2016 WTA Shenzhen Open

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2016 WTA Shenzhen Open
Date	2–9 January 2016
Edition	4th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$500,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Shenzhen, China
Venue	Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center
Champions
Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska
Doubles
Vania King / Monica Niculescu
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The 2016 Shenzhen Open (known as 2016 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 2 to 9 January 2016.

Points and prize money[]

Point distribution[]

Prize money[]

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Singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	5	1
CZE	Petra Kvitová	6	2
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	31	3
ROU	Monica Niculescu	39	4
GBR	Johanna Konta	48	5
CAN	Eugenie Bouchard	49	6
KAZ	Zarina Diyas	52	7
GER	Annika Beck	58	8

• ¹ Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Duan Yingying
• Irina Khromacheva
• Zhang Shuai

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Nicole Gibbs
• Yaroslava Shvedova
• Tereza Smitková
• Zhang Kailin

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

• Vania King

The following player received entry as lucky loser:

• Stefanie Vögele

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Olga Govortsova → replaced by Kateřina Siniaková
• Magda Linette (gastrointestinal illness) → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
• Urszula Radwańska → replaced by Donna Vekić

Retirements[]

• Irina-Camelia Begu (right knee injury)
• Petra Kvitová (gastrointestinal illness)

Doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CHN	Xu Yifan	CHN	Zheng Saisai	88	1
TPE	Chuang Chia-jung	GEO	Oksana Kalashnikova	113	2
RUS	Vera Dushevina	CZE	Kateřina Siniaková	147	3
TUR	Çağla Büyükakçay	SRB	Aleksandra Krunić	210	4

• ¹ Rankings as of December 28, 2015

Other entrants[]

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Li Yixuan / Sheng Yuqi

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Magda Linette (gastrointestinal illness)

Champions[]

Singles[]

• Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Alison Riske, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles[]

• Vania King / Monica Niculescu defeated Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai, 6–1, 6–4

References[]

External links[]

• Official website Archived 2020-02-17 at the Wayback Machine