2016 Taiwan Open

The 2016 Taiwan Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Yangming Tennis Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 8 February through 14 February 2016. First-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Venus Williams defeated Misaki Doi 6–4, 6–2

• It was Williams' only singles title of the year and the 49th of her career.

Doubles

Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan defeated Eri Hozumi / Miyu Kato 6–4, 6–3

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

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Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

• ¹ Rankings as of February 1, 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Hsu Ching-wen
• Lee Pei-chi
• Lee Ya-hsuan

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Miyu Kato
• Lyudmyla Kichenok
• Ayaka Okuno
• Laura Pous Tió
• Shérazad Reix
• Zhang Yuxuan

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Hiroko Kuwata
• Marina Melnikova

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Jana Čepelová (Abdominal strain) → 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

During the tournament

• Kurumi Nara (Left thigh injury)

Retirements

• Stefanie Vögele (Dizziness)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

• ¹ Rankings as of February 1, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Chien Pei-ju / Lee Pei-chi
• Cho I-hsuan / Shih Hsin-yuan

See also

• List of sporting events in Taiwan

References

External links

• Official website