Lesia Tsurenko won the singles title at the 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open defeating defending champion Jelena Janković 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

References

Main Draw Qualifying Draw