2016 İstanbul Cup – Singles

Çağla Büyükakçay won her first WTA title, defeating Danka Kovinić in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3. She became the first Turkish woman to lift a WTA Tour title.

Singles
2016 İstanbul Cup
Champion	Çağla Büyükakçay
Runner-up	Danka Kovinić
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Main article: 2016 İstanbul Cup

Lesia Tsurenko was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea.

Seeds

1. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)
2. Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
3. Lesia Tsurenko (first round)
4. Kirsten Flipkens (second round)
5. Danka Kovinić (final)
6. Nao Hibino (quarterfinals)
7. Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)
8. Johanna Larsson (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Danka Kovinić	7	6
		Kateryna Kozlova	5	4
								5	Danka Kovinić	6	2	3
									Çağla Büyükakçay	3	6	6
		Çağla Büyükakçay	6	7
		Stefanie Vögele	0	5

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	AK Schmiedlová	2	3
	Q	M Sakkari	6	6				Q	M Sakkari	6	6
		K Knapp	77	5	1				S-w Hsieh	3	4
		S-w Hsieh	63	7	6										Q	M Sakkari	6	1	2
		T Pironkova	6	6											5	D Kovinić	1	6	6
		A Sasnovich	2	2					T Pironkova	5	64
		K Nara	3	3				5	D Kovinić	7	77
	5	D Kovinić	6	6																		5	D Kovinić	7	6
	4	K Flipkens	77	6																			K Kozlova	5	4
		D Vekić	65	4				4	K Flipkens	3	4
		A Dulgheru	77	63	1				K Kozlova	6	6
		K Kozlova	64	77	6											K Kozlova	6	6
		A Krunić	0	0												A Sevastova	2	3
		A Sevastova	6	6					A Sevastova	6	6
	Q	M Zanevska	2	6	65			8	J Larsson	4	3
	8	J Larsson	6	2	77

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	N Hibino	2	6	6
	WC	D Yastremska	6	4	3			6	N Hibino	2	6	6
	WC	A Aksu	3	4				Q	R-L Jani	6	2	3
	Q	R-L Jani	6	6											6	N Hibino	1	2
		Ç Büyükakçay	6	6												Ç Büyükakçay	6	6
	Q	M Melnikova	3	3					Ç Büyükakçay	6	6
	Q	S Cîrstea	6	6				Q	S Cîrstea	4	2
	3	L Tsurenko	3	4																			Ç Büyükakçay	6	7
	7	K Bondarenko	5	6	6																		S Vögele	0	5
		O Govortsova	7	3	4			7	K Bondarenko	3	6	5
		J Glushko	3	2				Q	K Kučová	6	1	7
	Q	K Kučová	6	6											Q	K Kučová	5	2
		S Vögele	6	7												S Vögele	7	6
	WC	İ Soylu	2	5					S Vögele	6	6
		A Mitu	7	6					A Mitu	4	1
	2	Y Wickmayer	5	4

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Maria Sakkari (qualified)
2. Kateryna Kozlova (moved to main draw)
3. Romina Oprandi (first round)
4. Kristína Kučová (qualified)
5. Sorana Cîrstea (qualified)
6. Maryna Zanevska (qualified)
7. Tereza Martincová (qualifying competition, retired)
8. Marina Erakovic (qualifying competition)
9. Polina Leykina (first round)
10. Lu Jiajing (qualifying competition)
11. Myrtille Georges (qualifying competition)
12. Laura Pous Tió (first round)
13. Marina Melnikova (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Maria Sakkari
2. Marina Melnikova
3. Réka-Luca Jani
4. Kristína Kučová
5. Sorana Cîrstea
6. Maryna Zanevska

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Maria Sakkari	7	6
		Cristina Dinu	5	1
								1	Maria Sakkari	6	6
								11	Myrtille Georges	0	2
	WC	Sara Tomic	3	4
	11	Myrtille Georges	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	13	Marina Melnikova	710	4	6
	WC	Melis Sezer	68	6	1
								13	Marina Melnikova	6	6
									Nigina Abduraimova	4	1
		Nigina Abduraimova	6	0	6
	9	Polina Leykina	2	6	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Romina Oprandi	3	1
		Réka-Luca Jani	6	6
									Réka-Luca Jani	7	6
								10	Lu Jiajing	5	3
	Alt	Petia Arshinkova	2	1
	10	Lu Jiajing	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Kristína Kučová	6	6
		Valeriya Strakhova	1	1
								4	Kristína Kučová	6	6
								8	Marina Erakovic	4	3
		Anastasiya Komardina	3	1
	8	Marina Erakovic	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Sorana Cîrstea	6	6
	WC	Pemra Özgen	1	0
								5	Sorana Cîrstea	7	6
								WC	Başak Eraydın	5	3
	WC	Başak Eraydın	6	712
	12	Laura Pous Tió	2	610

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Maryna Zanevska	77	77
		Katarzyna Piter	65	64
								6	Maryna Zanevska	6	3
								7	Tereza Martincová	1	1r
		Sofia Shapatava	2	6	3
	7	Tereza Martincová	6	1	6