# 2016 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Singles

Jeļena Ostapenko was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Yanina Wickmayer.
Second-seeded Roberta Vinci won the title, defeating Belinda Bencic in the final, 6–4, 6–3.
Both finalists entered the top 10 of WTA rankings for the first time at the conclusion of the tournament.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Belinda Bencic (final)
* Roberta Vinci (champion)
* Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
* Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (withdrew due to an ankle sprain)
* Kristina Mladenovic (first round)
* Alizé Cornet (withdrew due to a lower back injury)
* Monica Niculescu (second 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 |
| 1 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Daria Kasatkina | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Daria Kasatkina | 4 | 3 | 1 | Belinda Bencic | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Ana Ivanovic | 5 | 4 | 2 | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Roberta Vinci | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | B Bencic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 4 | 6 | 7 | | A Beck | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | 1 | B Bencic | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | T Paszek | 3 | 3 | | | C Witthöft | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Koukalová | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3/WC | C Wozniacki | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | D Cibulková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 6 | 5 | 6 | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Siegemund | 1 | 7 | 6 | LL | L Siegemund | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| LL | PM Tig | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | E Vesnina | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 3 | 4 | | Q | K Kozlova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | K Kozlova | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Gasparyan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 1 | 2 | | | M Gasparyan | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Ivanovic | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Vinci | 7 | 6 |
| WC | N Vikhlyantseva | 0 | 3 | | 9 | M Niculescu | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Siniaková | 6$^0$ | 5 | | | T Babos | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | T Babos | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | R Vinci | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | Y Wickmayer | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Vinci | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Laura Siegemund (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
* Klára Koukalová (qualified)
* Sesil Karatantcheva (qualifying competition)
* Patricia Maria Tig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tamira Paszek (qualified)
* Maryna Zanevska (second round)
* Misa Eguchi (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Kateryna Kozlova
* Kateřina Siniaková
* Klára Koukalová
* Tamira Paszek

### Lucky losers

* Laura Siegemund
* Patricia Maria Tig

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasiya Komardina | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasiya Komardina | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tereza Martincová | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Tereza Martincová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Tereza Martincová | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Laura Siegemund | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 |
| | Vera Dushevina | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 0 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Maryna Zanevska | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Dețiuc | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Maryna Zanevska | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 7 | Maryna Zanevska | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Kateřina Siniaková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Andrea Hlaváčková | 4 | 4 | | | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Panova | 3 | 3 |
| | Alexandra Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Panova | 3 | 3 |
| | Polina Vinogradova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Polina Vinogradova | 2 | 1 | | | Alexandra Panova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ksenia Lykina | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Ksenia Lykina | 7 | 6 | | | Ksenia Lykina | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | Misa Eguchi | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Klára Koukalová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilona Kremen | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilona Kremen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Klára Koukalová | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Elise Mertens | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Irina Khromacheva | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Elise Mertens | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Elise Mertens | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elise Mertens | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Klára Koukalová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Patricia Maria Tig | 4 | 3 |
| | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Patricia Maria Tig | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Anastasia Bukhanko | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Bukhanko | 1 | 1 | | | Lesley Kerkhove | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Patricia Maria Tig | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Bychkova | 0 | 3 | | 5 | Patricia Maria Tig | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Patricia Maria Tig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Valeriya Pogrebnyak | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Valeriya Pogrebnyak | 0 | 0 | | 4 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Polina Leykina | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Kateřina Vaňková | 2 | 6 | 0 | | Polina Leykina | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Polina Leykina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Polina Leykina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tamira Paszek | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Katarzyna Kawa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tamira Paszek | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Valeriya Strakhova | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valeriya Strakhova | 1 | 2 | | | Katarzyna Kawa | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Tamira Paszek | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Natela Dzalamidze | 1 | 2 | | 6 | Tamira Paszek | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Tamira Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |