title: 2016 Connecticut Open – Singles
text: # 2016 Connecticut Open – Singles
  
  Petra Kvitová was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Agnieszka Radwańska.
  
  Radwańska went on to win the title, defeating Elina Svitolina in the final, 6–1, $7–6^{(7–3)}.$
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Agnieszka Radwańska (champion)
  * Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
  * Madison Keys (withdrew)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (withdrew)
  * Johanna Konta (withdrew)
  * Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
  * Timea Bacsinszky (first round)
  * Karolína Plíšková (withdrew)
  * Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (withdrew)
  * Elina Svitolina (final)
  * Barbora Strýcová (withdrew)
  
  ## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 6 | Petra Kvitová | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | 6 | Petra Kvitová | 1 | 1 | 1/WC | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | 10 | Elina Svitolina | 1 | $6^3$ |
  | 10 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 | 10 | Elina Svitolina | 1 | $6^3$ |
  | LL | Johanna Larsson | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1/WC | A Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Wozniacki | 5 | 2 | | | J Ostapenko | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Ostapenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1/WC | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | LL | K Flipkens | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | | I-C Begu | 1 | 4 | | | C Garcia | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Bencic | 1 | 6 | 5 | LL | K Flipkens | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | K Flipkens | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | P Kvitová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Kvitová | 1 | 1 |
  | Q | L Chirico | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Beck | 2 | 1 | | WC | E Bouchard | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Errani | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | E Makarova | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | E Makarova | 7 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Sevastova | 7 | 6 | | Q | A Sevastova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Gibbs | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | E Svitolina | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Kasatkina | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | E Rodina | 6 | 5 | 6 | LL | E Rodina | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Sakkari | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | 10 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Bertens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | LL | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | LL | A Kontaveit | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | E Vesnina | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | C Giorgi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | T Bacsinszky | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | LL | J Larsson | 4 | 2 |
  | LL | J Larsson | 7 | 6 | | LL | J Larsson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Rogers | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Rogers | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Mladenovic | 1 | 1 | | | | | | LL | J Larsson | $7^{11}$ | 6 | | | | |
  | LL | K Day | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | R Vinci | $6^9$ | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | A Konjuh | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Konjuh | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Yulia Putintseva (first round)
  * Annika Beck (qualified)
  * Anna-Lena Friedsam (first round)
  * Yaroslava Shvedova (withdrew, still playing in Cincinnati)
  * Anastasija Sevastova (qualified)
  * Danka Kovinić (first round)
  * Varvara Lepchenko (second round)
  * Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (second round)
  * Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)
  * Kirsten Flipkens (second round, lucky loser)
  * Kateryna Bondarenko (second round, retired)
  * Zheng Saisai (first round)
  * Wang Qiang (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Nicole Gibbs
  * Annika Beck
  * Louisa Chirico
  * Maria Sakkari
  * Anastasija Sevastova
  * Ana Konjuh
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Kayla Day
  * Kirsten Flipkens
  * Camila Giorgi
  * Anett Kontaveit
  * Johanna Larsson
  * Evgeniya Rodina
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Carina Witthöft | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Carina Witthöft | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Carina Witthöft | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Alt | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Alt | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | Alt | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Tsvetana Pironkova | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tsvetana Pironkova | 3 | 0 | | | | | | Alt | Evgeniya Rodina | 0 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Ellyse Hamlin | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 6 |
  | | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 6 | | | Nicole Gibbs | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | Kateryna Bondarenko | $1^r$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Julia Elbaba | 3 | 2 | | 11 | Kateryna Bondarenko | $1^r$ | | | | | |
  | 11 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Annika Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Denisa Allertová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Denisa Allertová | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Annika Beck | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | WC | Danielle Collins | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Danielle Collins | 6 | $6^9$ | 6 | WC | Danielle Collins | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | Stefanie Vögele | 3 | $7^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Stefanie Vögele | 3 | $7^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Annika Beck | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Anett Kontaveit | 2 | 6 | 4 |
  | | Mariana Duque Mariño | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Anett Kontaveit | 2 | 6 | 4 |
  | | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | Kateryna Kozlova | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Anett Kontaveit | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Anett Kontaveit | 0 | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | Anett Kontaveit | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6 | 3 | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | Çağla Büyükakçay | 3 | 2 | | | |
  | | Çağla Büyükakçay | $7^7$ | 6 | | Çağla Büyükakçay | 3 | 2 | | | |
  | WC | Sofia Kenin | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Sofia Kenin | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 3 | $4^r$ |
  | | | | | | | | | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 4 |
  | | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 4 |
  | | Lauren Davis | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | Lauren Davis | 0 | 2 | | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | | | |
  | | Sorana Cîrstea | 3 | 6 | 6 | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | | | |
  | 12 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | Wang Qiang | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 | | Mona Barthel | 2 | 2 | | | |
  | | | | | | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Pauline Parmentier | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Pauline Parmentier | 2 | 4 | | | | | Camila Giorgi | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 |
  | | Heather Watson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 |
  | | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 0 | 3 | 8 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | 8 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Magda Linette | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Magda Linette | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Anastasija Sevastova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Kristína Kučová | 5 | $5^r$ | | | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Lara Arruabarrena | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lara Arruabarrena | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Kayla Day | 1 | $7^7$ | 2 |
  | WC | Kayla Day | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Kayla Day | 1 | $7^7$ | 2 |
  | | Naomi Broady | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Naomi Broady | 2 | 3 | | WC | Kayla Day | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 10 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 10 | Kirsten Flipkens | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Danka Kovinić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | Nao Hibino | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ana Konjuh | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Ana Konjuh | 7 | 4 | 6 | | Ana Konjuh | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Viktorija Golubic | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Viktorija Golubic | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Johanna Larsson | 3 | 1 |
  | | Naomi Osaka | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Johanna Larsson | 3 | 1 |
  | | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Alison Riske | 2 | 3 | | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  