2016 Brasil Tennis Cup
| 2016 Brasil Tennis Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 31 – August 5 |
| Edition | 4th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Venue | Federação Catarinense de Tênis |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Irina-Camelia Begu | |
| Doubles | |
 Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok | |
The 2016 Brasil Tennis Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Brasil Tennis Cup, a WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Florianópolis, Brazil from July 31 to August 5, 2016.
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 27 | 1 |
| ROU
|
Irina-Camelia Begu | 30 | 2 |
 PUR
|
Monica Puig | 37 | 3 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 40 | 4 |
 KAZ |
|||
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | 44 | 6 |
 JPN
|
Nao Hibino | 75 | 7 |
| JPN
|
Naomi Osaka | 87 | 8 |
 BRA
|
Teliana Pereira | 94 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of July 25, 2016.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Montserrat González
Réka Luca Jani
Nadiia Kichenok
Nadia Podoroska
Valeriya Solovyeva
Renata Zarazúa
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Annika Beck → replaced by 
Alizé Lim
Mariana Duque Mariño → replaced by Lyudmyla Kichenok- Caroline Garcia → replaced by
Aleksandrina Naydenova 
Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Verónica Cepede Royg
Kristína Kučová → replaced by 
Laura Pigossi- Tatjana Maria → replaced by Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Monica Niculescu → replaced by Gabriela Cé
Tamira Paszek → replaced by Olga Savchuk
Kristýna Plíšková → replaced by Anastasia Pivovarova
Yulia Putintseva → replaced by 
Emily Webley-Smith
Maria Sakkari → replaced by 
Laura Pous Tió
Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Ana Bogdan- Laura Siegemund → replaced by Martina Capurro Taborda
- Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Catalina Pella
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok | UKR
|
Nadiia Kichenok | 150 | 1 |
 TPE
|
Chuang Chia-jung | LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 163 | 2 |
| HUN
|
Tímea Babos | HUN
|
Réka Luca Jani | 184 | 3 |
 BUL
|
Aleksandrina Naydenova |  ESP
|
Laura Pous Tió | 259 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of July 25, 2016.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Irina-Camelia Begu def. Tímea Babos, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Doubles
[edit]- Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok def. Tímea Babos / Réka Luca Jani, 6–3, 6–1