2016 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles
# 2016 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but withdrew before her first match due to a gastrointestinal illness.

Svetlana Kuznetsova won the title, defeating Monica Puig in the final, 6–0, 6–2.

## Seeds

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

* Simona Halep (semifinals)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (withdrew due to left leg injury)
* Petra Kvitová (withdrew due to gastrointestinal illness)
* Angelique Kerber (second round, withdrew)
* Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
* Timea Bacsinszky (first round)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
* Belinda Bencic (semifinals, retired)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Simona Halep | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Svetlana Kuznetsova | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Svetlana Kuznetsova | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Q | Monica Puig | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Belinda Bencic | 0 | $0^r$ | | Q | Monica Puig | 0 | 2 |
| Q | Monica Puig | 6 | 0 | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | $6^4$ | 4 | | C Garcia | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 5 | K Plíšková | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | L Arruabarrena | 1 | $6^1$ | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Ivanovic | 4 | 2 | 5 | K Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 |
| LL | P Hercog | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | S Lisicki | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Patterson | 2 | 0 | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | S Errani | $6^1$ | 0 | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | J Janković | $6^3$ | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | S Errani | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | B Bencic | $7^8$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić-Baroni | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 | 8 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | $6^6$ | 2 | | WC | T Pironkova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Pironkova | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | B Bencic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | L Hradecká | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | E Makarova | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | E Makarova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | A Kerber | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Kerber | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Bencic | 0 | $0^r$ |
| 6 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Puig | 6 | 0 |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | AK Schmiedlová | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Puig | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Rybáriková | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | Q | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | S Stosur | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 4 | 7 | 7 | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | D Hantuchová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Yanina Wickmayer (second round)
* Varvara Lepchenko (withdrew)
* Lucie Hradecká (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Yaroslava Shvedova (first round, retired)
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (qualified)
* Zheng Saisai (withdrew, still playing in Shenzhen)
* Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Daria Kasatkina (second round, retired)
* Irina Falconi (second round)
* Yulia Putintseva (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Daniela Hantuchová
* Monica Puig
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
* Lara Arruabarrena

### Lucky losers

* Lucie Hradecká
* Polona Hercog
* Magdaléna Rybáriková

### Draw

**First 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yanina Wickmayer | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Anastasija Sevastova | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Anastasija Sevastova | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Yanina Wickmayer | 3 | $6^3$ | | | |
| | | | | | | Lauren Davis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | |
| | Lauren Davis | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | | Lauren Davis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | |
| Alt | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | Lauren Davis | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 |
| | Jeļena Ostapenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | Daniela Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Irina Falconi | 5 | 1 | | | |
| | Anna Tatishvili | 4 | 2 | | 9 | Irina Falconi | 5 | 1 | | | |
| 9 | Irina Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Second 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 1 | 1 | | 10 | Yulia Putintseva | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Monica Puig | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | Monica Puig | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andreea Mitu | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andreea Mitu | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Monica Puig | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | Hsieh Su-wei | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | Olivia Rogowska | 3 | 4 | | 7 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Polona Hercog | 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 | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magda Linette | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magda Linette | 3 | 3 | | 3 | Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 2 | 6 | 2 | | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | |
| | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Lucie Hradecká | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Storm Sanders | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Patricia Maria Țig | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Patricia Maria Țig | 6 | 2 | 3 | WC | Storm Sanders | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Arina Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | 5 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Yaroslava Shvedova | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 4 | | | Sesil Karatantcheva | 2 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 2 | 0 | | | | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 1 | $6^2$ |
| | | | | | | | | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | $7^7$ |
| WC | Olivia Tjandramulia | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | Lara Arruabarrena | 7 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Daria Kasatkina | 5 | $0^r$ | | | |
| | Mariana Duque Mariño | 3 | 4 | 8 | Daria Kasatkina | 5 | $0^r$ | | | |
| 8 | Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
