2016 Wuhan Open
The 2016 Wuhan Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 25 and October 1, 2016. It was the 3rd edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics [Valley International Tennis Center] in Wuhan, China.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $471,700 | $235,520 | $117,770 | $54,230 | $26,900 | $13,790 | $7,090 | $3,955 | $2,040 |
| Doubles | $135,000 | $68,200 | $33,635 | $16,990 | $8,600 | $4,255 |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of September 19, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Louisa Chirico
- Alizé Cornet
- Julia Görges
- Daria Kasatkina
- Elizaveta Kulichkova
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- Kateřina Siniaková
- Heather Watson
Withdrawals
- Kiki Bertens → replaced by Yaroslava Shvedova
- Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Shelby Rogers
- Anna-Lena Friedsam → replaced by Daria Gavrilova
- Ana Ivanovic → replaced by Zhang Shuai
- Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova
- Sloane Stephens → replaced by Madison Brengle
- Elena Vesnina → replaced by Caroline Wozniacki
- Serena Williams → replaced by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Retirements
- Timea Bacsinszky
- Irina-Camelia Begu
- Belinda Bencic
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Anastasija Sevastova
- Heather Watson
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of September 19, 2016
Other entrants
- Timea Bacsinszky / Svetlana Kuznetsova
- Simona Halep / Jeļena Ostapenko
- Han Xinyun / Zhu Lin
- Liu Chang / Zhang Kailin
- Alizé Cornet / Pauline Parmentier
Withdrawals
- Irina-Camelia Begu
Retirements
Champions
Singles
- Petra Kvitová def. Dominika Cibulková, 6–1, 6–1
Doubles
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová def. Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová, 6–1, 6–4.