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 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1Singles47030518510055125 / 18131Doubles1

Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1Singles$146,200$77,850$41,555$22,310$11,930$5,735$3,400$1,815$1,005Doubles$45,620$24,340$13,310$6,780$3,675

Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedAgnieszka Radwańska31Angelique Kerber42Simona Halep53Belinda Bencic84Petra Kvitová115Carla Suárez Navarro156Madison Keys167Karolína Plíšková178Johanna Konta189 1rankings as of June 6, 2016

Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Naomi Broady Petra Kvitová Tara Moore Agnieszka Radwańska

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Christina McHale Tamira Paszek Tsvetana Pironkova Kateřina Siniaková

The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Magda Linette

Withdrawals Before the tournament Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Heather Watson Simona Halep → replaced by Magda Linette Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Camila Giorgi

Retirements Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedChan Hao-chingChan Yung-jan111Sania MirzaCoco Vandeweghe242Andrea HlaváčkováLucie Šafářová253Andreja KlepačKatarina Srebotnik534 1 Rankings as of June 6, 2016.

Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Belinda Bencic / Andrea Petkovic Naomi Broady / Heather Watson Johanna Konta / Elina Svitolina

The following pair received entry as alternates: Misaki Doi / Kurumi Nara

Withdrawals Before the tournament Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Finals Singles

Madison Keys defeated Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová defeated Vania King / Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)

References

http://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-news/

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