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| 2016 BRD Bucharest Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 July |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Bucharest, Romania |
| Venue | Arenele BNR |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Simona Halep | |
| Doubles | |
 Jessica Moore /  Varatchaya Wongteanchai | |
The 2016 BRD Bucharest Open was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania between 11 and 17 July 2016.
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Simona Halep | 5 | 1 |
 ITA | Sara Errani | 21 | 2 |
 SVK | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 40 | 3 |
 GER | Laura Siegemund | 42 | 4 |
| ROU | Monica Niculescu | 47 | 5 |
 MNE | Danka Kovinić | 52 | 6 |
 LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 66 | 7 |
 TUR | Çağla Büyükakçay | 77 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 27, 2016.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Denisa Allertová → replaced by Barbora Krejčiková
Zarina Diyas → replaced by 
Paula Kania
Karin Knapp → replaced by 
Sesil Karatantcheva- Yulia Putintseva → replaced by
María Teresa Torró Flor - Yaroslava Shvedova (viral illness) → replaced by
Xu Shilin 
Anna Tatishvili → replaced by 
Polina Leykina
Retirements
[edit]- Francesca Schiavone (right shoulder injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova |  KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 53 | 1 |
 POL | Paula Kania |  CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | 101 | 2 |
| ROU | Andreea Mitu | POL | Alicja Rosolska | 153 | 3 |
 BEL | Ysaline Bonaventure | ROU | Raluca Olaru | 167 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 27, 2016.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit]
Simona Halep def. 
Anastasija Sevastova, 6–0, 6–0
Doubles
[edit]
Jessica Moore / 
Varatchaya Wongteanchai vs. Alexandra Cadanțu / Katarzyna Piter, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)