2016 Japan Women's Open – Singles

Yanina Wickmayer was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Viktorija Golubic.

Singles
2016 Japan Women's Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Christina McHale
Runner-upCzech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Christina McHale won her first WTA title, defeating Kateřina Siniaková in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4.

Seeds

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  1.   Misaki Doi (first round)
  2.   Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
  3.   Yulia Putintseva (second round)
  4.   Johanna Larsson (second round)
  5.   Madison Brengle (first round)
  6.   Zhang Shuai (semifinals)
  7.   Christina McHale (champion)
  8.   Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Kateřina Siniaková 6 6
6   Zhang Shuai 3 0
  Kateřina Siniaková 6 4 4
7   Christina McHale 3 6 6
  Jana Čepelová 4 6 5
7   Christina McHale 6 3 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Doi 5 3
  A Sasnovich 7 6   A Sasnovich 3 1
  A Riske 6 6   A Riske 6 6
  N Hibino 2 4   A Riske 2 4
LL   A Lottner 1 4   K Siniaková 6 6
  K Siniaková 6 6   K Siniaková 6 5 77
  L Chirico 6 7   L Chirico 4 7 63
8   K Bondarenko 4 5   K Siniaková 6 6
4   J Larsson 6 6 6   S Zhang 3 0
  S Lisicki 3 2 4   J Larsson 2 6 4
WC   R Ozaki 0 2   V Lepchenko 6 3 6
  V Lepchenko 6 6   V Lepchenko 77 1 3
  N Osaka 6 6 6   S Zhang 64 6 6
  A Kontaveit 0 2   N Osaka 3 2
WC   E Hozumi 64 6 3 6   S Zhang 6 6
6   S Zhang 77 1 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   M Brengle 1 4
  J Čepelová 6 6   J Čepelová 6 6
Q   S-j Jang 4 6 6 Q   S-j Jang 3 1
  S Zheng 6 3 3   J Čepelová 3 6 6
  T Paszek 2 2   K Nara 6 4 1
  K Nara 6 6   K Nara 6 6
  M Sakkari 4 3 3   Y Putintseva 2 2
3   Y Putintseva 6 6   J Čepelová 4 6 5
7   C McHale 6 3 77 7   C McHale 6 3 7
  K Kozlova 4 6 65 7   C McHale 2 6 77
Q   R Peterson 6 711 Q   R Peterson 6 2 64
Q   M Kato 3 69 7   C McHale 6 5 6
Q   E Sema 1 0   V Golubic 3 7 3
  M Linette 6 6   M Linette 2 77 3
  V Golubic 6 79   V Golubic 6 65 6
2   Y Wickmayer 1 67

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Tamira Paszek (moved to main draw)
  2.   Jana Čepelová (moved to main draw)
  3.   Jennifer Brady (first round)
  4.   Rebecca Peterson (qualified)
  5.   Sara Sorribes Tormo (first round)
  6.   Grace Min (withdrew, still playing in Dalian)
  7.   Julia Glushko (first round)
  8.   Luksika Kumkhum (first round)
  9.   Aleksandra Krunić (withdrew)
  10.   Hiroko Kuwata (first round)
  11.   Jang Su-jeong (qualified)
  12.   Antonia Lottner (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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  1.   Antonia Lottner

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5   Sara Sorribes Tormo 1 4
  Miyu Kato 6 6
  Miyu Kato 77 6
  Yang Zhaoxuan 62 0
Alt   Yuki Chiang 3 64
  Yang Zhaoxuan 6 77
  Miyu Kato 6 6
12   Antonia Lottner 3 1
WC   Ayano Shimizu 6 4 6
  Olga Savchuk 3 6 0
WC   Ayano Shimizu 4 0
12   Antonia Lottner 6 6
  Urszula Radwańska 6 5 5
12   Antonia Lottner 1 7 7

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7   Julia Glushko 65 6 1
  Sabina Sharipova 77 2 6
  Sabina Sharipova 6 6
  Aleksandrina Naydenova 3 0
  Aleksandrina Naydenova
Bye
  Sabina Sharipova 4 4
11   Jang Su-jeong 6 6
WC   Himari Sato 5 4
  Shuko Aoyama 7 6
  Shuko Aoyama 6 5 4
11   Jang Su-jeong 1 7 6
  Ons Jabeur 3 2
11   Jang Su-jeong 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Jennifer Brady 1 3
  Daniela Hantuchová 6 6
  Daniela Hantuchová 6 2 6
WC   Miharu Imanishi 2 6 0
Alt   Jessica Moore 1 0
WC   Miharu Imanishi 6 6
  Daniela Hantuchová 4 6 3
  Erika Sema 6 3 6
Alt   Renata Voráčová 0 2
  Xu Yifan 6 6
  Xu Yifan 6 2r
  Erika Sema 2 3
  Erika Sema 6 6
10   Hiroko Kuwata 3 3

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Rebecca Peterson 77 6
  Riko Sawayanagi 63 1
4   Rebecca Peterson 6 6
  Han Na-lae 3 4
  Han Na-lae 4 6 6
  Arina Rodionova 6 4 4
4   Rebecca Peterson 6 6
  Varatchaya Wongteanchai 1 1
WC   Makoto Ninomiya 3 1
  Ayaka Okuno 6 6
  Ayaka Okuno 2 3
  Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6 6
  Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6 1 6
8   Luksika Kumkhum 3 6 4

References

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