2016 BRD Bucharest Open

The 2016 BRD Bucharest Open was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania between 11 and 17 July 2016.

2016 BRD Bucharest Open
Date11–17 July
Edition3rd
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceClay
LocationBucharest, Romania
VenueArenele BNR
Champions
Singles
Romania Simona Halep
Doubles
Australia Jessica Moore / Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
← 2015 · BRD Bucharest Open · 2017 →

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 14 10 1
Doubles 1

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $43,000 $21,400 $11,300 $5,900 $3,310 $1,925 $1,005 $730 $530
Doubles $12,300 $6,400 $3,435 $1,820 $960

Singles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  ROU Simona Halep 5 1
  ITA Sara Errani 21 2
  SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 40 3
  GER Laura Siegemund 42 4
  ROU Monica Niculescu 47 5
  MNE Danka Kovinić 52 6
  LAT Anastasija Sevastova 66 7
  TUR Çağla Büyükakçay 77 8
  • 1 Rankings as of June 27, 2016.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Retirements

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Doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  GEO Oksana Kalashnikova   KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 53 1
  POL Paula Kania   CZE Barbora Krejčíková 101 2
  ROU Andreea Mitu   POL Alicja Rosolska 153 3
  BEL Ysaline Bonaventure   ROU Raluca Olaru 167 4
  • 1 Rankings as of June 27, 2016.

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

Champions

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Singles

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Doubles

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