title: 2016 Open de Limoges – Singles
text: # 2016 Open de Limoges – Singles
  
  Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6–4, 6–0.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Caroline Garcia (final)
  * Alizé Cornet (semifinals)
  * Océane Dodin (second round)
  * Pauline Parmentier (second round)
  * Sorana Cîrstea (second round)
  * Donna Vekić (quarterfinals)
  * Mandy Minella (second round)
  * Stefanie Vögele (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Main draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | Caroline Garcia | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | |
  | | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | $6^3$ | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | |
  | | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | $6^3$ | 6 | $6^6$ | 1/WC | Caroline Garcia | 4 | 0 |
  | | | | | | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 |
  | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | C Garcia | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Šramková | 2 | 5 | | 1/WC | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Hradecká | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Hradecká | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Shinikova | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 1/WC | C Garcia | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | T Moore | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | D Vekić | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | E Mertens | 5 | 4 | | | T Moore | $6^6$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Kostova | 0 | 2 | | 6 | D Vekić | $7^8$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | C Garcia | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^8$ |
  | 3 | O Dodin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Vikhlyantseva | $6^3$ | 6 | $6^8$ |
  | Q | A Cadanțu | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | O Dodin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Stevenson | 6 | 5 | 4 | | N Vikhlyantseva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Vikhlyantseva | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | N Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | S Soler Espinosa | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | T Korpatsch | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | T Korpatsch | 6 | 6 | | | T Korpatsch | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Sadiković | 1 | 2 | | 5 | S Cîrstea | $7^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | M Minella | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Yastremska | 4 | 5 | | 7 | M Minella | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | L Gjorcheska | 1 | 3 | | | M Zanevska | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Zanevska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Zanevska | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | | E Alexandrova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | E Alexandrova | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | Q | G Voskoboeva | 1 | 5 | | | E Alexandrova | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Burger | 0 | 2 | | 4 | P Parmentier | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Alexandrova | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | S Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Cornet | 6 | 2 | 0 |
  | | M Barthel | 3 | 4 | | 8 | S Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Hesse | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Hesse | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Ivakhnenko | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | S Vögele | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  | WC | F Ferro | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 2/WC | A Cornet | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | | I Jorović | 7 | 6 | | | I Jorović | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Amanmuradova | 2 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 2/WC | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2/WC | A Cornet | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  