2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham

The 2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, from 13 June until 19 June 2016. Seventh-seeded Madison Keys won the singles title.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

• ¹rankings as of June 6, 2016

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Naomi Broady
• Petra Kvitová
• Tara Moore
• Agnieszka Radwańska

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Christina McHale
• Tamira Paszek
• Tsvetana Pironkova
• Kateřina Siniaková

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Magda Linette

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Heather Watson
• Simona Halep → replaced by Magda Linette
• Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Camila Giorgi

Retirements

• Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

• ¹ Rankings as of June 6, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Belinda Bencic / Andrea Petkovic
• Naomi Broady / Heather Watson
• Johanna Konta / Elina Svitolina

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Misaki Doi / Kurumi Nara

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Finals

Singles

• Madison Keys defeated Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

• Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová defeated Vania King / Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 7–6^{(7–1)}

References

• http://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-news/

External links