# 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Lesia Tsurenko 4–6, 6–3, 4–6.

## Seeds

* Sara Errani (second round)
* Jelena Janković (final)
* Ana Konjuh (semifinals)
* Christina McHale (withdrew)
* Alison Riske (quarterfinals)
* Danka Kovinić (second round)
* Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
* Zheng Saisai (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 |
| | Anett Kontaveit | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Jelena Janković | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Ana Konjuh | 5 | 6$^7$ | 2 | Jelena Janković | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Jelena Janković | 7 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | S Errani | 4 | 7 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Han | 6 | 5 | 6$^8$ | 1 | S Errani | 7$^9$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Golubic | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | V Golubic | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Allertová | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | V Golubic | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| Q | L Kichenok | 4 | 3 | | | L Zhu | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Siniaková | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 4 | 2 |
| LL | C Ferrando | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 |
| | N Abduraimova | 6 | 6 | | | N Abduraimova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Namigata | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | L Tsurenko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | E Kulichkova | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 5 | A Riske | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 7 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | O Govortsova | 6 | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Xun | 3 | 3 | | 5 | A Riske | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Riske | 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 |
| 6 | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 3 | 4 | | 6 | D Kovinić | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brady | 4 | 6 | 4 | | J Brady | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Pivovarova | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | J Brady | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | V King | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | A Konjuh | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | S Shapatava | 6 | 7 | | Q | S Shapatava | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| | T Maria | 2 | 2 | | 3 | A Konjuh | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Konjuh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Konjuh | 5 | 6$^7$ |
| 8 | S Zheng | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 7 | 7$^9$ |
| WC | S Peng | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | S Peng | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K-y Ng | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | S Lisicki | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| | R Peterson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Xu | 3 | 1 | | | R Peterson | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | X You | 2 | 1 | | 2 | J Janković | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Liu Fangzhou (qualifying competition)
* Asia Muhammad (first round)
* Anastasia Pivovarova (qualified)
* Zhang Yuxuan (first round, retired)
* Liu Chang (qualifying competition)
* Jil Teichmann (first round)
* Sofia Shapatava (qualified)
* Lyudmyla Kichenok (qualified)
* Junri Namigata (qualified)
* Cristiana Ferrando (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Hsu Ching-wen (first round)
* Nadiia Kichenok (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Sofia Shapatava
* Lyudmyla Kichenok
* Anastasia Pivovarova
* Junri Namigata
* Xun Fangying
* You Xiaodi

### Lucky losers

* Cristiana Ferrando
* Ng Kwan-yau

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 1 | Liu Fangzhou | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Naoko Eto | 0 | 1 | 7 | Sofia Shapatava | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Sofia Shapatava | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Asia Muhammad | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Vera Lapko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Vera Lapko | 6 | 6 | | Vera Lapko | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | 8 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Li Yihong | 2 | 1 | 8 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Anastasia Pivovarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zhang Ying | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Zhang Ying | 2 | 1 | 3 | Anastasia Pivovarova | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 10 | Cristiana Ferrando | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| WC | Liu Yanni | 1 | 2 | 10 | Cristiana Ferrando | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| 10 | Cristiana Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Zhang Yuxuan | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Yuuki Tanaka | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Yuuki Tanaka | 6 | 1 | | Yuuki Tanaka | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 9 | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Ng Kwan-yau | 1 | 3 | 9 | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Liu Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Guo Meiqi | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Guo Meiqi | 3 | 1 | 5 | Liu Chang | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | Xun Fangying | 6 | 6 |
| | Xun Fangying | 6 | 6 | | Xun Fangying | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Hsu Ching-wen | 4 | 0 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jil Teichmann | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| WC | Lidziya Marozava | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | Lidziya Marozava | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | Lidziya Marozava | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | You Xiaodi | 6 | 6 |
| | You Xiaodi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | You Xiaodi | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Nadiia Kichenok | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |