# 2016 Canberra Tennis International – Women's singles

Asia Muhammad was the defending champion, but lost to Varatchaya Wongteanchai in the first round.
Risa Ozaki won the title, defeating Georgia Brescia in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Risa Ozaki (champion)
* Hiroko Kuwata (second round)
* Asia Muhammad (first round)
* Julia Glushko (second round)
* Arina Rodionova (quarterfinals)
* Eri Hozumi (quarterfinals)
* Jana Fett (semifinals)
* 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 |
| 1 | Risa Ozaki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jennifer Elie | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Jennifer Elie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Risa Ozaki | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Q | Georgia Brescia | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Jana Fett | 6$^3$ | 2 | | Q | Georgia Brescia | 4 | 4 |
| Q | Georgia Brescia | 7$^7$ | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Myers | 4 | 3 | | 1 | R Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Tere-Apisah | 6 | 2 | 1 | | O Rogowska | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rogowska | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | R Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Tjandramulia | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Ar Rodionova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | G Cé | 5 | 3 | | | O Tjandramulia | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bai | 2 | 4 | | 5 | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Ozaki | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | J Glushko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Elie | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| WC | S Mendez | 3 | 3 | | 4 | J Glushko | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Elie | 6 | 6 | | | J Elie | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Okuno | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | J Elie | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Lertcheewakarn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | E Hozumi | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | V Rajicic | 3 | 5 | | | N Lertcheewakarn | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Dunne | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | E Hozumi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Hozumi | 6 | 4 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | J Fett | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Cabrera | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | J Fett | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Peers | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | D Aiava | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Aiava | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 7 | J Fett | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Tanaka | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Y Tanaka | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Sanders | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | Y Tanaka | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wongteanchai | 6$^0$ | 7 | 6 | | V Wongteanchai | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Muhammad | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Fett | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 8 | S Aoyama | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | G Brescia | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | T Patterson | 6 | 6 | | | T Patterson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Tomic | 3 | 4 | | | Z Zlochová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Zlochová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Patterson | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Kawa | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | G Brescia | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | G Brescia | 6 | 6 | | Q | G Brescia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Moore | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | 2 | H Kuwata | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Kuwata | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |