| WC | Ingrid Gamarra Martins | 6 | 6 | WC | Ingrid Gamarra Martins | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Guadalupe Pérez Rojas | 3 | 4 | | | | | |