Singles
2016 Malaysian Open
Champion	Elina Svitolina
Runner-up	Eugenie Bouchard
Score	6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Monterrey instead.

Elina Svitolina won the title, defeating Eugenie Bouchard in the final, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 7–5.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
		Naomi Broady	4	3
								6	Eugenie Bouchard	77	4	5
								2/WC	Elina Svitolina	65	6	7
	Q	Zhu Lin	3	3
	2/WC	Elina Svitolina	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1/WC	R Vinci	7	2	1
		K-c Chang	5	6	6				K-c Chang	5	3
		Ç Büyükakçay	7	6					Ç Büyükakçay	7	6
		L Siegemund	5	1												Ç Büyükakçay	1	4
		D Hantuchová	4	77	610										6	E Bouchard	6	6
		K Nara	6	64	712				K Nara	1	2
	WC	L Zhang	3	1				6	E Bouchard	6	6
	6	E Bouchard	6	6																		6	E Bouchard	6	6
	3/WC	S Lisicki	6	77																			N Broady	4	3
		M Linette	4	65				3/WC	S Lisicki	7	6
	Q	B Krejčíková	6	1	6			Q	B Krejčíková	5	3
		Y Wang	4	6	2										3/WC	S Lisicki	64	6	5
		N Broady	6	3	6											N Broady	77	1	7
		K Koukalová	3	6	3				N Broady	6	6
	Q	Z Yang	4	6	6			Q	Z Yang	4	3
	8	S Zheng	6	3	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	N Hibino	4	2
		Y Duan	6	6					Y Duan	4	4
		Q Wang	6	6					Q Wang	6	6
	Q	L Kumkhum	2	1												Q Wang	3	4
	Q	L Zhu	6	6											Q	L Zhu	6	6
		A Panova	4	4				Q	L Zhu	7	6
		Z Diyas	7	6					Z Diyas	5	2
	4	A Beck	5	3																		Q	L Zhu	3	3
	7	S-w Hsieh	6	6																		2/WC	E Svitolina	6	6
		J Čepelová	4	4				7	S-w Hsieh	1	6	3
		K Kučová	77	6					K Kučová	6	3	6
		S Vögele	64	4												K Kučová	6	1	1
		E Kulichkova	0	2											2/WC	E Svitolina	1	6	6
	Q	R Ozaki	6	6				Q	R Ozaki	1	6	0
	Q	M Kato	1	1				2/WC	E Svitolina	6	3	6
	2/WC	E Svitolina	6	6

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Risa Ozaki	3	77	6
		Laura Pous Tió	6	64	0
								1	Risa Ozaki	6	77
									Katarzyna Piter	1	64
		Katarzyna Piter	3	6	6
	7	Zhang Yuxuan	6	1	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Maryna Zanevska	7	5	4
		Marina Melnikova	5	7	6
									Marina Melnikova	64	7	3
								9	Zhu Lin	77	5	6
	Alt	Valentyna Ivakhnenko	6	5	4
	9	Zhu Lin	1	7	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Zhang Kailin	6	4	6
		Eri Hozumi	2	6	0
								3	Zhang Kailin	3	2
								8	Barbora Krejčíková	6	6
		Tadeja Majerič	3	0
	8	Barbora Krejčíková	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Luksika Kumkhum	6	3	6
		Xu Yifan	1	6	4
								4	Luksika Kumkhum	6	4	6
								WC	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	4	6	3
	WC	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6	6
	12	Lu Jiajing	3	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Miyu Kato	3	7	6
		Lu Jingjing	6	5	0
								5	Miyu Kato	4	6	6
								10	Polina Leykina	6	2	1
	WC	Nurin Nabilah Roslan	1	0
	10	Polina Leykina	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Yang Zhaoxuan	6	4	6
	WC	Jawairiah Noordin	2	6	0
								6	Yang Zhaoxuan	5	77	7
									Liu Fangzhou	7	63	5
		Liu Fangzhou	6	4	6
	11	Liu Chang	1	6	3

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw