2016 Volvo Car Open
The 2016 Volvo Car Open was a women's tennis event on the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place between April 4 – 10, 2016. It was the 44th edition of the Charleston Open tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the clay court season played on green clay.
Sloane Stephens won the singles event while Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic captured the doubles crown.Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's Singles | $128,100 | $68,180 | $33,600 | $17,280 | $8,955 | $4,585 | $2,355 | $1,070 | $640 |
| Women's Doubles | $40,300 | $21,340 | $11,740 | $5,975 | $3,245 | | | | |
Seeds
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
;Before the tournament
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of March 21, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Singles
