Venus Williams was the defending champion, but she chose not to participate despite having qualified for this year's edition.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 WTA Elite Trophy | |
| Champion |  Petra Kvitová |
| Runner-up |  Elina Svitolina |
| Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
Petra Kvitová won the title, defeating Elina Svitolina in the final, 6–4, 6–2. Kvitová did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament.
Like Williams the year before, Kvitová has now won both the WTA Finals, in 2011, and WTA Elite Trophy, also becoming the first player to win both tournaments on her debut appearance.
Players
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Johanna Konta (semifinals)
Carla Suárez Navarro (withdrew)
Petra Kvitová (champion)
Elina Svitolina (final)
Roberta Vinci (round robin)
Timea Bacsinszky (round robin)
Elena Vesnina (round robin)
Samantha Stosur (round robin)- Barbora Strýcová (round robin)
Kiki Bertens (round robin)
Caroline Garcia (round robin)
Zhang Shuai (semifinals)
Alternate
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Tímea Babos (replaced Suárez Navarro, round robin)
Draw
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edit- 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
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Johanna Konta
| 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Elina Svitolina
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Elina Svitolina
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Petra Kvitová
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 12/WC |  Zhang Shuai
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Petra Kvitová
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Azalea group
edit| Konta
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 Stosur
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 Garcia
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Johanna Konta
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6–4, 6–2 | 6–2, 6–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 24–10 (71%) | 1 | |
| 8 | Samantha Stosur
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4–6, 2–6 | 4–6, 3–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 (0%) | 13–24 (35%) | 3 | |
| 11 | Caroline Garcia
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2–6, 2–6 | 6–4, 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 16–19 (46%) | 2 |
Camellia group
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 Bacsinszky
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Zhang
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 13/Alt | Tímea Babos
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4–6, 2–6 | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 (0%) | 16–25 (39%) | 3 | |
| 6 | Timea Bacsinszky
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6–4, 6–2 | 1–6, 1–6 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 14–18 (44%) | 2 | |
| 12/WC | Zhang Shuai
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7–6(7–2), 6–4 | 6–1, 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 25–12 (68%) | 1 |
Peony group
edit| Kvitová
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 Vinci
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Strýcová
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 3 | Petra Kvitová
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6–1, 6–2 | 6–1, 6–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 24–8 (75%) | 1 | |
| 5 | Roberta Vinci
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1–6, 2–6 | 4–6, 3–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 (0%) | 10–24 (29%) | 3 | |
| 9 | Barbora Strýcová
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1–6, 4–6 | 6–4, 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 17–19 (47%) | 2 |
Rose group
edit| Svitolina
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 Vesnina
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 Bertens
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 4 | Elina Svitolina
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6–4, 6–2 | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 (80%) | 26–18 (59%) | 1 | |
| 7 | Elena Vesnina
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4–6, 2–6 | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 19–22 (46%) | 2 | |
| 10 | Kiki Bertens
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6–2, 4–6, 2–6 | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | 0–2 | 1–4 (20%) | 22–27 (45%) | 3 |