2016 Taiwan Open
The 2016 Taiwan Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Yangming Tennis Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 8 through 14 February 2016.Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $111,164 | $55,324 | $29,730 | $8,898 | $4,899 | $3,026 | $1,470 | $865 |
| Doubles * | $17,724 | $9,222 | $4,950 | $2,623 | $1,383 | | | |
1 Points per the WTA.
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per teamSeeds
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
;Before the tournament
;During the tournament
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of February 1, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Singles
- Venus Williams def. Misaki Doi 6–4, 6–2
Doubles
- Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan def. Eri Hozumi / Miyu Kato 6–4, 6–3
