2016 Tianjin Open
| 2016 Tianjin Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 10–16 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $500,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Tianjin, China |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Peng Shuai | |
| Doubles | |
| Christina McHale / Peng Shuai | |
The 2016 Tianjin Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was third edition of the tournament, and was part of the WTA International category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Tianjin, China between 10 October and 16 October 2016. Unseeded Peng Shuai, who entered the main draw on a wildcard, won the singles title.[1][2][3]
Finals
Singles
- Peng Shuai defeated Alison Riske, 7–6(7–3), 6−2
Doubles
- Christina McHale / Peng Shuai defeated Magda Linette / Xu Yifan, 7–6(10–8), 6−0
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 | $111,164 | $55,324 | $29,730 | $8,898 | $4,899 | $3,026 | $1,470 | $865 |
| Doubles * | $17,724 | $9,222 | $4,951 | $2,623 | $1,383 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 1 |
| RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7 | 2 |
| RUS | Elena Vesnina | 20 | 3 |
| HUN | Tímea Babos | 26 | 4 |
| PUR | Monica Puig | 28 | 5 |
| KAZ | Yulia Putintseva | 33 | 6 |
| CHN | Zhang Shuai | 36 | 7 |
| KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 39 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 3, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by Han Xinyun
- Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Evgeniya Rodina
- Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Duan Yingying
- Mirjana Lučić-Baroni → replaced by Zhang Kailin
- During the tournament
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Arantxa Parra Santonja | AUS | Anastasia Rodionova | 67 | 1 |
| ESP | Lara Arruabarrena | GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | 114 | 2 |
| ARG | María Irigoyen | GER | Tatjana Maria | 114 | 3 |
| USA | Christina McHale | CHN | Peng Shuai | 116 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 3, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
References
- ^ "China's Peng Shuai captures 1st title at Tianjin Open". USA Today. October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Peng Shuai captures 1st title at Tianjin Open". ESPN. October 17, 2016.
- ^ "China's Peng Shuai captures first title after beating Alison Riske in Tianjin Open final". South China Morning Post. October 16, 2026.