The 2016 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 29 February to 6 March 2016 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC).
Finals
Singles
Elina Svitolina defeated Eugenie Bouchard 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Doubles
Varatchaya Wongteanchai / Yang Zhaoxuan defeated Liang Chen / Wang Yafan 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Points and prize money distribution
Points distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1Singles280180110603011814101Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking1 SeedsRoberta Vinci101Elina Svitolina182Sabine Lisicki313Annika Beck404Nao Hibino605Eugenie Bouchard616Hsieh Su-wei657Zheng Saisai728
1 Rankings as of February 22, 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Sabine Lisicki Elina Svitolina Roberta Vinci Zhang Ling
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Miyu Kato Barbora Krejčíková Luksika Kumkhum Risa Ozaki Yang Zhaoxuan Zhu Lin
Withdrawals Before the tournament Alison Riske → replaced by Chang Kai-chen Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Jana Čepelová Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Wang Yafan
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank SeedLiang ChenWang Yafan871Darija JurakNicole Melichar1132Chan Chin-weiBarbora Krejčíková1433Marina MelnikovaAlexandra Panova1514 Rankings as of February 22, 2016.
Other entrants The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw: Nao Hibino / Zhang Ling Liu Fangzhou / Jawairiah Noordin
References
External links Official website