2016 Taiwan Open
The 2016 Taiwan Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Yangming Tennis Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 8 February through 14 February 2016. First-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Venus Williams defeated Misaki Doi 6–4, 6–2Doubles
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan defeated Eri Hozumi / Miyu Kato 6–4, 6–3Points and prize money
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $111,164 | $55,324 | $29,730 | $8,898 | $4,899 | $3,026 | $1,470 | $865 |
| Doubles * | $17,724 | $9,222 | $4,950 | $2,623 | $1,383 |
1 Points per the WTA.
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of February 1, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament- Jana Čepelová → replaced by Marina Melnikova
- Luksika Kumkhum → replaced by Mandy Minella
- Romina Oprandi → replaced by Kristína Kučová
- Pauline Parmentier → replaced by Hiroko Kuwata
- Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Naomi Osaka
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of February 1, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:- Chien Pei-ju / Lee Pei-chi
- Cho I-hsuan / Shih Hsin-yuan