2016 Nürnberger Versicherungscup
# 2016 Nürnberger Versicherungscup

The 2016 Nürnberger Versicherungscup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 4th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Nuremberg, Germany, on 15–21 May 2016.

## Points and prize money

### Point distribution

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Women's singles | €34,677 | €17,258 | €9,274 | €4,980 | €2,742 | €1,694 | €823 | €484 |
| Women's doubles | €9,919 | €5,161 | €2,770 | €1,468 | €774 | — | — | — |

## Singles main draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| ITA | Roberta Vinci | 7 | 1 |
| GER | Laura Siegemund | 38 | 2 |
| GER | Annika Beck | 41 | 3 |
| UKR | Lesia Tsurenko | 42 | 4 |
| GER | Sabine Lisicki | 44 | 5 |
| JPN | Misaki Doi | 45 | 6 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 50 | 7 |
| KAZ | Yulia Putintseva | 54 | 8 |

* $^1$ Rankings as of May 9, 2016.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

* Mira Antonitsch
* Katharina Gerlach
* Katharina Hobgarski

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Kiki Bertens
* Olga Fridman
* Barbora Krejčíková
* Tatjana Maria
* Marina Melnikova
* Stephanie Vogt

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

* Cristina Dinu
* Antonia Lottner

### Withdrawals

**Before the tournament**

* Mona Barthel → replaced by Carina Witthöft
* Angelique Kerber → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova
* Madison Keys → replaced by Polona Hercog
* Karin Knapp → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands → replaced by Antonia Lottner
* Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Cristina Dinu

**During the tournament**

* Lesia Tsurenko

### Retirements

* Irina Falconi

## Doubles main draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 103 | 1 |
| GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | GER | Tatjana Maria | 106 | 2 |
| ROU | Raluca Olaru | LIE | Stephanie Vogt | 128 | 3 |
| RUS | Vera Dushevina | AUS | Anastasia Rodionova | 129 | 4 |

* $^1$ Rankings as of May 9, 2016.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

* Katharina Hobgarski / Carina Witthöft
* Sandra Klemenschits / Antonia Lottner

### Withdrawals

**During the tournament**

* Anna-Lena Friedsam (lower back injury)

## Champions

### Singles

* Kiki Bertens def. Mariana Duque Mariño, 6–2, 6–2

### Doubles

* Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson def. Shuko Aoyama / Renata Voráčová, 6–3, 6–4
