# 2016 Taiwan Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.
Venus Williams won the title, defeating Misaki Doi in the final, 6–4, 6–2. It is her only title of 2016.

## Seeds

* Venus Williams (champion)
* Misaki Doi (final)
* Yulia Putintseva (semifinals)
* Zarina Diyas (second round)
* Zheng Saisai (second round)
* Hsieh Su-wei (semifinals)
* Kurumi Nara (quarterfinals, withdrew)
* Alison Riske (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 |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Yulia Putintseva | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Yulia Putintseva | 5 | 3 | 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Misaki Doi | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Hsieh Su-wei | 0 | 2 | 2 | Misaki Doi | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 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 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P-c Lee | 3 | 2 | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | U Radwańska | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C-w Hsu | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kučová | 6 | 6$^0$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | A Sevastova | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | A Sevastova | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | D Vekić | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Riske | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Putintseva | 5 | 3 |
| LL | M Melnikova | 2 | 3 | | 3 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Reix | 6$^1$ | 3 | | Q | M Kato | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kato | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | S Vögele | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 1 | 6 | 6 | | S Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Pous Tió | 2 | 5 | | 5 | S Zheng | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Zheng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | S-w Hsieh | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Okuno | 6$^1$ | 6 | 2 | 6 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Minella | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Minella | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Osaka | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 6 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Y-h Lee | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | E Kulichkova | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Kulichkova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Kulichkova | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kichenok | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Z Diyas | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Z Diyas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S-w Hsieh | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Doi | 6 | 6 |
| | Q Wang | 1 | 3 | | 7 | K Nara | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | H Kuwata | 7 | 6$^3$ | 2 | Q | Y Zhang | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Zhang | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | K Nara | | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | M Doi | w/o | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 7 | 7 | | | M Linette | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 3 | 4 | | 2 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Miyu Kato (qualified)
* Laura Pous Tió (qualified)
* Zhang Yuxuan (qualified)
* Hiroko Kuwata (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Marina Melnikova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Liu Chang (qualifying competition)
* Xu Yifan (qualifying competition)
* Shérazad Reix (qualified)
* Ayaka Okuno (qualified)
* Aleksandrina Naydenova (qualifying competition)
* Junri Namigata (qualifying competition)
* Lyudmyla Kichenok (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Miyu Kato
* Laura Pous Tió
* Zhang Yuxuan
* Shérazad Reix
* Ayaka Okuno
* Lyudmyla Kichenok

### Lucky losers

* Hiroko Kuwata
* Marina Melnikova

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 1 | Miyu Kato | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Michaela Hončová | 4 | 4 | 11 | Junri Namigata | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 2 | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| WC | Chien Pei-ju | 1 | 2 | 10 | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| 10 | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 3 | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| WC | Cho I-hsuan | 1 | 1 | 7 | Xu Yifan | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| 7 | Xu Yifan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 4 | Hiroko Kuwata | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | Emily Webley-Smith | 5 | 5 | 8 | Shérazad Reix | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | Shérazad Reix | 7 | 7 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Tang Wei | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Tang Wei | 2 | 1 | 5 | Marina Melnikova | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 9 | Ayaka Okuno | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Mizuno Kijima | 2 | 4 | 9 | Ayaka Okuno | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Ayaka Okuno | 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 | Liu Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Shih Hsin-yuan | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| WC | Shih Hsin-yuan | 2 | 0 | | 6 | Liu Chang | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 12 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Tori Kinard | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | 12 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |