# 2016 Citi Open – Women's singles

Sloane Stephens was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Risa Ozaki.
Yanina Wickmayer won the title, defeating Lauren Davis in the final, 6–4, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
* Sloane Stephens (first round)
* Monica Puig (second round)
* Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
* Eugenie Bouchard (first round)
* Yulia Putintseva (semifinals)
* Yanina Wickmayer (champion)
* Monica Niculescu (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 |
| WC | Jessica Pegula | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 | | Lauren Davis | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | 7 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | 7 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Yulia Putintseva | 4 | 2 | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kudryavtseva | 3 | 0 | | 1 | S Stosur | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | H Kuwata | 1 | 1 | | | C Wozniacki | 7 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Stosur | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| PR | A Wozniak | 2 | 2 | | | | | | WC | J Pegula | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Pegula | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | C McHale | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Niculescu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Pegula | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | M Puig | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | L Davis | 6 | 6 |
| | O Dodin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | M Puig | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 5 | 7 | 6 | | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rogers | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | L Albanese | 3 | 4 | | | T Paszek | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 7 | 6 | | | C Giorgi | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Bouchard | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | Y Wickmayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 5 | 4 | | 7 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Zhu | 5 | 4 | | | S Zhang | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kučová | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 7 | | | S Lisicki | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Crawford | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Y Putintseva | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Y Putintseva | 4 | 2 |
| Q | V Flink | 5 | 5 | | 6 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Abanda | 6$^3$ | 4 | | WC | UM Arconada | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | UM Arconada | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Broady | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Ozaki | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | I Falconi | 3 | 4 | | | N Broady | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | R Ozaki | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Stephens | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Zhu Lin (qualified)
* Hiroko Kuwata (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Alla Kudryavtseva (qualified)
* Miyu Kato (first round)
* Ksenia Lykina (first round)
* Xu Shilin (qualifying competition)
* Yang Zhaoxuan (first round)
* Shuko Aoyama (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Zhu Lin
* Varvara Flink
* Alla Kudryavtseva
* Lauren Albanese

### Lucky losers

* Hiroko Kuwata

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jennifer Elie | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jennifer Elie | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Sanaz Marand | 2 | 3 |
| | Sanaz Marand | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Sanaz Marand | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Ksenia Lykina | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Hiroko Kuwata | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jarmila Wolfe | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Jarmila Wolfe | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | WC | Varvara Flink | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Varvara Flink | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | Varvara Flink | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6$^0$ | 0 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Danielle Lao | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Danielle Lao | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Xu Shilin | 3 | 4 |
| | Victoria Kan | 2 | 0$^r$ | | 6 | Xu Shilin | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Xu Shilin | 6 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Miyu Kato | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Lauren Albanese | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lauren Albanese | 6 | 6 | | | Lauren Albanese | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Shuko Aoyama | 5 | 1 |
| WC | Raveena Kingsley | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Shuko Aoyama | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Shuko Aoyama | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |