2016 Suzhou Ladies Open
# 2016 Suzhou Ladies Open

The 2016 Suzhou Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Suzhou, China, on 17–23 October 2016.

## Singles main draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| POL | Magda Linette | 98 | 1 |
| GER | Tatjana Maria | 109 | 2 |
| CHN | Han Xinyun | 115 | 3 |
| CHN | Wang Yafan | 125 | 4 |
| CHN | Zhu Lin | 147 | 5 |
| THA | Luksika Kumkhum | 150 | 6 |
| TUR | İpek Soylu | 153 | 7 |
| UZB | Sabina Sharipova | 155 | 8 |

* $^1$ Rankings as of 10 October 2016.

### Other entrants

The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

* Gai Ao
* Gao Xinyu
* Wei Zhanlan
* Xu Yifan

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Jacqueline Cako
* Lee So-ra
* Sun Xuliu
* Yuan Yue

The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:

* Jiang Xinyu

## Champions

### Singles

* Chang Kai-chen def. Wang Yafan, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1

### Doubles

* Hiroko Kuwata / Akiko Omae def. Jacqueline Cako / Sabina Sharipova, 6–1, 6–3
