# 2016 Empire Slovak Open – Singles

Danka Kovinić was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Rome instead.
Kateřina Siniaková won the title, defeating Anastasija Sevastova in the final, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 5–7, 6–0.

## Seeds

* Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round, retired)
* Çağla Büyükakçay (second round)
* Anastasija Sevastova (final)
* Zarina Diyas (semifinals)
* Kristýna Plíšková (quarterfinals)
* Magda Linette (second round)
* Stefanie Vögele (withdrew)
* Andreea Mitu (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 | Final |
| WC | Rebecca Šramková | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6$^4$ | 7 | 0 |
| | | | | | | Kateřina Siniaková | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Zarina Diyas | 3 | 6 | 4 | | Kateřina Siniaková | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Rybáriková | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Kužmová | 4 | | | WC | V Kužmová | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Vondroušová | 7 | 4 | 6 | Q | M Vondroušová | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | WC | V Kužmová | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | R Šramková | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | WC | R Šramková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | WC | R Šramková | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Čepelová | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Mitu | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | WC | R Šramková | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 |
| WC | T Mihalíková | 2 | 4 | | 3 | A Sevastova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Yastremska | 3 | 5 | | Q | N Dascălu | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Dascălu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Štefková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Eguchi | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | M Eguchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 2 | 0 | | LL | V Tomova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Tomova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | M Linette | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Kostova | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 2 | 6 | M Linette | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 4 | 2 | | | P Kania | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kania | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Kania | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| LL | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| PR | Y Beygelzimer | 1 | 2 | | LL | A Rus | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Blinkova | 1 | 1 | | 4 | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Z Diyas | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Siniaková | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Juríková | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Juríková | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Chirico | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | Kr Plíšková | 1 | 7 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | P Leykina | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | K Siniaková | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Fridman | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Ç Büyükakçay | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |