2016 BNP Paribas Open

{{for|the men's tournament that took place in Paris later in the year|2016 BNP Paribas Masters}}

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{{Infobox tennis event|2016|BNP Paribas Open|

|date=March 7–20

|edition=43rd (ATP) / 28th (WTA)

|draw=96S / 32D

|category=ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (Men)
WTA Premier Mandatory (Women)

|surface=Hard

|prize_money=$7,107,445 (ATP)
$6,844,139 (WTA)

|location=Indian Wells, California, United States

|venue=Indian Wells Tennis Garden

|champms={{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

|champmd={{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Hugues Herbert / {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Mahut

|champws={{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka

|champwd={{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands / {{flagicon|USA}} CoCo Vandeweghe

|main_name=Indian Wells Open

}}

The 2016 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2016 Indian Wells Open) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2016. It was the 43rd edition of the men's event and 28th of the women's event, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2016 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, from March 7 through March 20, 2016, on outdoor hard courts.

Finals

=Men's singles=

{{main|2016 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles}}

=Women's singles=

{{main|2016 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles}}

=Men's doubles=

{{main|2016 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles}}

=Women's doubles=

{{main|2016 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles}}

Points and prize money

=Point distribution=

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
style="width:130px; background:#ededed;"|Event

|style="width:80px; background:lime;"|{{Tooltip| W | Win}}

|style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|{{Tooltip| F | Final}}

|style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|{{Tooltip| SF | Semifinal}}

|style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|{{Tooltip| QF | Quarterfinal}}

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 64

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 128

|width=85|{{Tooltip| Q | Qualifier}}

|width=85|{{Tooltip| Q2 | Qualifying round 2}}

|width=85|{{Tooltip| Q1 | Qualifying round 1}}

style="background:#f3f3f3;"| Men's singles

|rowspan=4|1000

|rowspan=2|600

|rowspan=2|360

|rowspan=2|180

|rowspan=2|90

|45

|25*

|10

|16

|8

|0

style="background:#f3f3f3;"| Men's doubles

| 0

| {{n/a}}

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style="background:#f3f3f3;"| Women's singles

|rowspan=2|650

|rowspan=2|390

|rowspan=2|215

|rowspan=2|120

|65

|35*

|10

|30

|20

|2

style="background:#f3f3f3;"| Women's doubles

| 10

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

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  • Players with byes receive first-round points.

=Prize money=

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

|width=130 bgcolor=ededed|Event

|width=80 bgcolor=lime|W

|width=85 bgcolor=thistle|F

|width=85 bgcolor=ffff00|SF

|width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 16

|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 32

|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 64

|width=85 bgcolor=afeeee|Round of 128

|width=85|Q2

|width=85|Q1

style=background:#f3f3f3|Men's singles

|rowspan=2|$1,028,300

|rowspan=2|$501,815

|rowspan=2|$251,500

|rowspan=2|$128,215

|rowspan=2|$67,590

|rowspan=2|$36,170

|rowspan=2|$19,530

|rowspan=2|$11,970

|rowspan=2|$3,565

|rowspan=2|$1,825

style=background:#f3f3f3|Women's singles{{Cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/609/MDS.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110122/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/609/MDS.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-05 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/609/QS.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308223357/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/609/QS.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-08 |url-status=dead }}
style=background:#f3f3f3|Men's doubles

|rowspan=2|$336,920

|rowspan=2|$164,420

|rowspan=2|$82,410

|rowspan=2|$42,000

|rowspan=2|$22,140

|rowspan=2|$11,860

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

style=background:#f3f3f3|Women's doubles{{Cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/609/MDD.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110125/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/609/MDD.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-05 |url-status=dead }}

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ATP singles main-draw entrants

=Seeds=

The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 7, 2016.

