2016 BRD Bucharest Open

2016 BRD Bucharest Open
Date	11–17 July
Edition	3rd
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Venue	Arenele BNR
Champions
Singles
Simona Halep
Doubles
Jessica Moore / Varatchaya Wongteanchai

The 2016 BRD Bucharest Open was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania between 11 and 17 July 2016.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
ROU	Simona Halep	5	1
ITA	Sara Errani	21	2
SVK	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	40	3
GER	Laura Siegemund	42	4
ROU	Monica Niculescu	47	5
MNE	Danka Kovinić	52	6
LAT	Anastasija Sevastova	66	7
TUR	Çağla Büyükakçay	77	8

• ¹ Rankings as of June 27, 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Ioana Mincă
• Elena Gabriela Ruse
• Francesca Schiavone

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

• Vania King

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Misa Eguchi
• Elitsa Kostova
• Nadia Podoroska
• Isabella Shinikova

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Xu Shilin

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Denisa Allertová → replaced by Barbora Krejčiková
• Zarina Diyas → replaced by Paula Kania
• Karin Knapp → replaced by Sesil Karatantcheva
• Yulia Putintseva → replaced by María Teresa Torró Flor
• Yaroslava Shvedova (viral illness) → replaced by Xu Shilin
• Anna Tatishvili → replaced by Polina Leykina

Retirements

• Francesca Schiavone (right shoulder injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
GEO	Oksana Kalashnikova	KAZ	Yaroslava Shvedova	53	1
POL	Paula Kania	CZE	Barbora Krejčíková	101	2
ROU	Andreea Mitu	POL	Alicja Rosolska	153	3
BEL	Ysaline Bonaventure	ROU	Raluca Olaru	167	4

• ¹ Rankings as of June 27, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

• Cristina Dinu / Elena Gabriela Ruse
• Irina Maria Bara / Nicoleta Dascălu

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2016 BRD Bucharest Open – Singles

• Simona Halep def. Anastasija Sevastova, 6–0, 6–0

Doubles

Main article: 2016 BRD Bucharest Open – Doubles

• Jessica Moore / Varatchaya Wongteanchai vs. Alexandra Cadanțu / Katarzyna Piter, 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)

External links

• Official website