2016 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
# 2016 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Dominika Cibulková.

Cibulková went on to win the title, defeating Viktorija Golubic in the final, 6–3, 7–5.

## Seeds

* Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals, retired)
* Dominika Cibulková (champion)
* Madison Keys (semifinals, withdrew)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (semifinals)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
* Kiki Bertens (first round)
* Daria Kasatkina (first round)
* Laura Siegemund (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Viktorija Golubic | w/o | | | | | |
| 3/WC | Madison Keys | | | | | | |
| 3/WC | Madison Keys | | | | Viktorija Golubic | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | 2/WC | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 4 | 3 | 2/WC | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 7 |
| 2/WC | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 4 | 4 | | 1 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 6 | 3 | 5 | | M Niculescu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 1 | G Muguruza | 7 | 3 | $4^r$ | | | |
| WC | B Haas | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | V Golubic | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | J Görges | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Golubic | 6 | 6 | | | V Golubic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Siegemund | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Golubic | w/o |
| 3/WC | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3/WC | M Keys | |
| | C Giorgi | 3 | 4 | | 3/WC | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 7 | 3 | 6 | | M Doi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 3/WC | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Kr Plíšková | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | Q | O Dodin | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | O Dodin | $6^2$ | 7 | 6 | Q | O Dodin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | S Cîrstea | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Bertens | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | D Kasatkina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Allertová | 6 | 6 | | D Allertová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bouchard | $6^5$ | 4 | | A Kontaveit | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | D Allertová | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | S Sorribes Tormo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | $6^3$ | 4 | Q | S Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 4 | 2 | 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 |
| | A Sevastova | 4 | 1 | 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6 | 0 | | K Flipkens | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Minella | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2/WC | D Cibulková | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 0 | 4 | | A Beck | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bencic | 1 | 2 | 2/WC | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Kristýna Plíšková (qualified)
* Lauren Davis (first round)
* Carina Witthöft (second round)
* Océane Dodin (qualified)
* Stefanie Vögele (qualifying competition)
* Mandy Minella (qualified)
* Alison Van Uytvanck (withdrew)
* Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Kristýna Plíšková
* Mandy Minella
* Sara Sorribes Tormo
* Océane Dodin

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kristýna Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julia Grabher | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julia Grabher | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ana Bogdan | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| | Elise Mertens | 2 | 4 | | | Ana Bogdan | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Tamara Korpatsch | 1 | 1 |
| WC | Mira Antonitsch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Tamara Korpatsch | 1 | 1 |
| | Tamara Korpatsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tamara Korpatsch | 6 | 6 | | | Tamara Korpatsch | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Viktoriya Tomova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Tomova | 6 | 7 | | | Viktoriya Tomova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Alt | Michaela Hončová | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Lauren Davis | 6 | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | Daniela Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Julia Boserup | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Rebecca Šramková | 2 | 7 | 2 | | Julia Boserup | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Julia Boserup | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julia Boserup | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | Daniela Hantuchová | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mandy Minella | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
| WC | Caitlin Whoriskey | 7 | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mandy Minella | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
| | Amra Sadiković | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amra Sadiković | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Amra Sadiković | 6 | 5 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Mandy Minella | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4 | 4 | | 6 | Mandy Minella | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Mandy Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Carina Witthöft | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isabella Shinikova | $6^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isabella Shinikova | $6^2$ | 5 | | 3 | Carina Witthöft | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | Richèl Hogenkamp | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Patricia Maria Țig | 4 | $7^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricia Maria Țig | 4 | $7^8$ | 3 | | | | | | Richèl Hogenkamp | 2 | $0^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 0 |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 0 |
| | Andreea Mitu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andreea Mitu | 4 | 3 | | | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| 8 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Océane Dodin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Montserrat González | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Montserrat González | 4 | 4 | | 4 | Océane Dodin | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anna Kalinskaya | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Elitsa Kostova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | Anna Kalinskaya | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Anna Kalinskaya | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Kalinskaya | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Océane Dodin | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Stefanie Vögele | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| WC | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Stefanie Vögele | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Marina Melnikova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marina Melnikova | 3 | 2 | | WC | Patty Schnyder | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Stefanie Vögele | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 2 | 2 | | 5 | Stefanie Vögele | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| 5 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
