# 2016 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Singles

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Caroline Wozniacki.
Wozniacki went on to win the title, defeating Kristina Mladenovic in the final 6–1, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (second round)
* Johanna Konta (second round, withdrew)
* Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
* Caroline Garcia (second round)
* Jelena Janković (semifinals)
* Daria Gavrilova (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 8 | Daria Gavrilova | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 7 | 6 | | Kristina Mladenovic | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| | | | | 5 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| 5 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | 5 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| 7 | Jelena Janković | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sakkari | 4 | 4 | | 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Chirico | 6 | 6 | | | L Chirico | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y-h Lee | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Gibbs | 3 | 6 | 2 | | K Siniaková | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Zhu | 0 | 2 | | 8 | D Gavrilova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Gavrilova | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | S Stosur | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 7 | 6 |
| | N Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | N Hibino | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | K Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Jakupović | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| WC | B Eraydın | 1 | 2 | | | B Mattek-Sands | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Martincová | 3 | 0 | | 6 | C Garcia | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 5 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 1 | 4 | 5 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 7 | 7$^{11}$ | | H Watson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Erakovic | 5 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | 5 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q Wang | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | L Zhang | 2 | 2 | | Q Wang | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broady | 2 | 2 | 3 | J Konta | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Janković | 3 | 4 |
| | S Crawford | 3 | 1 | 7 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kumkhum | 1 | 0 | Q | A Krunić | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Cornet | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 3 | 2 | | A Cornet | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ozaki | 4 | 1 | 2 | V Williams | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Marina Erakovic (qualified)
* Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
* Zhu Lin (qualified)
* Luksika Kumkhum (qualified)
* Tereza Martincová (qualified)
* Dalila Jakupović (qualified)
* Tara Moore (qualifying competition)
* Anastasia Pivovarova (qualifying competition)
* Nadia Podoroska (qualifying competition)
* Shuko Aoyama (first round)
* Liu Chang (first round)
* Polina Leykina (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Marina Erakovic
* Aleksandra Krunić
* Zhu Lin
* Luksika Kumkhum
* Tereza Martincová
* Dalila Jakupović

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Marina Erakovic | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6$^6$ | 1 | | 1 | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Ankita Raina | 0 | 1 |
| | Ankita Raina | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | Ankita Raina | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Liu Chang | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 1 | 1$^r$ | | 2 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Tara Moore | 2 | 1 |
| | Lu Jiajing | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | Tara Moore | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Tara Moore | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Hei-ching Claudia Ng | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Hei-ching Claudia Ng | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Polina Leykina | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Cody Wong | 3 | 2 | 12 | Polina Leykina | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Polina Leykina | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zhang Yuxuan | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Zhang Yuxuan | 3 | 3 | 4 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Anastasia Pivovarova | 0 | 3 |
| | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 1 | 1 | 8 | Anastasia Pivovarova | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Anastasia Pivovarova | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 2 | 0 | | 5 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Eudice Chong | 0 | 3 |
| WC | Eudice Chong | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Eudice Chong | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Shuko Aoyama | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Dalila Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Katherine Ip | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Katherine Ip | 3 | 1 | 6 | Dalila Jakupović | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Nadia Podoroska | 1 | 2 |
| | Yang Zhaoxuan | 3 | 6$^3$ | 9 | Nadia Podoroska | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Nadia Podoroska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |