2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham
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2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham | |
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Date | 13 – 19 June |
Edition | 35th |
Category | WTA Premier |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $846,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
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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 13–19 June 2016.
Points and prize money[]
Point distribution[]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 / 18 | 13 | 1 |
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Women's doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money[]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
Women's singles | $146,200 | $77,850 | $41,555 | $22,310 | $11,930 | $5,735 | $3,400 | $1,815 | $1,005 |
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Women's doubles | $45,620 | $24,340 | $13,310 | $6,780 | $3,675 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Singles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 1 |
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Angelique Kerber | 4 | 2 |
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Belinda Bencic | 8 | 4 |
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Petra Kvitová | 11 | 5 |
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Carla Suárez Navarro | 15 | 6 |
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Madison Keys | 16 | 7 |
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Karolína Plíšková | 17 | 8 |
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Johanna Konta | 18 | 9 |
- 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[]
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Chan Hao-ching | ![]() |
Chan Yung-jan | 11 | 1 |
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Sania Mirza | ![]() |
Coco Vandeweghe | 24 | 2 |
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Andrea Hlaváčková | ![]() |
Lucie Šafářová | 25 | 3 |
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Andreja Klepač | ![]() |
Katarina Srebotnik | 53 | 4 |
- 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)
Champions[]
Singles[]
Madison Keys def.
Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles[]
Karolína Plíšková /
Barbora Strýcová def.
Vania King /
Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
References[]
- http://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-news/ Archived 9 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Categories:
- 2016 WTA Tour
- Birmingham Classic (tennis)
- 2016 in English tennis