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The 2016 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 39th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and part of the Premier tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 18 April through 24 April 2016.
| 2016 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–24 April |
| Edition | 39th |
| Category | Premier |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $759,900 |
| Surface | Clay (indoor) |
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Venue | Porsche-Arena |
| Attendance | 37,200 |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Angelique Kerber | |
| Doubles | |
 Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic | |
Besides the prize money the singles champion won a Porsche 718 Boxster S sports car.[1]
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €104,477 | €55,792 | €29,799 | €16,018 | €8,590 | €5,451 | €2,448 | €1,301 | €724 |
| Doubles * | €32,680 | €17,459 | €9,541 | €4,855 | €2,637 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 2 | 1 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 3 | 2 |
 ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 3 |
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 6 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 7 | 5 |
 ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 8 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 11 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 15 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 11, 2016.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Belinda Bencic (back injury) → replaced by 
Caroline Garcia
Sara Errani (right leg injury) → replaced by Camila Giorgi
Madison Keys → replaced by 
Monica Niculescu
Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Alizé Cornet- Maria Sharapova (provisional suspension) → replaced by Ekaterina Makarova
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SUI
|
Martina Hingis |  IND
|
Sania Mirza | 2 | 1 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 23 | 2 |
 SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 54 | 3 |
 USA
|
Raquel Atawo | POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | 78 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of April 11, 2016.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- During the tournament
Andrea Petkovic (lower back injury)
Finals
editSingles
edit- Angelique Kerber defeated Laura Siegemund, 6–4, 6–0.
Doubles
edit- Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic defeated Martina Hingis /
Sania Mirza, 2–6, 6–1, [10–6].
References
edit- ^ "Zahlen, Daten und Fakten zum Damen-Spektakel" (in German). tennisnet.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-04-14.