The 2016 Tianjin Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was third edition of the tournament, and was part of the WTA International category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Tianjin, China between 10 October and 16 October 2016. Unseeded Peng Shuai, who entered the main draw on a wildcard, won the singles title.
<sub><sup>1</sup> Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money</sub><br> <sub>* per team</sub>
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: