The 2016 Brasil Tennis Cup was a women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Brasil Tennis Cup and part of the WTA International category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Florianópolis, Brazil from July 31 to August 5, 2016. Second-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Tímea Babos, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 It was Begu's only singles title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
Doubles
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok defeated Tímea Babos / Réka Luca Jani, 6–3, 6–1
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
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 Rank1 SeedJelena Janković271Irina-Camelia Begu302Monica Puig373Jeļena Ostapenko404Yulia Putintseva435Tímea Babos446Nao Hibino757Naomi Osaka878Teliana Pereira949 Rankings are as of July 25, 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Maria Fernanda Alves Beatriz Haddad Maia Jelena Janković
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Montserrat González Réka Luca Jani Nadiia Kichenok Nadia Podoroska Valeriya Solovyeva Renata Zarazúa
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Martina Capurro Taborda Lyudmyla Kichenok Laura Pigossi Emily Webley-Smith
Withdrawals Before the tournament Annika Beck → replaced by Alizé Lim Mariana Duque Mariño → replaced by Lyudmyla Kichenok Caroline Garcia → replaced by Aleksandrina Naydenova Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Verónica Cepede Royg Kristína Kučová → replaced by Laura Pigossi Tatjana Maria → replaced by Paula Cristina Gonçalves Monica Niculescu → replaced by Gabriela Cé Tamira Paszek → replaced by Olga Savchuk Kristýna Plíšková → replaced by Anastasia Pivovarova Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Emily Webley-Smith Maria Sakkari → replaced by Laura Pous Tió Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Ana Bogdan Laura Siegemund → replaced by Martina Capurro Taborda Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Catalina Pella
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedLyudmyla KichenokNadiia Kichenok1501Chuang Chia-jungJeļena Ostapenko1632Tímea BabosRéka Luca Jani1843Aleksandrina NaydenovaLaura Pous Tió2594 Rankings are as of July 25, 2016.
Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Carolina Alves / Luisa Stefani
External links Official website WTA tournament draws