2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham

{{Infobox tennis event|2016|Aegon Classic Birmingham|

| date = 13–19 June

| edition = 35th

| category = WTA Premier

| draw = 32S / 16D

| surface = Grass

| prize_money = $846,000

| location = Birmingham, United Kingdom

| venue = Edgbaston Priory Club

| champs = {{flagicon|USA}} Madison Keys

| champd = {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová

| before_name = Aegon Classic

| main_name = Birmingham Classic (tennis) {{!}} Birmingham Classic

}}

The 2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, from 13 June until 19 June 2016. Seventh-seeded Madison Keys won the singles title.

Points and prize money

=Point distribution=

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style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"\|Event \|style="width:80px; background:lime;"\|W \|style="width:80px; background:thistle;"\|F \|style="width:80px; background:#ffff00;"\|SF \|style="width:80px; background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 16 \|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 32 \|style="width:80px;"\|Q \|style="width:80px;"\|Q2 \|style="width:80px;"\|Q1
style="background:#f3f3f3;"\|Singles \|rowspan="2"\|470 \|rowspan="2"\|305 \|rowspan="2"\|185 \|rowspan="2"\|100 \|55 \|1 \|25 / 18 \|13 \|1
style="background:#f3f3f3;"\|Doubles \|1 \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}}

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style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event

|style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

|style="width:80px; background:thistle;"|F

|style="width:80px; background:#ffff00;"|SF

|style="width:80px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

|style="width:80px;"|Q

|style="width:80px;"|Q2

|style="width:80px;"|Q1

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Singles

|rowspan="2"|470

|rowspan="2"|305

|rowspan="2"|185

|rowspan="2"|100

|55

|25 / 18

|13

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Doubles

|{{n/a}}

= Prize money =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" \|style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"\|Event \|style="width:80px; background:lime;"\|W \|style="width:80px; background:thistle;"\|F \|style="width:80px; background:#ffff00;"\|SF \|style="width:80px; background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 16 \|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 32 \|style="width:80px;"\|Q \|style="width:80px;"\|Q2 \|style="width:80px;"\|Q1
style="background:#f3f3f3;"\|Singles \|$146,200 \|$77,850 \|$41,555 \|$22,310 \|$11,930 \|$5,735 \|$3,400 \|$1,815 \|$1,005
style="background:#f3f3f3;"\|Doubles \|$45,620 \|$24,340 \|$13,310 \|$6,780 \|$3,675 \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}}

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|style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event

|style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

|style="width:80px; background:thistle;"|F

|style="width:80px; background:#ffff00;"|SF

|style="width:80px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

|style="width:80px;"|Q

|style="width:80px;"|Q2

|style="width:80px;"|Q1

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Singles

|$146,200

|$77,850

|$41,555

|$22,310

|$11,930

|$5,735

|$3,400

|$1,815

|$1,005

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Doubles

|$45,620

|$24,340

|$13,310

|$6,780

|$3,675

|{{n/a}}

Singles main draw entrants

=Seeds=

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width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank¹ ! Seed
{{flag\|POL}} \|Agnieszka Radwańska \|3 \|1
{{flag\|GER}} \|Angelique Kerber \|4 \|2
~~{{flag\|ROU}}~~ \|~~Simona Halep~~ \|5 \|3
{{flag\|SUI}} \|Belinda Bencic \|8 \|4
{{flag\|CZE}} \|Petra Kvitová \|11 \|5
{{flag\|ESP}} \|Carla Suárez Navarro \|15 \|6
style="background:#cfc;" \|{{flag\|USA}} \|Madison Keys \|16 \|7
{{flag\|CZE}} \|Karolína Plíšková \|17 \|8
{{flag\|GBR}} \|Johanna Konta \|18 \|9

class="wikitable" border="1"

width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

|Agnieszka Radwańska

|Angelique Kerber

~~{{flag|ROU}}~~

|~~Simona Halep~~

|Belinda Bencic

|Petra Kvitová

|11

|Carla Suárez Navarro

|15

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag|USA}}

|Madison Keys

|16

|Karolína Plíšková

|17

|Johanna Konta

|18

¹rankings as of June 6, 2016

=Other entrants=

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

{{flagicon|GBR}} Naomi Broady
{{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Kvitová
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tara Moore
{{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|USA}} Christina McHale
{{flagicon|AUT}} Tamira Paszek
{{flagicon|BUL}} Tsvetana Pironkova
{{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

{{flagicon|POL}} Magda Linette

=Withdrawals=

;Before the tournament

{{flagicon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková → replaced by {{flagicon|GBR}} Heather Watson
{{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep → replaced by {{flagicon|POL}} Magda Linette
{{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} Camila Giorgi

=Retirements=

{{flagicon|SUI}} Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

=Seeds=

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width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank¹ ! Seed
{{flag\|TPE}} \|Chan Hao-ching \|{{flag\|TPE}} \|Chan Yung-jan \|11 \|1
{{flag\|IND}} \|Sania Mirza \|{{flag\|USA}} \|Coco Vandeweghe \|24 \|2
{{flag\|CZE}} \|Andrea Hlaváčková \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Lucie Šafářová \|25 \|3
{{flag\|SLO}} \|Andreja Klepač \|{{flag\|SLO}} \|Katarina Srebotnik \|53 \|4

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width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

|{{flag|TPE}}

|11

|{{flag|USA}}

|24

|{{flag|CZE}}

|25

|{{flag|SLO}}

|53

¹ Rankings as of June 6, 2016.

=Other entrants=

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

{{flagicon|SUI}} Belinda Bencic / {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic
{{flagicon|GBR}} Naomi Broady / {{flagicon|GBR}} Heather Watson
{{flagicon|GBR}} Johanna Konta / {{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina

The following pair received entry as alternates:

{{flagicon|JPN}} Misaki Doi / {{flagicon|JPN}} Kurumi Nara

=Withdrawals=

;Before the tournament

{{flagicon|SUI}} Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Finals

=Singles=

{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Keys defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4

=Doubles=

{{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Vania King / {{flagicon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1)

References

http://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-news/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609100152/https://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-news/ |date=9 June 2017 }}

External links

{{Official website|https://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/}}

Category:2016 WTA Tour

2016

Category:2016 in English tennis