# 2016 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Women's singles

Alexa Glatch was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.
Bianca Andreescu won the title, defeating Ellie Halbauer 6–2, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jennifer Brady (withdrew)
* Barbora Štefková (quarterfinals)
* Françoise Abanda (first round)
* Lauren Albanese (quarterfinals)
* Victoria Rodríguez (first round)
* Katy Dunne (second round)
* Bernarda Pera (first round)
* Francesca Di Lorenzo (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ellie Halbauer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ellie Halbauer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Ellie Halbauer | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | WC | Bianca Andreescu | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Bianca Andreescu | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | Bianca Andreescu | 6 | 7 |
| | Cristiana Ferrando | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| LL | A-S Courteau | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Cabrera | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Cabrera | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lao | 6 | 6 | | | D Lao | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Januskova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | L Cabrera | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Failla | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | O Rogowska | 7 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Imanishi | 7 | 6 | | | M Imanishi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rogowska | 1 | 6 | 6 | | O Rogowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | F Di Lorenzo | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Cabrera | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | F Abanda | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Halbauer | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | J Cako | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Cako | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Murray | 5 | 2 | | Q | D Ivanova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Ivanova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Cako | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | E Halbauer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Halbauer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Wozniak | 1 | 3 | | | E Halbauer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Zhao | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Zhao | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Pera | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | V Rodríguez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kinard | 6 | 6 | | | T Kinard | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Andreescu | 3 | 7 | 6 | WC | B Andreescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kukharchuk | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | WC | B Andreescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Wacnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | L Albanese | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | V Wong | 5 | 4 | | | J Wacnik | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Morozova | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | 4 | L Albanese | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | L Albanese | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | WC | B Andreescu | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | K Dunne | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Ferrando | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| WC | E Routliffe | 6$^3$ | 6 | 5 | 6 | K Dunne | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ayukawa | 2 | 0 | | | C Ferrando | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Ferrando | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Robillard-Millette | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | B Štefková | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | I Boulais | 7$^7$ | 7 | | Q | I Boulais | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Smith | 4 | 0 | | 2 | B Štefková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Štefková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |