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Singles
2016 Malaysian Open
Final
Champion	Elina Svitolina
Runner-up	Eugenie Bouchard
Score	6–7, 6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Monterrey instead.

Elina Svitolina won the title, defeating Eugenie Bouchard in the final, 6–7, 6–4, 7–5.

Seeds

1. Roberta Vinci (first round)
2. Elina Svitolina (champion)
3. Sabine Lisicki (quarterfinals)
4. Annika Beck (first round)
5. Nao Hibino (first round)
6. Eugenie Bouchard (final)
7. Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
8. Zheng Saisai (first round)

Draw

Key

• 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

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
		Naomi Broady	4	3
								6	Eugenie Bouchard	7	4	5
								2/WC	Elina Svitolina	6	6	7
	Q	Zhu Lin	3	3
	2/WC	Elina Svitolina	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1/WC	R Vinci	7	2	1
		K-c Chang	5	6	6				K-c Chang	5	3
		Ç Büyükakçay	7	6					Ç Büyükakçay	7	6
		L Siegemund	5	1												Ç Büyükakçay	1	4
		D Hantuchová	4	7	6										6	E Bouchard	6	6
		K Nara	6	6	7				K Nara	1	2
	WC	L Zhang	3	1				6	E Bouchard	6	6
	6	E Bouchard	6	6																		6	E Bouchard	6	6
	3/WC	S Lisicki	6	7																			N Broady	4	3
		M Linette	4	6				3/WC	S Lisicki	7	6
	Q	B Krejčíková	6	1	6			Q	B Krejčíková	5	3
		Y Wang	4	6	2										3/WC	S Lisicki	6	6	5
		N Broady	6	3	6											N Broady	7	1	7
		K Koukalová	3	6	3				N Broady	6	6
	Q	Z Yang	4	6	6			Q	Z Yang	4	3
	8	S Zheng	6	3	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	N Hibino	4	2
		Y Duan	6	6					Y Duan	4	4
		Q Wang	6	6					Q Wang	6	6
	Q	L Kumkhum	2	1												Q Wang	3	4
	Q	L Zhu	6	6											Q	L Zhu	6	6
		A Panova	4	4				Q	L Zhu	7	6
		Z Diyas	7	6					Z Diyas	5	2
	4	A Beck	5	3																		Q	L Zhu	3	3
	7	S-w Hsieh	6	6																		2/WC	E Svitolina	6	6
		J Čepelová	4	4				7	S-w Hsieh	1	6	3
		K Kučová	7	6					K Kučová	6	3	6
		S Vögele	6	4												K Kučová	6	1	1
		E Kulichkova	0	2											2/WC	E Svitolina	1	6	6
	Q	R Ozaki	6	6				Q	R Ozaki	1	6	0
	Q	M Kato	1	1				2/WC	E Svitolina	6	3	6
	2/WC	E Svitolina	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Risa Ozaki (qualified)
2. Maryna Zanevska (first round)
3. Zhang Kailin (qualifying competition)
4. Luksika Kumkhum (qualified)
5. Miyu Kato (qualified)
6. Yang Zhaoxuan (qualified)
7. Zhang Yuxuan (first round)
8. Barbora Krejčíková (qualified)
9. Zhu Lin (qualified)
10. Polina Leykina (qualifying competition)
11. Liu Chang (first round)
12. Lu Jiajing (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Risa Ozaki
2. Zhu Lin
3. Barbora Krejčíková
4. Luksika Kumkhum
5. Miyu Kato
6. Yang Zhaoxuan

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Risa Ozaki	3	7	6
		Laura Pous Tió	6	6	0
								1	Risa Ozaki	6	7
									Katarzyna Piter	1	6
		Katarzyna Piter	3	6	6
	7	Zhang Yuxuan	6	1	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Maryna Zanevska	7	5	4
		Marina Melnikova	5	7	6
									Marina Melnikova	6	7	3
								9	Zhu Lin	7	5	6
	Alt	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	6	5	4
	9	Zhu Lin	1	7	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Zhang Kailin	6	4	6
		Eri Hozumi	2	6	0
								3	Zhang Kailin	3	2
								8	Barbora Krejčíková	6	6
		Tadeja Majerič	3	0
	8	Barbora Krejčíková	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Luksika Kumkhum	6	3	6
		Xu Yifan	1	6	4
								4	Luksika Kumkhum	6	4	6
								WC	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	4	6	3
	WC	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6	6
	12	Lu Jiajing	3	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Miyu Kato	3	7	6
		Lu Jingjing	6	5	0
								5	Miyu Kato	4	6	6
								10	Polina Leykina	6	2	1
	WC	Nurin Nabilah Roslan	1	0
	10	Polina Leykina	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Yang Zhaoxuan	6	4	6
	WC	Jawairiah Noordin	2	6	0
								6	Yang Zhaoxuan	5	7	7
									Liu Fangzhou	7	6	5
		Liu Fangzhou	6	4	6
	11	Liu Chang	1	6	3

References

1. "Svitolina wins rain-interrupted Malaysian Open title". Sports Illustrated. March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

• 2016 WTA Tour
• Malaysian Open (tennis)