2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Appearance
2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem | |
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Date | 25 – 30 April |
Edition | 16th |
Category | WTA International |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Rabat, Morocco |
Venue | Club des Cheminots[1] |
Champions | |
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The 2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Rabat, Morocco, on 25–30 April 2016.
Point distribution
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Women's Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
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Women's Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Timea Bacsinszky | 16 | 1 |
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Ekaterina Makarova | 29 | 2 |
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Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 34 | 3 |
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Irina-Camelia Begu | 35 | 4 |
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Tímea Babos | 40 | 5 |
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Annika Beck | 41 | 6 |
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Lesia Tsurenko | 43 | 7 |
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Yulia Putintseva | 53 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 18, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Ghita Benhadi
Anna Blinkova
Ons Jabeur
The following players received entry as qualifiers:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following player entered by a protected ranking:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Kateryna Bondarenko →replaced by Andreea Mitu
Misaki Doi →replaced by Alison Riske
Irina Falconi →replaced by Anastasija Sevastova
Nao Hibino →replaced by Kiki Bertens
Bojana Jovanovski →replaced by Alexandra Dulgheru
Karin Knapp →replaced by Richèl Hogenkamp
Johanna Konta →replaced by Tatjana Maria
Kurumi Nara →replaced by Anastasia Rodionova
Laura Siegemund →replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo
Elena Vesnina →replaced by Donna Vekić
Retirements
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Tatjana Maria | ![]() |
Raluca Olaru | 110 | 1 |
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Anastasia Rodionova | ![]() |
Arina Rodionova | 117 | 2 |
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Annika Beck | ![]() |
Johanna Larsson | 162 | 3 |
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Xenia Knoll | ![]() |
Aleksandra Krunić | 210 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 18, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
Champions
Singles
Timea Bacsinszky def.
Marina Erakovic, 6–2, 6–1
Doubles
Xenia Knoll /
Aleksandra Krunić def.
Tatjana Maria /
Raluca Olaru 6–3, 6–0.