2016 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

The 2016 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000+H in prize money. It took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 12–18 December 2016.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 5 December 2015

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * Fatma Al-Nabhani
 * Jana Fett
 * 🇷🇺 Olesya Pervushina
 * 🇰🇿 Galina Voskoboeva

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * Lesley Kerkhove
 * Quirine Lemoine
 * Patty Schnyder
 * 🇺🇦 Anastasiya Vasylyeva

The following player received entry by using protected rankings:
 * 🇷🇺 Ksenia Pervak

Singles

 * Hsieh Su-wei def. 🇷🇺 Natalia Vikhlyantseva, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

 * 🇱🇺 Mandy Minella / 🇷🇸 Nina Stojanović def. Hsieh Su-wei / 🇷🇺 Valeria Savinykh, 6–3, 3–6, [10–4]