Carla Suárez Navarro defeated Jeļena Ostapenko in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2016 WTA Qatar Open.

Lucie Šafářová was the defending champion, but lost to Çağla Büyükakçay in the second round.

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Zheng Saisai	4	3
		Jeļena Ostapenko	6	6
									Jeļena Ostapenko	7	1
									Andrea Petkovic	5	0r
	4	Garbiñe Muguruza	1	7	2
		Andrea Petkovic	6	5	6
																Jeļena Ostapenko	6	4	4
															8	Carla Suárez Navarro	1	6	6
	9	Roberta Vinci	6	2	3
	3	Agnieszka Radwańska	3	6	6
								3	Agnieszka Radwańska	2	0
								8	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	6
	8	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	77
	Q	Elena Vesnina	3	63

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Kerber	5	1
		S Zheng	6	78					S Zheng	7	6
		V Lepchenko	2	66												S Zheng	77	6
	Q	A Sevastova	7	3	64										WC	E Bouchard	61	1
	WC	E Bouchard	5	6	77			WC	E Bouchard	77	7
		D Allertová	7	6					D Allertová	60	5
	15	E Svitolina	5	4																			S Zheng	4	3
	12	S Kuznetsova	6	6																			J Ostapenko	6	6
		J Görges	3	3				12	S Kuznetsova	65	0
		J Ostapenko	6	6					J Ostapenko	77	6
		Z Diyas	1	3												J Ostapenko	5	6	6
		K Mladenovic	3	4											5	P Kvitová	7	2	1
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	62	4
								5	P Kvitová	77	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	G Muguruza	6	6
		Y Shvedova	3	77	3				N Hibino	2	0
		N Hibino	6	65	6										4	G Muguruza	6	7
		T Babos	3	7	6											T Babos	2	5
		M Brengle	6	5	0				T Babos	6	6
		T Pironkova	6	5	3			16	S Errani	4	1
	16	S Errani	1	7	6																	4	G Muguruza	1	7	2
	10	Ka Plíšková	1	1																			A Petkovic	6	5	6
		M Gasparyan	6	6					M Gasparyan	3	3
		E Makarova	3	2					A Petkovic	6	6
		A Petkovic	6	6												A Petkovic	6	6
		C Vandeweghe	7	6												C Vandeweghe	3	4
	Q	K Flipkens	5	2					C Vandeweghe	6	6
								6	B Bencic	4	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	L Šafářová	66	5
		L Hradecká	4	77	2			WC	Ç Büyükakçay	78	7
	WC	Ç Büyükakçay	6	65	6										WC	Ç Büyükakçay	5	1
		D Kasatkina	6	2	6										9	R Vinci	7	6
	Q	Q Wang	1	6	3				D Kasatkina	6	4	63
		L Tsurenko	2	1				9	R Vinci	2	6	77
	9	R Vinci	6	6																		9	R Vinci	6	2	3
	14	J Janković	6	65	6																	3	A Radwańska	3	6	6
	Q	J Čepelová	4	77	0			14	J Janković	6	4	5
		S Lisicki	2	2					M Niculescu	3	6	7
		M Niculescu	6	6												M Niculescu	5	1
	Q	K Bondarenko	6	6											3	A Radwańska	7	6
		A Beck	4	4				Q	K Bondarenko	4	4
								3	A Radwańska	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	C Suárez Navarro	77	6
	Q	D Vekić	6	6				Q	D Vekić	65	4
	WC	F Al-Nabhani	0	0											8	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		AK Schmiedlová	2	4											11	T Bacsinszky	2	2
		Y Putintseva	6	6					Y Putintseva	2	60
		B Mattek-Sands	79	1	3			11	T Bacsinszky	6	77
	11	T Bacsinszky	67	6	6																	8	C Suárez Navarro	6	77
	13	C Wozniacki	4	6	7																	Q	E Vesnina	3	63
	Q	A Konjuh	6	3	5			13	C Wozniacki	6	6
		D Gavrilova	6	6					D Gavrilova	3	3
		M Doi	1	1											13	C Wozniacki	5	7	3
		C Garcia	3	5											Q	E Vesnina	7	5	6
	Q	E Vesnina	6	7				Q	E Vesnina	61	6	6
								2	S Halep	77	4	1

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Kirsten Flipkens	64	77	6
		Wang Yafan	77	65	4
								1	Kirsten Flipkens	77	2	6
								12	Stefanie Vögele	63	6	3
		Barbora Krejčíková	3	2
	12	Stefanie Vögele	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kateryna Bondarenko	77	3	6
	PR	María José Martínez Sánchez	60	6	3
								2	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	7
								9	Evgeniya Rodina	2	5
		Marina Melnikova	3	4
	9	Evgeniya Rodina	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Ana Konjuh	6	6
		Olga Savchuk	2	3
								3	Ana Konjuh	3	7	6
								11	Kateřina Siniaková	6	5	4
	PR	Vera Dushevina	3	6	0
	11	Kateřina Siniaková	6	4	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Wang Qiang	6	6
	WC	Laura Pous Tió	3	2
								4	Wang Qiang	3	6	6
								16	Duan Yingying	6	0	4
		Xu Yifan	1	1
	16	Duan Yingying	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Anastasija Sevastova	6	6
		Daniela Hantuchová	4	2
								5	Anastasija Sevastova	77	5	7
								14	Sesil Karatantcheva	63	7	5
	WC	Olla Mourad	0	0
	14	Sesil Karatantcheva	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Naomi Broady	6	7
		Maryna Zanevska	3	5
								6	Naomi Broady	5	2
								15	Elena Vesnina	7	6
		Ons Jabeur	4	1
	15	Elena Vesnina	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	1	6	6
		Tadeja Majerič	6	4	3
								7	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	4	3
									Jana Čepelová	6	6
		Jana Čepelová	6	6
	13	Klára Koukalová	3	0

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Magda Linette	62	6	4
		Andrea Hlaváčková	77	3	6
									Andrea Hlaváčková	1	6	4
								10	Donna Vekić	6	2	6
		Zhang Kailin	5	6	5
	10	Donna Vekić	7	4	7

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw