2016 Taiwan Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Venus Williams won the title, defeating Misaki Doi in the final, 6–4, 6–2. It is her only title of 2016.

Seeds
• #🇺🇸 Venus Williams (champion)

• #🇯🇵 Misaki Doi (final)

• #🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva (semifinals)

• #🇰🇿 Zarina Diyas (second round)

• #🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai (second round)

• # Hsieh Su-wei (semifinals)

• #🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara (quarterfinals, withdrew)

• #🇺🇸 Alison Riske (first round)

Seeds
• # 🇯🇵 Miyu Kato (qualified)

• # 🇪🇸 Laura Pous Tió (qualified)

• # 🇨🇳 Zhang Yuxuan (qualified)

• # 🇯🇵 Hiroko Kuwata (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇷🇺 Marina Melnikova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇨🇳 Liu Chang (qualifying competition)

• # 🇨🇳 Xu Yifan (qualifying competition)

• # 🇫🇷 Shérazad Reix (qualified)

• # 🇯🇵 Ayaka Okuno (qualified)

• # 🇧🇬 Aleksandrina Naydenova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇯🇵 Junri Namigata (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇦 Lyudmyla Kichenok (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # 🇯🇵 Miyu Kato

• # 🇪🇸 Laura Pous Tió

• # 🇨🇳 Zhang Yuxuan

• # 🇫🇷 Shérazad Reix

• # 🇯🇵 Ayaka Okuno

• # 🇺🇦 Lyudmyla Kichenok

Lucky losers
• # 🇯🇵 Hiroko Kuwata

• # 🇷🇺 Marina Melnikova