Singles
2016 Tianjin Open
Final
Champion	Peng Shuai
Runner-up	Alison Riske
Score	7–6(7-3), 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match with a right thigh injury.

Peng Shuai, a Tianjin native, won her first WTA singles title, defeating Alison Riske in the final, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2.

	Semifinals							Final
	WC	Peng Shuai	3	7	6
		Danka Kovinić	6	5	3
								WC	Peng Shuai	77	6
									Alison Riske	63	2
		Alison Riske	6	5	6
	2	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4	7	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A Radwańska	6	6
		T Maria	1	2				1	A Radwańska	6	6
		E Rodina	6	5	6				E Rodina	1	1
		C McHale	1	7	0										1	A Radwańska
		V King	1	2											WC	S Peng	w/o
	Q	K-c Chang	6	6				Q	K-c Chang	3	2
	WC	S Peng	w/o					WC	S Peng	6	6
	7	S Zhang																				WC	S Peng	3	7	6
	3	E Vesnina	5	6	64																		D Kovinić	6	5	3
	Q	S Rogers	7	4	77			Q	S Rogers	6	1	2
		Y Duan	4	3					D Kovinić	2	6	6
		D Kovinić	6	6												D Kovinić	6	6
	Q	F Liu	4	6	4										5	M Puig	4	3
		L Arruabarrena	6	2	6				L Arruabarrena	4	2
		K Nara	3	65				5	M Puig	6	6
	5	M Puig	6	77

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	Y Putintseva	6	3	4
	WC	Y Wang	3	6	6			WC	Y Wang	5	3
		X Han	4	6	6				X Han	7	6
	WC	Y Xu	6	1	0											X Han	3	3
		M Linette	78	6												A Riske	6	6
	Q	N Stojanović	66	0					M Linette	3	62
		A Riske	2	6	6				A Riske	6	77
	4	T Babos	6	4	3																		A Riske	6	5	6
	8	Y Shvedova	4	2																		2	S Kuznetsova	4	7	4
		N Osaka	6	6					N Osaka	6	77
	Q	A Hlaváčková	5	4				Q	L Hradecká	2	64
	Q	L Hradecká	7	6												N Osaka	6	4	63
		D Vekić	3	7	6										2	S Kuznetsova	2	6	77
		K Zhang	6	5	3				D Vekić	5	4
		P Parmentier	1	3				2	S Kuznetsova	7	6
	2	S Kuznetsova	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Shelby Rogers	77	6
	WC	You Xiaodi	65	3
								1	Shelby Rogers	6	6
									Jacqueline Cako	4	2
		Jacqueline Cako	5	6	6
	11	Akiko Omae	7	2	3

	First round							Qualifying competition
	13	Katarzyna Piter	3	3
		Danielle Lao	6	6
									Danielle Lao	4	6	4
								12	Chang Kai-chen	6	1	6
	WC	Zhang Ying	2	0
	12	Chang Kai-chen	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	İpek Soylu	4	4
		Andrea Hlaváčková	6	6
									Andrea Hlaváčková	7	6
									Varatchaya Wongteanchai	5	2
		Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6	6
	10	Xu Shilin	1	1

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Sabina Sharipova	2	7	6
	Alt	Wang Yan	6	5	1
								4	Sabina Sharipova	6	3	62
								7	Nina Stojanović	1	6	77
	WC	Gao Xinyu	3	3
	7	Nina Stojanović	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Liu Fangzhou	6	2	6
	WC	Kang Jiaqi	3	6	3
								5	Liu Fangzhou	6	6
								8	Sofia Shapatava	1	2
		Xun Fangying	65	5
	8	Sofia Shapatava	77	7

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Hiroko Kuwata	6	6
		Ayaka Okuno	1	2
								6	Hiroko Kuwata	3	0
								9	Lucie Hradecká	6	6
		Olga Savchuk	3	2
	9	Lucie Hradecká	6	6

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw