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| 2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 13–19 June | |||
| Edition | 35th | |||
| Category | WTA Premier | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $846,000 | |||
| Surface | Grass | |||
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Madison Keys | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Karolína Plíšková /Barbora Strýcová | ||||
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The2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham was a women'stennis tournament played on outdoorgrass courts. It was the 35th edition of theevent, and aPremier tournament on the2016 WTA Tour. It took place at theEdgbaston Priory Club inBirmingham, England, from 13 June until 19 June 2016. Seventh-seededMadison Keys won the singles title.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 / 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $146,200 | $77,850 | $41,555 | $22,310 | $11,930 | $5,735 | $3,400 | $1,815 | $1,005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $45,620 | $24,340 | $13,310 | $6,780 | $3,675 | — | — | — | — |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 1 |
 GER | Angelique Kerber | 4 | 2 |
 ROU | |||
 SUI | Belinda Bencic | 8 | 4 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 11 | 5 |
 ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 15 | 6 |
| USA | Madison Keys | 16 | 7 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 17 | 8 |
 GBR | Johanna Konta | 18 | 9 |
The following players receivedwildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Dominika Cibulková → replaced byHeather WatsonSimona Halep → replaced byMagda Linette
Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by
Camila GiorgiBelinda Bencic (right thigh injury)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 11 | 1 |
 IND | Sania Mirza | USA | Coco Vandeweghe | 24 | 2 |
| CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 25 | 3 |
 SLO | Andreja Klepač | SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 53 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)Madison Keys defeatedBarbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4Karolína Plíšková /Barbora Strýcová defeatedVania King /Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
