2016 Japan Women's Open
| 2016 Japan Women's Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 12 – 18 |
| Edition | 8th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue | Ariake Coliseum |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Christina McHale | |
| Doubles | |
 Shuko Aoyama / Makoto Ninomiya | |
The 2016 Japan Women's Open (also known as the 2016 Hashimoto Sogyo Japan Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 12 through September 18, 2016.
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $2,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
| Doubles2 | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
2 Per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN |
Misaki Doi | 32 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} BEL |
Yanina Wickmayer | 38 | 2 |
 KAZ |
Yulia Putintseva | 42 | 3 |
 SWE |
Johanna Larsson | 47 | 4 |
| USA |
Madison Brengle | 50 | 5 |
 CHN |
Zhang Shuai | 51 | 6 |
| USA |
Christina McHale | 55 | 7 |
 UKR |
Kateryna Bondarenko | 59 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 29, 2016
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Misa Eguchi→replaced by Antonia Lottner
- Irina Falconi →replaced by Kurumi Nara
- Kirsten Flipkens →replaced by Jana Čepelová
- Nicole Gibbs →replaced by Magda Linette
-
Hsieh Su-wei →replaced by Anett Kontaveit -
Kristína Kučová →replaced by Naomi Osaka -
Jeļena Ostapenko →replaced by Tamira Paszek - Anastasija Sevastova →replaced by Nao Hibino
- Wang Qiang →replaced by Maria Sakkari
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN |
Xu Yifan | CHN |
Zheng Saisai | 46 | 1 |
| UKR |
Kateryna Bondarenko | TPE |
Chuang Chia-jung | 98 | 2 |
 SRB |
Aleksandra Krunić |  CZE |
Kateřina Siniaková | 99 | 3 |
| CHN |
Liang Chen | CHN |
Yang Zhaoxuan | 114 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 29, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
Main article: 2016 Japan Women's Open – Singles
- Christina McHale def. Kateřina Siniaková, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Doubles
Main article: 2016 Japan Women's Open – Doubles
- Shuko Aoyama / Makoto Ninomiya def.
Jocelyn Rae / Anna Smith, 6–3, 6–3
External links
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