The 2016 Bank of the West Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 45th edition of the tournament, and part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Stanford, California, United States between 18 and 24 July 2016. It was the first women's event on the 2016 US Open Series.
| 2016 Bank of the West Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–24 July |
| Edition | 45th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $753,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Stanford, California, United States |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Johanna Konta | |
| Doubles | |
 Raquel Atawo / Abigail Spears | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $128,100 | $68,280 | $37,330 | $21,330 | $10,670 | $6,990 | $3,225 | $1,810 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $40,300 | $21,330 | $11,735 | $5,975 | $3,240 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 7 | 1 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 12 | 2 |
| GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 18 | 3 |
| USA
|
CoCo Vandeweghe | 35 | 4 |
 JPN
|
Misaki Doi | 36 | 5 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 37 | 6 |
 FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | 51 | 7 |
| USA
|
Varvara Lepchenko | 52 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 11, 2016.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Tímea Babos → replaced by 
Verónica Cepede Royg
Mariana Duque Mariño → replaced by 
Jennifer Brady
Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by 
Naomi Osaka
Daria Kasatkina → replaced by 
Kristýna Plíšková- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by
Urszula Radwańska - Agnieszka Radwańska → replaced by Alison Riske
Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by 
Han Xinyun
Retirements
edit- CoCo Vandeweghe (Right ankle injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHN
|
Xu Yifan | CHN
|
Zheng Saisai | 31 | 1 |
| USA
|
Raquel Atawo | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 40 | 2 |
 CRO
|
Darija Jurak |  AUS
|
Anastasia Rodionova | 83 | 3 |
 GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld |  CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 105 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 11, 2016.
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:
Finals
editSingles
edit
Johanna Konta defeated Venus Williams, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Doubles
edit- Raquel Atawo / Abigail Spears defeated
Darija Jurak / 
Anastasia Rodionova, 6–3, 6–4