2016 Nottingham Open – Women's singles
# 2016 Nottingham Open – Women's singles

Ana Konjuh was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Alison Riske in the final, $7–6^{(10–8)},$ 7–5.

## Seeds

* Karolína Plíšková (champion)
* Johanna Konta (second round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
* Monica Puig (semifinals)
* Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
* Heather Watson (first round)
* Mona Barthel (first round)
* Christina McHale (second 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Monica Puig | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Monica Puig | 2 | 2 | 1/WC | Karolína Plíšková | $7^{10}$ | 7 |
| | | | | | Alison Riske | $6^8$ | 5 |
| | Alison Riske | 6 | 7 | | Alison Riske | $6^8$ | 5 |
| | Zheng Saisai | 1 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | Ka Plíšková | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | $7^7$ | 0 | 2 | 1/WC | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 6 | $7^7$ | | | A Tatishvili | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | 1/WC | Ka Plíšková | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | |
| Q | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Barty | $6^2$ | $6^7$ | | | | |
| PR | S Peng | 3 | 2 | | Q | A Barty | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Hlaváčková | 7 | $7^9$ | | LL | A Hlaváčková | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Y Wickmayer | 5 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Puig | 2 | 2 |
| Q | K Zhang | 1 | 1 | | 4 | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Robson | 3 | 5 | | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | T Paszek | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Nara | 4 | 2 | | LL | T Paszek | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Rybáriková | 3 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | H Watson | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | M Barthel | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broady | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | L Davis | 3 | 1 | | A Kontaveit | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 5 | 3 | 3 | C Wozniacki | $7^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Zheng | 1 | 5 |
| | M Linette | 1 | 4 | 8 | C McHale | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Moore | 6 | 7 | Q | T Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 2 | 5 | | | | | | Q | T Moore | 2 | 4 | | | |
| WC | F Christie | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | S Zheng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | V Duval | 3 | 0 | 2 | J Konta | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.

* Zhang Kailin (qualified)
* Tamira Paszek (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Han Xinyun (first round)
* Luksika Kumkhum (first round)
* Wang Yafan (first round)
* Alla Kudryavtseva (second round)
* Hiroko Kuwata (first round)
* Grace Min (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Zhang Kailin
* Ashleigh Barty
* Michelle Larcher de Brito
* Tara Moore

### Lucky losers

* Tamira Paszek
* Andrea Hlaváčková

### Qualifying 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 | Zhang Kailin | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lisa Whybourn | 1 | 4 | | | Zhang Yuxuan | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 |
| | Katie Boulter | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | Katie Boulter | 0 | 1 |
| | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | Katie Boulter | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | Olga Savchuk | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Olga Savchuk | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
| 7 | Hiroko Kuwata | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 2 | Tamira Paszek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gabriela Dabrowski | $7^7$ | 6 | | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Eden Silva | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Tamira Paszek | 4 | 1 |
| | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 |
| | Xu Yifan | 0 | 0 | | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 6 | 6 | | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Grace Min | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Han Xinyun | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Michaela Hončová | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Alicja Rosolska | $6^2$ | 3 | Michaela Hončová | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Michaela Hončová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Michaela Hončová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | Andrea Hlaváčková | 2 | 6 | $6^2$ |
| | Sachia Vickery | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | Andrea Hlaváčková | 2 | 6 | $6^2$ |
| | Julia Boserup | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Julia Boserup | $7^7$ | 6 | Julia Boserup | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6 | $7^7$ | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Wang Yafan | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | |

**Fourth 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Luksika Kumkhum | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | $7^7$ | 6 | | | Shuko Aoyama | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Naiktha Bains | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Conny Perrin | 4 | 5 | | | Naiktha Bains | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Naiktha Bains | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naiktha Bains | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Shuko Aoyama | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tara Moore | 6 | 6 |
| | Tara Moore | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Tara Moore | 6 | 6 |
| | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Tara Moore | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| | Zhu Lin | 4 | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
