# 2016 Wuhan Open – Singles

Petra Kvitová defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2016 Wuhan Open. It was her second Wuhan Open title.
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Svetlana Kuznetsova.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Angelique Kerber (third round)
    02. Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
    03. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
    04. Simona Halep (semifinals)
    05. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    06. Venus Williams (third round)
    07. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
    08. Madison Keys (quarterfinals)
    09. Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
    10. Dominika Cibulková (final)
    11. Johanna Konta (quarterfinals)
    12. Timea Bacsinszky (first round, retired)
    13. Roberta Vinci (second round)
    14. Petra Kvitová (champion)
    15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round, retired)
    16. Samantha Stosur (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Johanna Konta | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Johanna Konta | 3 | 4 | | 14 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Simona Halep | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Simona Halep | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Madison Keys | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Madison Keys | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Dominika Cibulková | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1 | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Dominika Cibulková | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6$^9$ | 4 | 9 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Dominika Cibulková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | Dominika Cibulková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Barbora Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | K Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 7$^{12}$ | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 14 | P Kvitová | 6$^{10}$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | E Svitolina | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 3 | 1 | | 14 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Konta | 3 | 4 |
| | A Beck | 1 | 2 | | 11 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Peng | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | S Zhang | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | J Konta | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 7 | C Suárez Navarro | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | S Rogers | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | S Halep | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | I-C Begu | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Kulichkova | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | 4 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Zheng | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | Y Shvedova | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | Y Shvedova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 3 | 3 | | 13 | R Vinci | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Halep | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | T Bacsinszky | 3 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Keys | 4 | 2 |
| Q | L Chirico | 6 | 4 | | Q | L Chirico | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Görges | 0 | 4 | | | | | | Q | D Kasatkina | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | M Keys | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | C Garcia | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 6 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 4 | | Y Putintseva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | 6 | V Williams | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | H Watson | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | | 9 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 6 | 2 | | M Brengle | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bencic | 3 | 4$^r$ | 9 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Kuznetsova | 1 | 7$^{11}$ | 6 |
| 16 | S Stosur | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6$^9$ | 4 |
| | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Siniaková | 6 | 7 | Q | K Siniaková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 3 | 5 | | | | | | C Wozniacki | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | S Lisicki | 1 | 2 | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | E Makarova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 5 | 3 | | | L Šafářová | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 7$^9$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 6$^7$ | 7 | 6 | | L Siegemund | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Cornet | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | D Cibulková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | D Cibulková | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | D Cibulková | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | M Doi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | M Doi | 7 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 1 | 6 | 1 | | B Strýcová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 2 | 2 | | | J Janković | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Muguruza | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Daria Kasatkina (qualified)
* Christina McHale (qualifying competition)
* Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
* Ana Konjuh (first round)
* Monica Niculescu (withdrew, still playing in Seoul)
* Alizé Cornet (qualified)
* Alison Riske (qualifying competition)
* Julia Görges (qualified)
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (moved to main draw)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition)
* Wang Qiang (qualifying competition)
* Pauline Parmentier (qualifying competition)
* Nicole Gibbs (first round)
* Heather Watson (qualified)
* Louisa Chirico (qualified)
* Duan Yingying (qualifying competition)
* Zhang Kailin (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Daria Kasatkina
* Louisa Chirico
* Kateřina Siniaková
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands
* Heather Watson
* Alizé Cornet
* Elizaveta Kulichkova
* Julia Görges

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| Alt | Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| Alt | Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Pauline Parmentier | 2 | 3 |
| | Tamira Paszek | 1 | 1$^r$ | | 12 | Pauline Parmentier | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Pauline Parmentier | 6 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zhu Lin | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Zhu Lin | 0 | 2 | | 2 | Christina McHale | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 15 | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | 15 | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 15 | Louisa Chirico | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 4 | 0 | 3 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 16 | Duan Yingying | 3 | 3 |
| Alt | Cristiana Ferrando | 2 | 1 | 16 | Duan Yingying | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Duan Yingying | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Ana Konjuh | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | Grace Min | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Grace Min | 6 | 6 | Grace Min | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | Zhang Kailin | 1 | 3 | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Andreja Klepač | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Samantha Crawford | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Samantha Crawford | 6 | 6 | | | Samantha Crawford | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| | | | | | 14 | Heather Watson | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Liu Chang | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | Heather Watson | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 14 | Heather Watson | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Alizé Cornet | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady | 5 | 6$^4$ | | 6 | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 2 | 1 |
| | Tatjana Maria | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Alison Riske | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Anastasia Rodionova | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Alt | Anastasia Rodionova | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Alison Riske | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Nicole Gibbs | 7 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Julia Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Aleksandra Krunić | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Alt | Aleksandra Krunić | 2 | 2 | 8 | Julia Görges | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 11 | Wang Qiang | 5 | 6$^2$ |
| WC | Wang Yafan | 3 | 5 | 11 | Wang Qiang | 5 | 6$^2$ |
| 11 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 7 | | | | |