2016 Malaysian Open
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2016 Malaysian Open | |
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Date | 29 February – 6 March |
Edition | 7th |
Category | WTA International tournaments |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Surface | Hard |
Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Venue | Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Elina Svitolina | |
Doubles | |
Varatchaya Wongteanchai / Yang Zhaoxuan |
The 2016 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 29 February to 6 March 2016 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC).
Points and prize money distribution[]
Points distribution[]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Women's Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
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Women's Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money[]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
Women's Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
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Women's Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Singles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeds |
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ITA | Roberta Vinci | 10 | 1 |
UKR | Elina Svitolina | 18 | 2 |
GER | Sabine Lisicki | 31 | 3 |
GER | Annika Beck | 40 | 4 |
JPN | Nao Hibino | 60 | 5 |
CAN | Eugenie Bouchard | 61 | 6 |
TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | 65 | 7 |
CHN | Zheng Saisai | 72 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 22, 2016.
Other entrants[]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Sabine Lisicki
- Elina Svitolina
- Roberta Vinci
- Zhang Ling
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Miyu Kato
- Barbora Krejčíková
- Luksika Kumkhum
- Risa Ozaki
- Yang Zhaoxuan
- Zhu Lin
Withdrawals[]
- Before the tournament
- Alison Riske → replaced by Chang Kai-chen
- Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Jana Čepelová
- Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Wang Yafan
Doubles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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CHN | Liang Chen | CHN | Wang Yafan | 87 | 1 |
CRO | Darija Jurak | USA | Nicole Melichar | 113 | 2 |
TPE | Chan Chin-wei | CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | 143 | 3 |
RUS | Marina Melnikova | RUS | Alexandra Panova | 151 | 4 |
- Rankings as of February 22, 2016.
Other entrants[]
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- Nao Hibino / Zhang Ling
- Liu Fangzhou / Jawairiah Noordin
Finals[]
Singles[]
- Elina Svitolina defeated Eugenie Bouchard 6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 7–5
Doubles[]
- Varatchaya Wongteanchai / Yang Zhaoxuan defeated Liang Chen / Wang Yafan 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- 2016 WTA Tour
- Malaysian Open (tennis)
- 2016 in Malaysian tennis