# Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The women's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from 6 August to 10 August 2016 at Riocentro.
The medals were presented by Ng Ser Miang, IOC member, Singapore and Petra Sorling, Executive Vice President of the ITTF.

## Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).
| Dates | Start time | Round |
| 6 August | 9:00 | Preliminary round |
| 6 August | 11:15 | First round |
| 7 August | 09:00 | Second round |
| 8 August | 10:00 | Third round |
| 8 August | 17:00 | Fourth round |
| 9 August | 16:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 10 August | 10:00 | Semifinals |
| 10 August | 20:30 | Bronze medal match |
| 10 August | 21:30 | Gold medal match |

## Seeds

Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in July 2016 with a maximum of 2 players per country. The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.
* Ding Ning (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
* Feng Tianwei (SIN) (quarterfinals)
* Li Xiaoxia (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
* Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) (third round)
* Han Ying (GER) (quarterfinals)
* Ai Fukuhara (JPN) (semifinals, fourth place)
* Cheng I-ching (TPE) (quarterfinals)
* Jeon Ji-hee (KOR) (fourth round)
* Yu Mengyu (SIN) (quarterfinals)
* Petrissa Solja (GER) (third round)
* Li Jie (NED) (third round)
* Seo Hyo-won (KOR) (fourth round)
* Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) (fourth round)
* Melek Hu (TUR) (third round)
* Lee Ho Ching (HKG) (fourth round)
* Liu Jia (AUT) (fourth round)
The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.
* Yu Fu (POR) (second round)
* Elizabeta Samara (ROU) (third round)
* Li Qian (POL) (second round)
* Li Jiao (NED) (third round)
* Ri Myong-sun (PRK) (fourth round)
* Polina Mikhailova (RUS) (second round)
* Chen Szu-yu (TPE) (fourth round)
* Georgina Póta (HUN) (third round)
* Li Fen (SWE) (third round)
* Tetyana Bilenko (UKR) (third round)
* Kim Song-i (PRK) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
* Shen Yanfei (ESP) (second round)
* Matilda Ekholm (SWE) (third round)
* Li Xue (FRA) (fourth round)
* Shao Jieni (POR) (second round)
* Sofia Polcanova (AUT) (second round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Ding Ning (CHN) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Kim Song-i (PRK) | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Kim Song-i (PRK) | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | Ding Ning (CHN) | 11 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Li Xiaoxia (CHN) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Li Xiaoxia (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 3 | Li Xiaoxia (CHN) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Ai Fukuhara (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | | | 27 | Kim Song-i (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Ai Fukuhara (JPN) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ding N (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Samara (ROU) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | 18 | Samara (ROU) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Lin G (BRA) | 6 | 9 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ding N (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Zhang (CAN) | 7 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Doo H K (HKG) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Póta (HUN) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 24 | Póta (HUN) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | Doo H K (HKG) | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ding N (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Han Y (GER) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Li Jie (NED) | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Li X (FRA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 30 | Li X (FRA) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Díaz (PUR) | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | Li X (FRA) | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 40 | Komwong (THA) | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Han Y (GER) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | |
| 17 | Yu F (POR) | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 40 | Komwong (THA) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Han Y (GER) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Jeon J-h (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Ekholm (SWE) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 29 | Ekholm (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Wu (USA) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jeon J-h (KOR) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Lay J F (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Yu My (SIN) | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Polcanova (AUT) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 53 | Lay J F (AUS) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | Yu My (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Yu My (SIN) | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | Kim S-i (PRK) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | 14 | Hu (TUR) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Chen S-y (TPE) | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 23 | Chen S-y (TPE) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Privalova (BLR) | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Chen S-y (TPE) | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Grzybowska (POL) | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | Kim S-i (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Kim S-i (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 27 | Kim S-i (PRK) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Ishikawa (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-half
#### Section 3

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Li Xx (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Li F (SWE) | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 25 | Li F (SWE) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Balážová (SVK) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Li Xx (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Vacenovská (CZE) | 9 | 8 | 3 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Lee H C (HKG) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Bilenko (UKR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | | | | 26 | Bilenko (UKR) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 15 | Lee H C (HKG) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Li Xx (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Cheng I-c (TPE) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Seo H-w (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Shao Jn (POR) | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | 48 | Zhang (USA) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Zhang (USA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Seo H-w (KOR) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 33 | Pavlovich (BLR) | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Cheng I-c (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 22 | Mikhailova (RUS) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | | 33 | Pavlovich (BLR) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Cheng I-c (TPE) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Fukuhara (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Li Q (POL) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | | | 34 | Dodean (ROU) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Dodean (ROU) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Fukuhara (JPN) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Lovas (HUN) | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Ri M-s (PRK) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Ri M-s (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | | | 21 | Ri M-s (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Solja (GER) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Fukuhara (JPN) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Feng TW (SIN) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | Liu J (AUT) | 7 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Li Jiao (NED) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | 20 | Li Jiao (NED) | 11 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Sawettabut (THA) | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Liu J (AUT) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 38 | Ni Xl (LUX) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Feng TW (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 28 | Shen Yf (ESP) | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | Ni Xl (LUX) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Feng TW (SIN) | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Preliminary rounds
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | | | | 46 | Dvorak (ESP) | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 55 | Lin G (BRA) | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 42 | Matelová (CZE) | 12 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 49 | Zhang (CAN) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| 63 | Oshonaike (NGR) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 44 | Díaz (PUR) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 68 | Sahakian (LIB) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 63 | Oshonaike (NGR) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 50 | Meshref (EGY) | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | 40 | Komwong (THA) | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 67 | Saidani (TUN) | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | | | | 50 | Meshref (EGY) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 43 | Ódorová (SVK) | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | | |
| 56 | Wu (USA) | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 41 | Dolgikh (RUS) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
| 53 | Lay J F (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| 47 | Privalova (BLR) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
| 64 | Shahsavari (IRI) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 36 | Grzybowska (POL) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 14 | |
| 52 | Batra (IND) | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 12 | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 54 | Silva (MEX) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | Balážová (SVK) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 69 | Allejji (SYR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 54 | Silva (MEX) | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| | | | | | | 37 | Vacenovská (CZE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | 60 | Ruano (COL) | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| | | | | | | 48 | Zhang (USA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | 61 | Arvelo (VEN) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| 62 | Edem (NGR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | Pavlovich (BLR) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 70 | Yee (FIJ) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 62 | Edem (NGR) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 |

#### Section 4

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | | | 34 | Dodean (ROU) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 57 | Das (IND) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 45 | Lovas (HUN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 59 | El-Dawlatly (EGY) | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | | | |
| 58 | Han X (CGO) | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | 35 | Sawettabut (THA) | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 65 | Lariba (PHI) | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | | | 58 | Han X (CGO) | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 51 | Kumahara (BRA) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 38 | Ni Xl (LUX) | 12 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| 66 | Tapper (AUS) | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 51 | Kumahara (BRA) | 10 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12 |