# 2016 Korea Open – Singles

Irina-Camelia Begu was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jana Čepelová.
Lara Arruabarrena won the title, defeating Monica Niculescu in the final, 6–0, 2–6, 6–0.

## Seeds

* Irina-Camelia Begu (second round)
* Johanna Larsson (quarterfinals)
* Zhang Shuai (semifinals)
* Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
* Monica Niculescu (final)
* Kirsten Flipkens (second round)
* Nicole Gibbs (first round)
* Louisa Chirico (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 | Final |
| 5 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Zhang Shuai | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Zhang Shuai | 0 | 4 | 5 | Monica Niculescu | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Patricia Maria Țig | 1 | 2 | | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S-j Jang | 2 | 1 | | 1 | I-C Begu | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | J Čepelová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S-r Lee | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Čepelová | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | K Piter | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | | | AK Schmiedlová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Hozumi | 3 | 0 | | 5 | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | S Zhang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Zhang | 0 | 4 |
| | M Sakkari | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | S Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 2 | 6 | 3 | | B Mattek-Sands | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | N-l Han | 3 | 2 | | | C Giorgi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Barthel | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Gibbs | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | K Flipkens | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | K Flipkens | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 6 | 5 | 4 | | PM Țig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | PM Țig | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | PM Țig | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | T Paszek | 1 | 3 | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kumkhum | 2 | 5 | | 4 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | PM Țig | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | L Chirico | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 |
| | Y Duan | 5 | 3 | | 8 | L Chirico | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | L Arruabarrena | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rus | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| SE | T Martincová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | J Larsson | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | K Kozlova | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Min | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | J Larsson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Larsson | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Grace Min (moved to main draw)
* Luksika Kumkhum (qualified)
* Eri Hozumi (qualified)
* Ksenia Lykina (second round)
* Chang Kai-chen (qualifying competition)
* Urszula Radwańska (first round, retired)
* Riko Sawayanagi (second round)
* Arantxa Rus (qualified)
* Aleksandrina Naydenova (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Katarzyna Piter
* Luksika Kumkhum
* Eri Hozumi
* Arantxa Rus

### 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 |
| 9 | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 2 | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Oksana Kalashnikova | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Oksana Kalashnikova | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ | WC | Oksana Kalashnikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hong Seung-yeon | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ayaka Okuno | 6 | 3 | 0 | | Hong Seung-yeon | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Hong Seung-yeon | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hong Seung-yeon | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | Oksana Kalashnikova | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Katarzyna Piter | 6 | 7 |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Katarzyna Piter | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Park So-yeon | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Park So-yeon | 2 | 0 | | | Katarzyna Piter | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Riko Sawayanagi | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Han Sung-hee | 4 | 4 | | 7 | Riko Sawayanagi | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Riko Sawayanagi | 6 | 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kyōka Okamura | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kyōka Okamura | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Park Sang-hee | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Park Sang-hee | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Park Sang-hee | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Ahn Yu-jin | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ahn Yu-jin | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 2 | Luksika Kumkhum | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| WC | Kwon Mi-jeong | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 6 | 7 | | | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 0 | | | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Urszula Radwańska | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Eri Hozumi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 0 | 4 | | 3 | Eri Hozumi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Lee Jin-ju | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | Kim Da-bin | 4 | 3 | | WC | Lee Jin-ju | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Lee Jin-ju | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lee Jin-ju | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Eri Hozumi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Chang Kai-chen | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Hanna Levina | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Chang Kai-chen | 3 | 4 |
| | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6 | 6 | | | Peangtarn Plipuech | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Chang Kai-chen | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Tori Kinard | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Chang Kai-chen | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Chang Kai-chen | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| 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 | Ksenia Lykina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jang Eun-se | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jang Eun-se | 0 | 0 | 4 | Ksenia Lykina | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jacqueline Cako | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Cako | 6 | 6 | | Jacqueline Cako | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jeong Yeong-won | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jeong Yeong-won | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Jacqueline Cako | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Lim Eun-ji | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 |
| | Akiko Omae | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Akiko Omae | 6 | 6 | | Akiko Omae | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Arantxa Rus | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Fatma Al-Nabhani | 4 | 1 | 8 | Arantxa Rus | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |