# 2016 Malaysian Open – Singles

Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Monterrey instead.
Elina Svitolina won the title, defeating Eugenie Bouchard in the final, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5.

## Seeds

* Roberta Vinci (first round)
* Elina Svitolina (champion)
* Sabine Lisicki (quarterfinals)
* Annika Beck (first round)
* Nao Hibino (first round)
* Eugenie Bouchard (final)
* Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
* Zheng Saisai (first 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 |
| 6 | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 4 | 3 | 6 | Eugenie Bouchard | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | 2/WC | Elina Svitolina | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 |
| Q | Zhu Lin | 3 | 3 | 2/WC | Elina Svitolina | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 |
| 2/WC | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | 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 |
| 1/WC | R Vinci | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 5 | 6 | 6 | | K-c Chang | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 7 | 6 | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | 6 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^{12}$ | | K Nara | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Zhang | 3 | 1 | | 6 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 |
| 3/WC | S Lisicki | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | N Broady | 4 | 3 |
| | M Linette | 4 | 6$^5$ | | 3/WC | S Lisicki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Krejčíková | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | B Krejčíková | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 3/WC | S Lisicki | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | N Broady | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | N Broady | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 3 | 6 | 3 | | N Broady | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Yang | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | Z Yang | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Zheng | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | N Hibino | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | Y Duan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kumkhum | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Q Wang | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Panova | 4 | 4 | Q | L Zhu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 7 | 6 | | Z Diyas | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Beck | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Zhu | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 |
| | J Čepelová | 4 | 4 | 7 | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | K Kučová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | K Kučová | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Kulichkova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 2/WC | E Svitolina | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Ozaki | 6 | 6 | Q | R Ozaki | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kato | 1 | 1 | 2/WC | E Svitolina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Risa Ozaki (qualified)
* Maryna Zanevska (first round)
* Zhang Kailin (qualifying competition)
* Luksika Kumkhum (qualified)
* Miyu Kato (qualified)
* Yang Zhaoxuan (qualified)
* Zhang Yuxuan (first round)
* Barbora Krejčíková (qualified)
* Zhu Lin (qualified)
* Polina Leykina (qualifying competition)
* Liu Chang (first round)
* Lu Jiajing (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Risa Ozaki
* Zhu Lin
* Barbora Krejčíková
* Luksika Kumkhum
* Miyu Kato
* Yang Zhaoxuan

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Risa Ozaki | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | |
| | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 6$^4$ | 0 | 1 | Risa Ozaki | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | Katarzyna Piter | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Katarzyna Piter | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| 7 | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Maryna Zanevska | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Marina Melnikova | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marina Melnikova | 5 | 7 | 6 | | Marina Melnikova | 6$^4$ | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | 9 | Zhu Lin | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| Alt | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Zhu Lin | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Zhu Lin | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Eri Hozumi | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Eri Hozumi | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Zhang Kailin | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 8 | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 6 |
| | Tadeja Majerič | 3 | 0 | | 8 | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Xu Yifan | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Xu Yifan | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| WC | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6 | 6 | | WC | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Lu Jiajing | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Miyu Kato | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lu Jingjing | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Lu Jingjing | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Miyu Kato | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Polina Leykina | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| WC | Nurin Nabilah Roslan | 1 | 0 | | 10 | Polina Leykina | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Polina Leykina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Jawairiah Noordin | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Jawairiah Noordin | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Yang Zhaoxuan | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | | | Liu Fangzhou | 7 | 6$^3$ | 5 |
| | Liu Fangzhou | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Liu Fangzhou | 7 | 6$^3$ | 5 |
| 11 | Liu Chang | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |