2016 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Singles
# 2016 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Singles

Tímea Babos was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.

Evgeniya Rodina won the title, defeating Chang Kai-chen in the final, 6–4, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Kristina Mladenovic (withdrew)
* Naomi Broady (first round)
* Maria Sakkari (first round)
* Irina Khromacheva (first round)
* Risa Ozaki (first round)
* Evgeniya Rodina (champion)
* Sara Sorribes Tormo (first round)
* Marina Erakovic (semifinals)
* Wang Yafan (first round; retired)

## Main 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Chang Kai-chen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Marina Erakovic | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Marina Erakovic | 3 | 2 | | Chang Kai-chen | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 6 | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 0 | 6 | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 |
| | Olga Govortsova | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Y Wang | 1 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kumkhum | 6 | 3 | | | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | İ Soylu | 5 | 6 | 4 | | İ Soylu | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 7 | 2 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | L Kumkhum | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | C-w Hsu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | K-c Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zhang | 7 | 3 | 6 | | K Zhang | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Sorribes Tormo | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | I Khromacheva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Erakovic | 3 | 2 |
| | T Maria | 7 | 6 | | | T Maria | 2 | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kuwata | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Maria | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| Q | Vara Wongteanchai | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | M Erakovic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | | V Kudermetova | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Okamura | 4 | 2 | | 8 | M Erakovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | E Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P-c Lee | 2 | 1 | | 6 | E Rodina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jakupović | $7^7$ | 6 | | | D Jakupović | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y-h Lee | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | E Rodina | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | J Namigata | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | A Barty | 6 | $0^r$ | | | | |
| WC | C-y Hsu | 2 | 5 | | Q | J Namigata | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Barty | 6 | 0 | 6 | Q | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Sakkari | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Rodina | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | R Ozaki | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | O Govortsova | 2 | $0^r$ |
| | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | O Govortsova | 5 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Boserup | 6 | 7 | | | J Boserup | 7 | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sawayanagi | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Hozumi | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | WC | V Diatchenko | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Kato | 6 | $7^9$ | | | M Kato | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Diatchenko | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | WC | V Diatchenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Broady | 3 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
