# 2016 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's singles

Jana Fett was the defending champion, but lost to Lizette Cabrera in the quarterfinals.
Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating Cabrera in the final, 6–2, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Kurumi Nara (second round)
* Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
* Ksenia Lykina (second round)
* Nigina Abduraimova (second round)
* Jana Fett (quarterfinals)
* Jamie Loeb (first round)
* Mayo Hibi (first round)
* Shuko Aoyama (first round)

## Main 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 |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Shiho Akita | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Shiho Akita | 6 | 2 | 3 | | Lizette Cabrera | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
| | Dalma Gálfi | | | | 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | w/o | | | | | | |

### 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 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Muramatsu | 3 | 1 | | 1 | K Nara | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Cabrera | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | L Cabrera | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Ueda | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | L Cabrera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A-S Mestach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | J Fett | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | M Ozeki | 1 | 3 | | | A-S Mestach | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N-r Kim | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | J Fett | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Fett | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | L Cabrera | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | K Lykina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Akita | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Q | M Imanishi | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | K Lykina | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Akita | 0 | 6 | 6 | | S Akita | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Veselinović | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | S Akita | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | J-h Choi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Fręch | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Fręch | 6 | 6 | | | M Fręch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ayukawa | 6 | 6 | | | M Ayukawa | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Aoyama | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | J Loeb | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ninomiya | 7 | 4 | 6 | | M Ninomiya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Kaji | 7 | 2 | 4 | | E Sema | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sema | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Ninomiya | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | D Gálfi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Gálfi | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Okuno | 1 | 2 | | | D Gálfi | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | A Omae | 5 | 7 | 6$^2$ | 4 | N Abduraimova | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Abduraimova | 7 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | D Gálfi | |
| 7 | M Hibi | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sabalenka | w/o |
| | A Shimizu | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Shimizu | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S-n Jeong | 3 | 2 | | | Y Tanaka | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Y Tanaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Shimizu | 3 | 0 | | | |
| Q | T Kinard | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | P Schnyder | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Kobori | 0 | 1 | | 2 | A Sabalenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |