2016 J&T Banka Prague Open
 |
| 2016 J&T Banka Prague Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 – 30 April |
| Edition | 7th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $500,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Venue | TK Sparta Prague |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Lucie Šafářová | |
| Doubles | |
 Margarita Gasparyan / Andrea Hlaváčková | |
The 2016 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 7th edition of the tournament, and its second as part of the International category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the TK Sparta Prague in Prague, Czech Republic, from 25 to 30 April 2016.
Points distribution
[edit]| 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 13 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 15 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 18 | 3 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 26 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 33 | 5 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 37 | 6 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 38 | 7 |
 BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 42 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 18 April 2016.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Denisa Allertová → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková
Mona Barthel → replaced by 
Ana Konjuh
Jelena Janković → replaced by 
Naomi Broady
Daria Kasatkina → replaced by 
Hsieh Su-wei
Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Tereza Smitková
Danka Kovinić → replaced by Andrea Hlaváčková
Christina McHale → replaced by Lucie Hradecká- Heather Watson → replaced by
Olga Govortsova 
Roberta Vinci → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
Withdrawals
[edit]- During the tournament
Retirements
[edit]Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
Raquel Atawo | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 43 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Margarita Gasparyan | CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | 54 | 2 |
 TPE
|
Chuang Chia-jung |  CRO
|
Darija Jurak | 84 | 3 |
 CHN
|
Liang Chen |  POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | 97 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 18 April 2016.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Lucie Šafářová defeated
Samantha Stosur, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles
[edit]- Margarita Gasparyan / Andrea Hlaváčková defeated
María Irigoyen / 
Paula Kania, 6–4, 6–2