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:30px;" |Seed

! style="width:30px;" |Rank

! style="width:170px;" |Player

! style="width:90px;" |Points before

! style="width:110px;" |Points defending

! style="width:70px;" |Points won

! style="width:90px;" |Points after

! style="width:380px;" |Status

style="background:#cfc;"

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

| style="text-align:center;" | 16,540

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,000

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,000

| style="text-align:center;" | 16,540

| Champion, defeated {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic [12]

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 2

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Murray

| style="text-align:center;" | 8,685

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 8,370

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Delbonis

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 4

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Stan Wawrinka

| style="text-align:center;" | 6,325

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 6,405

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|BEL}} David Goffin [15]

style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 5

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,810

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,990

| Semifinals lost to {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 6

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kei Nishikori

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,980

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,070

| Quarterfinals lost to {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal [4]

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| style="text-align:center;" | 7

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Berdych

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,900

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,810

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic [12]

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" | 9

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,950

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,130

| Quarterfinals lost to {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Gasquet

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,715

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,795

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|CRO}} Marin Čilić [10]

style="text-align:center;" | 9

| style="text-align:center;" | 11

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Isner

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,585

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,585

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|JPN}} Kei Nishikori [5]

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 12

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Marin Čilić

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,555

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,725

| Quarterfinals lost to {{flagicon|BEL}} David Goffin [15]

style="text-align:center;" | 11

| style="text-align:center;" | 13

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Dominic Thiem

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,430

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,510

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|FRA}} Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]

style="background:#fcc;"

| style="text-align:center;" | 12

| style="text-align:center;" | 14

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,410

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 600

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,650

| Runner-up, lost to {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 13

| style="text-align:center;" | 16

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gaël Monfils

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,950

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,130

| Quarterfinals lost to {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic [12]

style="text-align:center;" | 14

| style="text-align:center;" | 17

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Bautista Agut

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,935

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,935

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|ESP}} Feliciano López [18]

style="text-align:center;" | 15

| style="text-align:center;" | 18

|{{flagicon|BEL}} David Goffin

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,930

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,290

| Semifinals lost to {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic [12]

style="text-align:center;" | 16

| style="text-align:center;" | 19

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gilles Simon

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,855

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,810

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev

style="text-align:center;" | 17

| style="text-align:center;" | 20

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Bernard Tomic

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,805

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,670

| Third round retired vs. {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic [12]

style="text-align:center;" | 18

| style="text-align:center;" | 21

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Feliciano López

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,630

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,540

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 19

| style="text-align:center;" | 22

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Paire

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,581

| style="text-align:center;" | (20)

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,571

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrian Mannarino

style="text-align:center;" | 20

| style="text-align:center;" | 23

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Viktor Troicki

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,580

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,580

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Mayer

style="text-align:center;" | 21

| style="text-align:center;" | 24

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,570

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,525

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|AUT}} Dominic Thiem [11]

style="text-align:center;" | 22

| style="text-align:center;" | 25

|{{flagicon|URU}} Pablo Cuevas

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,510

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,475

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|ARG}} Guido Pella

style="text-align:center;" | 23

| style="text-align:center;" | 26

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Grigor Dimitrov

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,420

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,385

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev

style="text-align:center;" | 24

| style="text-align:center;" | 27

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Kyrgios

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,420

| style="text-align:center;" | 25

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,405

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|ESP}} Albert Ramos Viñolas

style="text-align:center;" | 25

| style="text-align:center;" | 28

|{{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Kližan

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,420

| style="text-align:center;" | 25

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,405

| Second round retired vs. {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Verdasco

style="text-align:center;" | 26

| style="text-align:center;" | 29

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Alexandr Dolgopolov

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,330

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,330

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Gasquet [8]

style="text-align:center;" | 27

| style="text-align:center;" | 30

|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Kohlschreiber

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,330

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,330

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 28

| style="text-align:center;" | 32

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Chardy

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,255

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,255

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Kuznetsov

style="text-align:center;" | 29

| style="text-align:center;" | 33

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Thomaz Bellucci

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,200

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,200

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|CRO}} Borna Ćorić

style="text-align:center;" | 30

| style="text-align:center;" | 35

|{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Johnson

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,190

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,190

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|JPN}} Kei Nishikori [5]

style="text-align:center;" | 31

| style="text-align:center;" | 36

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Querrey

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,175

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,210

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|FRA}} Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]

style="text-align:center;" | 32

| style="text-align:center;" | 37

|{{flagicon|POR}} João Sousa

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,146

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,146

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Delbonis

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

=Other entrants=

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

=Withdrawals=

;Before the tournament

;During the tournament

=Retirements=

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

=Seeds=

class="sortable wikitable"
width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank1

