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.
| 2016 Volvo Car Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 4 – 10 |
| Edition | 44th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $753,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Sloane Stephens | |
| Doubles | |
 Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic | |
Sloane Stephens won the singles event while Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic captured the doubles crown.[1]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| 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 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER |
Angelique Kerber | 3 | 1 |
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Belinda Bencic | 10 | 2 |
| USA |
Venus Williams | 14 | 3 |
 CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 15 | 4 |
 ITA |
Sara Errani | 18 | 5 |
| GER |
Andrea Petkovic | 21 | 6 |
| USA |
Sloane Stephens | 22 | 7 |
| USA |
Madison Keys | 24 | 8 |
 SRB |
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Samantha Stosur | 27 | 10 |
| FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 29 | 11 |
| AUS |
Daria Gavrilova | 34 | 12 |
 ROU |
Irina-Camelia Begu | 35 | 13 |
 RUS |
Daria Kasatkina | 36 | 14 |
| GER |
Sabine Lisicki | 37 | 15 |
 JPN |
Misaki Doi | 44 | 16 |
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Eugenie Bouchard | 45 | 17 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 21, 2016.
Other entrants
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:
Cindy Burger
Çağla Büyükakçay
Sesil Karatantcheva- Lesley Kerkhove
- Aleksandra Krunić
Kristína Kučová- Naomi Osaka
- Elena Vesnina
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Mona Barthel → replaced by Tatjana Maria
- Petra Cetkovská (right thigh injury) → replaced by Jana Čepelová
Mariana Duque Mariño → replaced by 
Anastasija Sevastova- Jelena Janković (right shoulder injury) → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig
- Varvara Lepchenko → replaced by Alison Riske
Retirements
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 11 | 1 |
| CZE |
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | 21 | 2 |
| FRA |
Caroline Garcia | FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 26 | 3 |
| USA |
Raquel Atawo | USA |
Abigail Spears | 41 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 21, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Hadley Berg / Paige Cline
- Madison Keys / Sloane Stephens
Retirements
- Abigail Spears (right calf injury)
Champions
Singles
- Sloane Stephens def. Elena Vesnina 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Doubles
- Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová, 6–2, 7–5
References
- www.volvocaropen.com singles draw
- www.volvocaropen.com doubles draw
- www.volvocaropen.com singles qualifying draw
- "WTA: Stephens strikes gold". Retrieved 10 April 2016.