2016 Taiwan Open
| 2016 Taiwan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 – 14 February |
| Edition | 1st |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $500,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Venue | Yangming Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
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| Doubles | |
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The 2016 Taiwan Open will be a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It will be the third edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It will take place at the Yangming Tennis Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 8 through 14 February 2016.[1]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event1 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $111,164 | $55,324 | $29,730 | $8,898 | $4,899 | $3,026 | $1,470 | $865 |
| Doubles * | $17,724 | $9,222 | $4,950 | $2,623 | $1,383 | — | — | — |
1 Points per the WTA.[2]
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
Venus Williams[3] | 12 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Misaki Doi | 62 | 2 |
 KAZ
|
Yulia Putintseva | 64 | 3 |
| KAZ
|
Zarina Diyas | 69 | 4 |
 CHN
|
Zheng Saisai | 71 | 5 |
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 82 | 6 |
| JPN
|
Kurumi Nara | 90 | 7 |
| USA
|
Alison Riske | 92 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 1, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Daniela Hantuchová →replaced by Marina Melnikova
Luksika Kumkhum →replaced by Mandy Minella
Romina Oprandi →replaced by Kristína Kučová
Pauline Parmentier →replaced by Hiroko Kuwata
Ajla Tomljanović →replaced by Naomi Osaka
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 21 | 1 |
| CHN
|
Liang Chen | CHN
|
Wang Yafan | 88 | 2 |
 UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok | UKR
|
Nadiia Kichenok | 121 | 3 |
| JPN
|
Shuko Aoyama | TPE
|
Chan Chin-wei | 162 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 1, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
Doubles
References
- General
- Specific
- ^ "Fast facts". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "WTA: All about rankings". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5283178/title/venus-williams-highlights-taiwan-field