! Seed

{{flag|NED}}

|Jean-Julien Rojer

|{{flag|ROU}}

|Horia Tecău

|7

|1

{{flag|CRO}}

|Ivan Dodig

|{{flag|BRA}}

|Marcelo Melo

|8

|2

{{flagu|USA}}

|Bob Bryan

|{{flagu|USA}}

|Mike Bryan

|11

|3

{{flag|GBR}}

|Jamie Murray

|{{flag|BRA}}

|Bruno Soares

|12

|4

{{flag|IND}}

|Rohan Bopanna

|{{flag|ROU}}

|Florin Mergea

|20

|5

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag|CAN}}

|Vasek Pospisil

|{{flagu|USA}}

|Jack Sock

|31

|6

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag|FRA}}

|Pierre-Hugues Herbert

|{{flag|FRA}}

|Nicolas Mahut

|31

|7

{{flag|FRA}}

|Édouard Roger-Vasselin

|{{flag|SRB}}

|Nenad Zimonjić

|36

|8

  • 1 Rankings as of March 7, 2016.

=Other entrants=

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

=Withdrawals=

;Before the tournament

=Retirements=

WTA singles main-draw entrants

=Seeds=

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 29, 2016. Rankings and points before are as of March 7, 2016.

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:30px;" |Seed

! style="width:30px;" |Rank

! style="width:200px;" |Player

! style="width:90px;" |Points before

! style="width:110px;" |Points defending

! style="width:70px;" |Points won

! style="width:90px;" |Points after

! style="width:380px;" |Status

style="background:#fcc;"

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams

| style="text-align:center;" | 9,245

| style="text-align:center;" | 390

| style="text-align:center;" | 650

| style="text-align:center;" | 9,505

| Runner-up, lost to {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka [13]

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 2

|{{flagicon|GER}} Angelique Kerber

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,700

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,700

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|CZE}} Denisa Allertová

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 3

|{{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,450

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 390

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,775

| Semifinals lost to {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 4

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Garbiñe Muguruza

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,831

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,776

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|USA}} Christina McHale

style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 5

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,745

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,000

| style="text-align:center;" | 215

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,960

| Quarterfinals lost to {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| style="text-align:center;" | 6

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carla Suárez Navarro

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,015

| style="text-align:center;" | 215

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,800

| Withdrew from the second round

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" | 8

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Belinda Bencic

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,505

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,450

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|SVK}} Magdaléna Rybáriková

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| style="text-align:center;" | 9

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Kvitová

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,483

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 215

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,698

| Quarterfinals lost to {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska [3]

style="text-align:center;" | 9

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,455

| style="text-align:center;" | 35

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,540

| {{nowrap|Fourth round retired vs. {{flagicon|SVK}} Magdaléna Rybáriková}}

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 12

|{{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,082

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,092

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|JPN}} Kurumi Nara [Q]

style="text-align:center;" | 11

| style="text-align:center;" | 13

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,823

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,768

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|KAZ}} Yaroslava Shvedova

style="text-align:center;" | 12

| style="text-align:center;" | 21

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Timea Bacsinszky

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,440

| style="text-align:center;" | 215

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,345

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|RUS}} Daria Kasatkina

style="background:#cfc;"

| style="text-align:center;" | 13

| style="text-align:center;" | 15

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,660

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,000

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,595

| Champion, defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 14

| style="text-align:center;" | 18

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,531

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,531

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková [18]

