2016 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Daria Gavrilova in the final, 6–2, 6–1.

Women's singles
2016 Kremlin Cup
Champion	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Runner-up	Daria Gavrilova
Score	6–2, 6–1
Seeds	8

Main article: 2016 Kremlin Cup

By claiming the title, Kuznetsova became the final qualifier for the 2016 WTA Finals, overtaking Johanna Konta on the race list.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion)
2. Dominika Cibulková (withdrew)
3. Carla Suárez Navarro (second round, retired)
4. Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
5. Elena Vesnina (second round)
6. Barbora Strýcová (first round)
7. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
8. Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)
9. Tímea Babos (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	62	6
	4	Elina Svitolina	1	77	4
								1/WC	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
									Daria Gavrilova	2	1
		Julia Görges	5	1
		Daria Gavrilova	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1/WC	S Kuznetsova	6	7
		A Cornet	78	6					A Cornet	4	5
		S Rogers	66	3											1/WC	S Kuznetsova	7	62	6
		K Mladenovic	6	6											9	T Babos	5	77	2
	WC	A Kalinskaya	4	2					K Mladenovic	1	4
		I-C Begu	2	77	5			9	T Babos	6	6
	9	T Babos	6	62	7																	1/WC	S Kuznetsova	6	62	6
																						4	E Svitolina	1	77	4
								4	E Svitolina	6	6
	Q	L Tsurenko	3	0r					Y Putintseva	2	2
		Y Putintseva	6	0											4	E Svitolina	6	6
		A Sevastova	6	1	610										LL	A Konjuh	1	1
	Q	A Blinkova	4	6	712			Q	A Blinkova
	LL	A Konjuh	6	1	6			LL	A Konjuh	w/o
	6	B Strýcová	4	6	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	D Kasatkina	6	6
		B Bencic	4	1				8	D Kasatkina	6	6
		E Makarova	7	6					E Makarova	4	1
	Q	N Gibbs	5	1											8	D Kasatkina	5	1
		D Kovinić	63	3												J Görges	7	6
		J Görges	77	6					J Görges	7	6
								5	E Vesnina	5	0
																							J Görges	5	1
	7	A Pavlyuchenkova	77	5	7																		D Gavrilova	7	6
	Q	K Siniaková	62	7	5			7	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
		J Ostapenko	3	3					J Janković	1	4
		J Janković	6	6											7	A Pavlyuchenkova	5	6	3
		L Šafářová	2	2												D Gavrilova	7	4	6
		D Gavrilova	6	6					D Gavrilova	6	3
								3	C Suárez Navarro	4	0r

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
2. Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
3. Ana Konjuh (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Çağla Büyükakçay (second round)
5. Nicole Gibbs (qualified)
6. Camila Giorgi (second round)
7. Irina Khromacheva (qualifying competition)
8. Evgeniya Rodina (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Lesia Tsurenko
2. Kateřina Siniaková
3. Nicole Gibbs
4. Anna Blinkova

Lucky losers

1. Ana Konjuh

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lesia Tsurenko	3	6	6
		Nigina Abduraimova	6	2	2
								1	Lesia Tsurenko	77	6
									Elizaveta Kulichkova	64	3
		Elizaveta Kulichkova	6	6
		Aryna Sabalenka	4	1
															1	Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
															7	Irina Khromacheva	1	2
		Verónica Cepede Royg	7	6
		Lucie Hradecká	5	1
									Verónica Cepede Royg	7	0	2
								7	Irina Khromacheva	5	6	6
		Victoria Kamenskaya	1	0
	7	Irina Khromacheva	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kateřina Siniaková	1	6	6
		Marina Melnikova	6	4	2
								2	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
									Polina Leykina	4	2
		Polina Leykina	6	6
		Veronika Kudermetova	0	2
															2	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
																Viktoriya Tomova	4	2
		Viktoriya Tomova	6	6
	WC	Amina Anshba	4	1
									Viktoriya Tomova	6	6
								8	Evgeniya Rodina	4	0
		Olga Govortsova	1	2
	8	Evgeniya Rodina	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Ana Konjuh	6	6
		Ekaterina Alexandrova	1	4
								3	Ana Konjuh	4
									Tereza Martincová	0r
		Tereza Martincová	6	6
		Anastasia Pivovarova	3	2
															3	Ana Konjuh	5	7	61
															5	Nicole Gibbs	7	5	77
		Paula Kania	77	5	6
	WC	Anastasia Gasanova	63	7	1
									Paula Kania	4	1
								5	Nicole Gibbs	6	6
		Natalia Vikhlyantseva	4	6	3
	5	Nicole Gibbs	6	4	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Çağla Büyükakçay	1	77	6
		Valeriya Solovyeva	6	62	1
								4	Çağla Büyükakçay	2	3
								WC	Anna Blinkova	6	6
	WC	Anna Blinkova	6	6
		Elitsa Kostova	0	4
															WC	Anna Blinkova	6	6
																Nadia Podoroska	2	1
	WC	Olesya Pervushina	2	5
		Nadia Podoroska	6	7
									Nadia Podoroska	0	6	6
								6	Camila Giorgi	6	4	4
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	0	3
	6	Camila Giorgi	4	6	6

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw