2016 Tashkent Open

2016 Tashkent Open
Date	September 26 – October 1
Edition	18th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Venue	Tashkent Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Kristýna Plíšková
Doubles
Raluca Olaru / İpek Soylu
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The 2016 Tashkent Open was a WTA International tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Tashkent Open, on the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, between September 26 and October 1, 2016.

Points and prize money[]

Point distribution[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Doubles					1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Prize money[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q2	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,500	$6,200	$3,420	$2,220	$1,285	$750
Doubles *	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	N/A	N/A	N/A

<sub>¹ Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team</sub>

Singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SWE	Johanna Larsson	45	1
BEL	Kirsten Flipkens	58	2
TUR	Çağla Büyükakçay	64	3
JPN	Nao Hibino	76	4
JPN	Kurumi Nara	78	5
UKR	Lesia Tsurenko	80	6
ROU	Sorana Cîrstea	85	7
GBR	Naomi Broady	87	8
CZE	Denisa Allertová	89	9

• ¹ Rankings as of September 19, 2016

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Komola Umarova
• Donna Vekić
• Dayana Yastremska

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Hiroko Kuwata
• Tereza Martincová
• Sabina Sharipova
• İpek Soylu

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Sofia Shapatava

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Jana Čepelová → replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig
• Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Amra Sadiković
• Johanna Larsson → replaced by Sofia Shapatava
• Galina Voskoboeva → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková

Retirements[]

• Francesca Schiavone
• Lesia Tsurenko

Doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
UKR	Lyudmyla Kichenok	UKR	Nadiia Kichenok	129	1
USA	Nicole Melichar	THA	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	149	2
NED	Demi Schuurs	CZE	Renata Voráčová	166	3
ROU	Raluca Olaru	TUR	İpek Soylu	192	4

• ¹ Rankings as of September 19, 2016

Other entrants[]

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Arina Folts / Komola Umarova
• Polina Merenkova / Dayana Yastremska

Champions[]

Singles[]

• Kristýna Plíšková def. Nao Hibino, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles[]

• Raluca Olaru / İpek Soylu def. Demi Schuurs / Renata Voráčová, 7–5, 6–3

External links[]

• Official website