2016 J&T Banka Prague Open

The 2016 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 7th edition of the tournament, and its second as part of the International category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the TK Sparta Prague in Prague, Czech Republic, from 25 to 30 April 2016. Following Roberta Vinci's withdrawal due to an ankle injury, Svetlana Kuznetsova was the top-seeded player at the tournament.^[1]

2016 J&T Banka Prague Open
Date	25 – 30 April
Edition	7th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$500,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Venue	TK Sparta Prague
Champions
Singles
Lucie Šafářová
Doubles
Margarita Gasparyan / Andrea Hlaváčková

Points distribution

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	—	—	—	—	—

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
RUS	Svetlana Kuznetsova	13	1
CZE	Lucie Šafářová	15	2
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	18	3
AUS	Samantha Stosur	26	4
CZE	Barbora Strýcová	33	5
LAT	Jeļena Ostapenko	37	6
SVK	Dominika Cibulková	38	7
BEL	Yanina Wickmayer	42	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 18 April 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Jana Čepelová
• Kateřina Siniaková
• Markéta Vondroušová

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

• Stefanie Vögele

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Sorana Cîrstea
• Océane Dodin
• Vania King
• Virginie Razzano

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Andrea Hlaváčková
• Barbora Krejčíková
• Tereza Smitková

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Denisa Allertová → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková
• Mona Barthel → replaced by Ana Konjuh
• Jelena Janković → replaced by Naomi Broady
• Daria Kasatkina → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei
• Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Tereza Smitková
• Danka Kovinić → replaced by Andrea Hlaváčková
• Christina McHale → replaced by Lucie Hradecká
• Heather Watson → replaced by Olga Govortsova
• Roberta Vinci → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková

Withdrawals

During the tournament

• Svetlana Kuznetsova

Retirements

• Lucie Hradecká

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Raquel Atawo	USA	Abigail Spears	43	1
RUS	Margarita Gasparyan	CZE	Andrea Hlaváčková	54	2
TPE	Chuang Chia-jung	CRO	Darija Jurak	84	3
CHN	Liang Chen	POL	Alicja Rosolska	97	4

• ¹ Rankings as of 18 April 2016.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

• Jana Čepelová / Viktória Kužmová
• Tereza Smitková / Barbora Štefková

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2016 J&T Banka Prague Open – Singles

• Lucie Šafářová defeated Samantha Stosur, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2016 J&T Banka Prague Open – Doubles

• Margarita Gasparyan / Andrea Hlaváčková defeated María Irigoyen / Paula Kania, 6–4, 6–2