2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham

2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham
Date	13 – 19 June
Edition	35th
Category	WTA Premier
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$846,000
Surface	Grass
Location	Birmingham, England
Venue	Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Madison Keys
Doubles
Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová

The 2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, on 13–19 June 2016.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Women's singles	470	305	185	100	55	1	25 / 18	13	1
Women's doubles					1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Women's singles	$ 146,200	$ 77,850	$ 41,555	$ 22,310	$ 11,930	$ 5,735	$ 3,400	$ 1,815	$ 1,005
Women's doubles	$ 45,620	$ 24,340	$ 13,310	$ 6,780	$ 3,675	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	3	1
GER	Angelique Kerber	4	2
ROU	Simona Halep	5	3
SUI	Belinda Bencic	8	4
CZE	Petra Kvitová	11	5
ESP	Carla Suárez Navarro	15	6
USA	Madison Keys	16	7
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	17	8
GBR	Johanna Konta	18	9

• ¹ Rankings as of Jun 6, 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Naomi Broady
• Petra Kvitová
• Tara Moore
• Agnieszka Radwańska

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Christina McHale
• Tamira Paszek
• Tsvetana Pironkova
• Kateřina Siniaková

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Magda Linette

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Dominika Cibulková →replaced by Heather Watson
• Simona Halep →replaced by Magda Linette
• Svetlana Kuznetsova →replaced by Camila Giorgi

Retirements

• Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
TPE	Chan Hao-ching	TPE	Chan Yung-jan	11	1
IND	Sania Mirza	USA	Coco Vandeweghe	24	2
CZE	Andrea Hlaváčková	CZE	Lucie Šafářová	25	3
SLO	Andreja Klepač	SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	53	4

• ¹ Rankings as of June 6, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Belinda Bencic / Andrea Petkovic
• Naomi Broady / Heather Watson
• Johanna Konta / Elina Svitolina

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Misaki Doi / Kurumi Nara

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Champions

Singles

• Madison Keys def. Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

• Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová def. Vania King / Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1)

References

• http://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-news/

External links

• Official website