# 2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles

Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Timea Bacsinszky won the title, defeating Marina Erakovic in the final, 6–2, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Timea Bacsinszky (champion)
* Ekaterina Makarova (second round)
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
* Tímea Babos (semifinals)
* Annika Beck (first round)
* Lesia Tsurenko (second round, retired)
* Yulia Putintseva (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Timea Bacsinszky | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 5 | Tímea Babos | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Tímea Babos | 4 | 5 | | 1 | Timea Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Q | Marina Erakovic | 2 | 1 |
| | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6$^7$ | 5 | Q | Marina Erakovic | 2 | 1 |
| Q | Marina Erakovic | 2 | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | |

### 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 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Blinkova | 4 | 2 | | 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kanepi | 5 | 1 | | SE | K Kozlova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| SE | K Kozlova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Larsson | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 2 | 2 | | | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | T Pereira | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Beck | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | I-C Begu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Babos | 4 | 5 |
| LL | R Hogenkamp | 6 | 6 | | LL | R Hogenkamp | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 7 | 7 | | | P Parmentier | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | P Parmentier | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| PR | L Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | G Benhadi | 1 | 1 | | PR | L Robson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 1 | 5 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Babos | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 3 | 6$^1$ | 8 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Maria | 6 | 6 | | T Maria | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | An Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | | | | 8 | Y Putintseva | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | O Jabeur | 0 | 2 | | | | | | K Bertens | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | LL | S Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | AK Schmiedlová | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | K Bertens | 6 | 6$^7$ | 5 |
| 7 | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Erakovic | 2 | 7$^9$ | 7 |
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 4 | 0 | 7 | L Tsurenko | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | Q | M Erakovic | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mitu | 2 | 3 | | | | | Q | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 3 | 2 | | | | | Q | A Krunić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | Q | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru | 4 | 2 | 2 | E Makarova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
* Kateryna Kozlova (Received a special exempt into the main draw)
* Richèl Hogenkamp (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Amra Sadiković (second round)
* Lesley Kerkhove (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
* Kaia Kanepi (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Aleksandra Krunić
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa
* Marina Erakovic
* Kaia Kanepi

### Lucky losers

* Richèl Hogenkamp
* Anastasia Rodionova
* Sara Sorribes Tormo

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 1 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jasmin Jebawy | 2 | 0 | | Marina Melnikova | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 7 |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 3 | 5 |
| | Arina Rodionova | 2 | 5 | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Myrtille Georges | 3 | 2 | 7 | Daniela Hantuchová | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| 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 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Laura Pigossi | 6 | 6 | | Laura Pigossi | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Ikram Rassif | 0 | 0 | | | | | 2 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Nadia Podoroska | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | Anastasia Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | | | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Salma Charif | 1 | 0 | | | | | |

#### 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 | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 5 | Amra Sadiković | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Michaela Hončová | 4 | 6 | 3 | | Georgina García Pérez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Georgina García Pérez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Georgina García Pérez | Georgina García Pérez | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | Marina Erakovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Marina Erakovic | Marina Erakovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 5 | 2 | | | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | Katarzyna Piter | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 4 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 3 | 0 |
| WC | Abir El Fahimi | w/o | | | | | | | 8 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Zaineb El Houari | | | WC | Abir El Fahimi | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Polina Leykina | 5 | 2 | 8 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Kaia Kanepi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |