2016 Volvo Car Open
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The 2016 Volvo Car Open was a women's tennis event on the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place between April 4 – 10, 2016. It was the 44th edition of the Charleston Open tournament and a WTA Premier tournaments tournament. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the clay court season played on green clay.
| 2016 Volvo Car Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 4–10 |
| Edition | 44th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $753,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Sloane Stephens | |
| Doubles | |
| Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic | |
Sloane Stephens won the singles event while Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic captured the doubles crown.[1]
Finals
Singles
- It was Stephens' 3rd and last singles title of the year and the 4th of her career.
Doubles
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $128,100 | $68,180 | $33,600 | $17,280 | $8,955 | $4,585 | $2,355 | $1,070 | $640 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $40,300 | $21,340 | $11,740 | $5,975 | $3,245 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
Summarize
Perspective
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER |
Angelique Kerber | 3 | 1 |
 SUI |
Belinda Bencic | 10 | 2 |
| USA |
Venus Williams | 14 | 3 |
| CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 15 | 4 |
 ITA |
Sara Errani | 18 | 5 |
| GER |
Andrea Petkovic | 21 | 6 |
| USA |
Sloane Stephens | 22 | 7 |
| USA |
Madison Keys | 24 | 8 |
 SRB |
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 AUS |
Samantha Stosur | 27 | 10 |
| FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 29 | 11 |
| AUS |
Daria Gavrilova | 34 | 12 |
 ROU |
Irina-Camelia Begu | 35 | 13 |
| RUS |
Daria Kasatkina | 36 | 14 |
| GER |
Sabine Lisicki | 37 | 15 |
 JPN |
Misaki Doi | 44 | 16 |
 CAN |
Eugenie Bouchard | 45 | 17 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 21, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Cindy Burger
Çağla Büyükakçay
Sesil Karatantcheva
Aleksandra Krunić
Kristína Kučová
Naomi Osaka
Elena Vesnina
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Mona Barthel → replaced by
Petra Cetkovská (right thigh injury) → replaced by
Mariana Duque Mariño → replaced by
Anastasija Sevastova
Patricia Maria Țig
Varvara Lepchenko → replaced by
Retirements
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 11 | 1 |
| CZE |
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | 21 | 2 |
| FRA |
Caroline Garcia | FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 26 | 3 |
| USA |
Raquel Atawo | USA |
Abigail Spears | 41 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 21, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
References
External links
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