| 2016 İstanbul Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–24 April |
| Edition | 9th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Venue | Garanti Koza Arena |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Çağla Büyükakçay | |
| Doubles | |
 Andreea Mitu /İpek Soylu | |
The2016 İstanbul Cup (also known as theTEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a women'stennis tournament played on outdoorclay courts. It was the 9th edition of theİstanbul Cup, and part of theWTA International tournaments of the2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Garanti Koza Arena inIstanbul, Turkey, from 18 April through 24 April 2016. UnseededÇağla Büyükakçay won the singles title.[1]
Due to the tense security situation in Turkey following a number of terrorist attacks in February and March the WTA allowed registered players to withdraw from the tournament without penalty. Additionally, the players were given the opportunity to register at short notice for another tournament, such as the Stuttgart Open in Germany, a premier tournament held in the same week.[2]
Çağla Büyükakçay defeated
Danka Kovinić, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Andreea Mitu /İpek Soylu defeated
Xenia Knoll /Danka Kovinić, walkover
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SVK | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 34 | 1 |
 BEL | Yanina Wickmayer | 42 | 2 |
 UKR | Lesia Tsurenko | 43 | 3 |
| BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | 59 | 4 |
| MNE | Danka Kovinić | 61 | 5 |
 JPN | Nao Hibino | 66 | 6 |
| UKR | Kateryna Bondarenko | 67 | 7 |
 SWE | Johanna Larsson | 69 | 8 |
The following players receivedwildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Due to security concerns, the WTA allowed players to withdraw and enter other WTA/ITF tournaments without penalty.
Victoria Azarenka → replaced byAlexandra Dulgheru
Petra Cetkovská → replaced byÇağla Büyükakçay
Irina Falconi → replaced byStefanie Vögele
Camila Giorgi (enteredStuttgart qualifying) → replaced by
Tsvetana PironkovaLucie Hradecká → replaced by
Donna Vekić
Yulia Putintseva → replaced byKateryna Kozlova
Laura Robson (enteredStuttgart qualifying) → replaced byKurumi NaraYaroslava Shvedova → replaced by
Anastasija SevastovaAlison Van Uytvanck → replaced byOlga GovortsovaHeather Watson → replaced byAliaksandra Sasnovich
Caroline Wozniacki (ankle injury)[3] → replaced byAndreea Mitu| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKR | Kateryna Bondarenko | UKR | Olga Savchuk | 89 | 1 |
 GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 96 | 2 |
| SUI | Xenia Knoll | MNE | Danka Kovinić | 201 | 3 |
 RUS | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | BLR | Lidziya Marozava | 219 | 4 |
The following pairs receivedwildcards into the doubles main draw:
Nao Hibino (right shoulder injury)Danka Kovinić (right hamstring strain)Maryna Zanevska (left shoulder injury)
