2016 Malaysian Open

2016 Malaysian Open
Date	29 February – 6 March
Edition	7th
Category	WTA International tournaments
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Venue	Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC)
Champions
Singles
Elina Svitolina
Doubles
Varatchaya Wongteanchai / Yang Zhaoxuan

The 2016 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 29 February to 6 March 2016 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC).

Points and prize money distribution

Points 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
Women's Doubles					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Women's Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Women's Doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—	—

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking1	Seeds
ITA	Roberta Vinci	10	1
UKR	Elina Svitolina	18	2
GER	Sabine Lisicki	31	3
GER	Annika Beck	40	4
JPN	Nao Hibino	60	5
CAN	Eugenie Bouchard	61	6
TPE	Hsieh Su-wei	65	7
CHN	Zheng Saisai	72	8

• ¹ Rankings as of February 22, 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Sabine Lisicki
• Elina Svitolina
• Roberta Vinci
• Zhang Ling

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Miyu Kato
• Barbora Krejčíková
• Luksika Kumkhum
• Risa Ozaki
• Yang Zhaoxuan
• Zhu Lin

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Alison Riske →replaced by Chang Kai-chen
• Anastasija Sevastova →replaced by Jana Čepelová
• Ajla Tomljanović →replaced by Wang Yafan

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
CHN	Liang Chen	CHN	Wang Yafan	87	1
CRO	Darija Jurak	USA	Nicole Melichar	113	2
TPE	Chan Chin-wei	CZE	Barbora Krejčíková	143	3
RUS	Marina Melnikova	RUS	Alexandra Panova	151	4

• Rankings as of February 22, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Nao Hibino / Zhang Ling
• Liu Fangzhou / Jawairiah Noordin

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2016 Malaysian Open – Singles

• Elina Svitolina def. Eugenie Bouchard, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 7–5

Doubles

Main article: 2016 Malaysian Open – Doubles

• Varatchaya Wongteanchai / Yang Zhaoxuan def. Liang Chen / Wang Yafan, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

External links

• Official Website