The 2016 Japan Women's Open (also known as the 2016 Hashimoto Sogyo Japan Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 12 through September 18, 2016. Seventh-seeded Christina McHale won the singls title.
Finals
Singles
Christina McHale defeated Kateřina Siniaková, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 It was McHale's only WTA singles title of her career to date.
Doubles
Shuko Aoyama / Makoto Ninomiya defeated Jocelyn Rae / Anna Smith, 6–3, 6–3
Points and prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles280180110603011814101Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321QQ2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$2,925$1,005$730$530Doubles2$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960Doubles prize money per team 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Misaki Doi321Yanina Wickmayer382Yulia Putintseva423Johanna Larsson474Madison Brengle505Zhang Shuai516Christina McHale557Kateryna Bondarenko598 Rankings are as of August 29, 2016
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi Risa Ozaki
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jang Su-jeong Miyu Kato Rebecca Peterson Erika Sema
The following players received entry as a lucky loser: Antonia Lottner
Withdrawals Before the tournament Misa Eguchi → replaced by Antonia Lottner Irina Falconi → replaced by Kurumi Nara Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Jana Čepelová Nicole Gibbs → replaced by Magda Linette Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Anett Kontaveit Kristína Kučová → replaced by Naomi Osaka Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Tamira Paszek Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Nao Hibino Wang Qiang → replaced by Maria Sakkari
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedXu YifanZheng Saisai461Kateryna BondarenkoChuang Chia-jung982Aleksandra KrunićKateřina Siniaková993Liang ChenYang Zhaoxuan1144 1 Rankings are as of August 29, 2016
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Daniela Hantuchová / Alison Riske Kanae Hisami / Kotomi Takahata
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