style="text-align:center;" | 15

| style="text-align:center;" | 16

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,585

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,530

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko

style="text-align:center;" | 16

| style="text-align:center;" | 17

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,535

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,480

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|USA}} CoCo Vandeweghe

style="text-align:center;" | 17

| style="text-align:center;" | 14

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,750

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,695

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci [9]

style="text-align:center;" | 18

| style="text-align:center;" | 19

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,525

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 390

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,795

| Semifinals lost to {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka [13]

style="text-align:center;" | 19

| style="text-align:center;" | 20

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,505

| style="text-align:center;" | 650

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,975

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska [3]

style="text-align:center;" | 20

| style="text-align:center;" | 25

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Caroline Wozniacki

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,046

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,991

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Shuai [WC]

style="text-align:center;" | 21

| style="text-align:center;" | 22

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sloane Stephens

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,215

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,105

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|CAN}} Eugenie Bouchard

style="text-align:center;" | 22

| style="text-align:center;" | 23

|{{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,110

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,110

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová

style="text-align:center;" | 23

| style="text-align:center;" | 24

|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Keys

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,060

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,005

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Gibbs [Q]

style="text-align:center;" | 24

| style="text-align:center;" | 27

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,920

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,865

| {{nowrap|Second round lost to {{flagicon|UKR}} Kateryna Bondarenko [Q]}}

style="text-align:center;" | 25

| style="text-align:center;" | 26

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Johanna Konta

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,928

| style="text-align:center;" | (20)

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,028

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková [18]

style="text-align:center;" | 26

| style="text-align:center;" | 28

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,845

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,900

| Fourth round lost to {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka [13]

style="text-align:center;" | 27

| style="text-align:center;" | 29

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,780

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,780

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|KAZ}} Yulia Putintseva

style="text-align:center;" | 28

| style="text-align:center;" | 30

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|SVK}} Anna Karolína Schmiedlová}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,690

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,690

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|PUR}} Monica Puig

style="text-align:center;" | 29

| style="text-align:center;" | 31

|{{flagicon|GER}} Sabine Lisicki

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,682

| style="text-align:center;" | 390

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,302

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|SWE}} Johanna Larsson

style="text-align:center;" | 30

| style="text-align:center;" | 32

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Makarova

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,571

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,571

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep [5]

style="text-align:center;" | 31

| style="text-align:center;" | 33

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Daria Gavrilova

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,430

| style="text-align:center;" | 120

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,375

| Second round lost to {{flagicon|SVK}} Magdaléna Rybáriková

style="text-align:center;" | 32

| style="text-align:center;" | 34

|{{flagicon|ROM}} Monica Niculescu

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,380

| style="text-align:center;" | 35

| style="text-align:center;" | 65

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,410

| Third round lost to {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska [3]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

=Other entrants=

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

=Withdrawals=

;Before the tournament

=Retirements=

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

=Seeds=

class="sortable wikitable"
width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank1

! Seed

{{flag|SUI}}

|Martina Hingis

|{{flag|IND}}

|Sania Mirza

|2

|1

{{flag|TPE}}

|Chan Hao-ching

|{{flag|TPE}}

|Chan Yung-jan

|11

|2

{{flag|HUN}}

|Tímea Babos

|{{flag|KAZ}}

|Yaroslava Shvedova

|17

|3

{{flag|CZE}}

|Andrea Hlaváčková

|{{flag|CZE}}

|Lucie Hradecká

|22

|4

{{flag|RUS}}

|Ekaterina Makarova

|{{flag|CZE}}

|Lucie Šafářová

|25

|5

{{flag|FRA}}

|Caroline Garcia

|{{flag|FRA}}

|Kristina Mladenovic

|26

|6

{{flag|ESP}}

|Garbiñe Muguruza

|{{flag|ESP}}

|Carla Suárez Navarro

|31

|7

{{flagu|USA}}

|Raquel Atawo

|{{flagu|USA}}

|Abigail Spears

|39

|8

  • 1 Rankings as of February 29, 2016.

=Other entrants=

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

=Withdrawals=

;Before the tournament

References

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