2016 WTA Shenzhen Open

The 2016 Shenzhen Open (known as 2016 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 2 to 9 January 2016.

Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
 * per team

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Duan Yingying
 * 🇷🇺 Irina Khromacheva
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Nicole Gibbs
 * 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova
 * 🇨🇿 Tereza Smitková
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Kailin

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
 * 🇺🇸 Vania King

The following player received entry as lucky loser:
 * Stefanie Vögele

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇧🇾 Olga Govortsova → replaced by 🇨🇿 Kateřina Siniaková
 * 🇵🇱 Magda Linette (gastrointestinal illness) → replaced by  Stefanie Vögele
 * 🇵🇱 Urszula Radwańska → replaced by  Donna Vekić

Retirements

 * 🇷🇴 Irina-Camelia Begu (right knee injury)
 * 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (gastrointestinal illness)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015

Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Li Yixuan / 🇨🇳 Sheng Yuqi

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇵🇱 Magda Linette (gastrointestinal illness)

Singles

 * 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska defeated 🇺🇸 Alison Riske, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

 * 🇺🇸 Vania King / 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu defeated 🇨🇳 Xu Yifan / 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai, 6–1, 6–4