2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham

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, from 13 June until 19 June 2016. Seventh-seeded Madison Keys won the singles title.

2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham
Date13–19 June
Edition35th
CategoryWTA Premier
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$846,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
United States Madison Keys
Doubles
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles47030518510055125 / 18131
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles$146,200$77,850$41,555$22,310$11,930$5,735$3,400$1,815$1,005
Doubles$45,620$24,340$13,310$6,780$3,675

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
 POLAgnieszka Radwańska31
 GERAngelique Kerber42
 ROUSimona Halep53
  SUIBelinda Bencic84
 CZEPetra Kvitová115
 ESPCarla Suárez Navarro156
 USAMadison Keys167
 CZEKarolína Plíšková178
 GBRJohanna Konta189
  • 1rankings as of June 6, 2016

Other entrants

The 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

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
 TPEChan Hao-ching  TPEChan Yung-jan111
 INDSania Mirza  USACoco Vandeweghe242
 CZEAndrea Hlaváčková  CZELucie Šafářová253
 SLOAndreja Klepač  SLOKatarina Srebotnik534
  • 1 Rankings as of June 6, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Finals

Singles

Doubles

References