2016 Korea Open – Singles

Irina-Camelia Begu was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jana Čepelová.

Lara Arruabarrena won the title, defeating Monica Niculescu in the final, 6–0, 2–6, 6–0.

Seeds
• #🇷🇴 Irina-Camelia Begu (second round)

• #🇸🇪 Johanna Larsson (quarterfinals)

• #🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai (semifinals)

• #🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic (second round)

• #🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu (final)

• #🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens (second round)

• #🇺🇸 Nicole Gibbs (first round)

• #🇺🇸 Louisa Chirico (second round)

Seeds
• # 🇺🇸 Grace Min (moved to main draw)

• # 🇹🇭 Luksika Kumkhum (qualified)

• # 🇯🇵 Eri Hozumi (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Ksenia Lykina (second round)

• # Chang Kai-chen (qualifying competition)

• # 🇵🇱 Urszula Radwańska (first round, retired)

• # 🇯🇵 Riko Sawayanagi (second round)

• # Arantxa Rus (qualified)

• # 🇧🇬 Aleksandrina Naydenova (first round)

Qualifiers
• # 🇵🇱 Katarzyna Piter

• # 🇹🇭 Luksika Kumkhum

• # 🇯🇵 Eri Hozumi

• # Arantxa Rus