2016 Taiwan Open – Singles

Singles
2016 Taiwan Open
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Misaki Doi
Score	6–4, 6–2

Main article: 2016 Taiwan Open

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

1. Venus Williams (champion)
2. Misaki Doi (final)
3. Yulia Putintseva (semifinals)
4. Zarina Diyas (second round)
5. Zheng Saisai (second round)
6. Hsieh Su-wei (semifinals)
7. Kurumi Nara (quarterfinals, withdrew)
8. 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							Final
	1	Venus Williams	7	6
	3	Yulia Putintseva	5	3
								1	Venus Williams	6	6
								2	Misaki Doi	4	2
	6	Hsieh Su-wei	0	2
	2	Misaki Doi	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	V Williams	6	6
	WC	P-c Lee	3	2				1	V Williams	6	6
		U Radwańska	6	77					U Radwańska	4	2
	WC	C-w Hsu	4	61											1	V Williams	7	6
		K Kučová	6	60	63											A Sevastova	5	2
		A Sevastova	4	77	77				A Sevastova	7	2	7
		D Vekić	4	77	6				D Vekić	5	6	5
	8	A Riske	6	65	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	61	3				Q	M Kato	4	7	0
	Q	M Kato	77	6											3	Y Putintseva	6	0
		K-c Chang	6	3	4											S Vögele	3	0r
		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							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	S-w Hsieh	77	4	6
	Q	A Okuno	61	6	2			6	S-w Hsieh	6	4	6
		M Minella	6	77					M Minella	4	6	2
		N Osaka	2	64											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	63	2			Q	Y Zhang	2	6	3
	Q	Y Zhang	5	77	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

1. Miyu Kato (qualified)
2. Laura Pous Tió (qualified)
3. Zhang Yuxuan (qualified)
4. Hiroko Kuwata (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Marina Melnikova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Liu Chang (qualifying competition)
7. Xu Yifan (qualifying competition)
8. Shérazad Reix (qualified)
9. Ayaka Okuno (qualified)
10. Aleksandrina Naydenova (qualifying competition)
11. Junri Namigata (qualifying competition)
12. Lyudmyla Kichenok (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Miyu Kato
2. Laura Pous Tió
3. Zhang Yuxuan
4. Shérazad Reix
5. Ayaka Okuno
6. Lyudmyla Kichenok

Lucky losers

1. Hiroko Kuwata
2. Marina Melnikova

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							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							Qualifying competition
								2	Laura Pous Tió	6	65	6
	WC	Chien Pei-ju	1	2				10	Aleksandrina Naydenova	4	77	3
	10	Aleksandrina Naydenova	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
								3	Zhang Yuxuan	6	63	6
	WC	Cho I-hsuan	1	1				7	Xu Yifan	4	77	2
	7	Xu Yifan	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
								4	Hiroko Kuwata	65	2
		Emily Webley-Smith	5	5				8	Shérazad Reix	77	6
	8	Shérazad Reix	7	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Marina Melnikova	6	6
	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	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Liu Chang	6	6
	WC	Shih Hsin-yuan	2	0
								6	Liu Chang	6	4	2
								12	Lyudmyla Kichenok	3	6	6
		Tori Kinard	77	3	2
	12	Lyudmyla Kichenok	62	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw