2016 Connecticut Open

The 2016 Connecticut Open (also known as the 2016 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 48th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 21 through August 27. It was the last event of the 2016 US Open Series before the 2016 US Open.

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of 15 August 2016

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇨🇦 Eugenie Bouchard
 * 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska
 * 🇺🇸 Shelby Rogers
 * Caroline Wozniacki

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇩🇪 Annika Beck
 * 🇺🇸 Louisa Chirico
 * 🇺🇸 Nicole Gibbs
 * Ana Konjuh
 * Maria Sakkari
 * Anastasija Sevastova

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇺🇸 Kayla Day
 * 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens
 * 🇮🇹 Camila Giorgi
 * 🇪🇪 Anett Kontaveit
 * 🇸🇪 Johanna Larsson
 * 🇷🇺 Evgeniya Rodina

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković → replaced by 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic
 * 🇺🇸 Madison Keys → replaced by 🇮🇹 Camila Giorgi
 * 🇬🇧 Johanna Konta → replaced by 🇪🇪 Anett Kontaveit
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by 🇸🇪 Johanna Larsson
 * 🇷🇺 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by 🇺🇸 Kayla Day
 * 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková → replaced by 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens
 * 🇺🇸 Sloane Stephens → replaced by 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia
 * 🇨🇿 Barbora Strýcová → replaced by 🇷🇺 Evgeniya Rodina

Retirements

 * 🇪🇪 Anett Kontaveit

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of 15 August 2016

Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Louisa Chirico / 🇺🇸 Alison Riske
 * Hsieh Su-wei / 🇩🇪 Andrea Petkovic
 * 🇵🇱 Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / Caroline Wozniacki

Singles

 * 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska defeated 🇺🇦 Elina Svitolina, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles

 * 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza / 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu defeated 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko / Chuang Chia-jung, 7–5, 6–4