2016 China Open – Women's singles

Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Johanna Konta in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 China Open.

Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Petra Kvitová.

Seeds
• 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber (third round)

• 🇪🇸 Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)

• 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (champion)

• 🇷🇴 Simona Halep (third round)

• 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková (third round)

• 🇺🇸 Venus Williams (first round)

• 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)

• 🇺🇸 Madison Keys (semifinals)

• 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)

• 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková (second round)

• 🇬🇧 Johanna Konta (final)

• Timea Bacsinszky (second round)

• 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (second round)

• 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)

• 🇷🇺 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)

• 🇺🇦 Elina Svitolina (semifinals)

The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:
 * 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková
 * 🇷🇴 Simona Halep
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova
 * 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová

Seeds
• # 🇯🇵 Naomi Osaka (first round)

• # 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition)

• # Ana Konjuh (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)

• # 🇺🇸 Alison Riske (qualified)

• # 🇪🇸 Lara Arruabarrena (qualified)

• # 🇩🇪 Julia Görges (qualified)

• # 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Pauline Parmentier (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Louisa Chirico (qualified)

• # 🇺🇸 Nicole Gibbs (qualified)

• # 🇬🇧 Heather Watson (first round)

• # 🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Vania King (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)

• # 🇷🇺 Evgeniya Rodina (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers
• # 🇩🇪 Tatjana Maria

• # 🇺🇸 Louisa Chirico

• # 🇨🇳 Wang Yafan

• # 🇨🇿 Kateřina Siniaková

• # 🇺🇸 Alison Riske

• # 🇪🇸 Lara Arruabarrena

• # 🇩🇪 Julia Görges

• # 🇺🇸 Nicole Gibbs