Women's singles
2016 Rio Open
Champion	Francesca Schiavone
Runner-up	Shelby Rogers
Score	2–6, 6–2, 6–2

Sara Errani was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Dubai instead.

Francesca Schiavone won the title, defeating Shelby Rogers in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Petra Martić	3	3
		Francesca Schiavone	6	6
									Francesca Schiavone	2	6	6
									Shelby Rogers	6	2	2
	WC	Sorana Cîrstea	4	4
		Shelby Rogers	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	T Pereira	3	5
		P Martić	6	7					P Martić	77	5	6
		MT Torró Flor	68	77	2				M Erakovic	62	7	2
		M Erakovic	710	65	6											P Martić	6	5	7
		A Bogdan	6	6											6	L Arruabarrena	4	7	5
	WC	G Cé	2	3					A Bogdan	5	7	3
		R Peterson	0	3				6	L Arruabarrena	7	5	6
	6	L Arruabarrena	6	6																			P Martić	3	3
	4	C McHale	65	6	1																		F Schiavone	6	6
	Q	C Burger	77	2	6			Q	C Burger	6	6
	Q	M Irigoyen	5	5				Q	E Kostova	3	0
	Q	E Kostova	7	7											Q	C Burger	6	66	3
	Q	M Duque Mariño	7	65	6											F Schiavone	3	78	6
		P Parmentier	5	77	3			Q	M Duque Mariño	4	6	5
		F Schiavone	6	6					F Schiavone	6	4	7
	7	T Maria	1	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	P Hercog	6	6
	Q	J Brady	4	2				5	P Hercog	5	63
	WC	B Haddad Maia	2	1				WC	S Cîrstea	7	77
	WC	S Cîrstea	6	6											WC	S Cîrstea	6	6
		R Oprandi	1	2											3	D Kovinić	1	2
		S Soler Espinosa	6	6					S Soler Espinosa	2	3
		S Vickery	3	7	4			3	D Kovinić	6	6
	3	D Kovinić	6	5	6																	WC	S Cîrstea	4	4
	8	A Mitu	2	2																			S Rogers	6	6
		S Rogers	6	6					S Rogers	7	6
		V Cepede Royg	64	6	6				V Cepede Royg	5	4
		A Tatishvili	77	1	3											S Rogers	6	5	6
		J Glushko	3	1											Q	PC Gonçalves	2	7	3
	Q	PC Gonçalves	6	6				Q	PC Gonçalves	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	5	4				2	J Larsson	4	4
	2	J Larsson	7	6

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mariana Duque Mariño	5	6	6
		Anastasia Rodionova	7	3	3
								1	Mariana Duque Mariño	3	6	6
									Paula Badosa Gibert	6	3	2
		Paula Badosa Gibert	3	6	6
	11	Mihaela Buzărnescu	6	1	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Maria Sakkari	6	6
		Martina Caregaro	3	0
								2	Maria Sakkari	5	2
								12	Jennifer Brady	7	6
	WC	Maria Silva	0	0
	12	Jennifer Brady	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alizé Lim	6	6
	WC	Laura Pigossi	2	2
								3	Alizé Lim	3	3
								WC	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	6	6
	WC	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	6	6
	7	Shahar Pe'er	2	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Katerina Stewart	4	3
		Elitsa Kostova	6	6
									Elitsa Kostova	6	6
								8	Sara Sorribes Tormo	2	4
		Sofia Shapatava	3	3
	8	Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Laura Pous Tió	2	4
	PR	Nastassja Burnett	6	6
								PR	Nastassja Burnett	3	2
								10	María Irigoyen	6	6
	WC	Carolina Alves	4	0
	10	María Irigoyen	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Cindy Burger	710	6
	PR	Heidi El Tabakh	68	1
								6	Cindy Burger	6	6
									Fiona Ferro	1	0
		Fiona Ferro	6	0	6
	9	Stephanie Vogt	2	6	2

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw