The 2016 Bredeney Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Essen, Germany, on 6–12 June 2016.

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
BLR	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	98	1
GER	Carina Witthöft	100	2
ESP	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	112	3
GRE	Maria Sakkari	114	4
SVK	Jana Čepelová	132	5
SUI	Romina Oprandi	137	6
BUL	Sesil Karatantcheva	163	7
NED	Cindy Burger	173	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 23 May 2016.

The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

• Julia Kimmelmann
• Kristina Kislyak
• Dana Kremer
• Melanie Stokke

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Akgul Amanmuradova
• Pia König
• Olga Sáez Larra
• Anna Zaja

The following players received entry by lucky loser spots:

• Karen Barritza
• Tayisiya Morderger
• Yana Morderger

• Sara Sorribes Tormo def. Karolína Muchová, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4

• Laura Pous Tió / Anne Schäfer def. Elyne Boeykens / Elena Ruse, 6–2, 6–3

• 2016 Bredeney Ladies Open at ITFtennis.com
• Official website (in German)