title: 2016 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Women's singles
text: # 2016 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Women's singles
  
  Alexa Glatch was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.
  
  Bianca Andreescu won the title, defeating Ellie Halbauer 6–2, 7–5 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Jennifer Brady (withdrew)
  * Barbora Štefková (quarterfinals)
  * Françoise Abanda (first round)
  * Lauren Albanese (quarterfinals)
  * Victoria Rodríguez (first round)
  * Katy Dunne (second round)
  * Bernarda Pera (first round)
  * Francesca Di Lorenzo (first round)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Q | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Ellie Halbauer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Ellie Halbauer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Ellie Halbauer | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | | WC | Bianca Andreescu | 6 | 7 |
  | WC | Bianca Andreescu | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | Bianca Andreescu | 6 | 7 |
  | | Cristiana Ferrando | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | LL | A-S Courteau | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Cabrera | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Cabrera | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Lao | 6 | 6 | | | D Lao | 6 | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Januskova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | L Cabrera | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | J Failla | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | O Rogowska | 7 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | M Imanishi | 7 | 6 | | | M Imanishi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Rogowska | 1 | 6 | 6 | | O Rogowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | F Di Lorenzo | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Cabrera | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | 3 | F Abanda | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Halbauer | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | J Cako | 6 | $7^7$ | | | J Cako | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Murray | 5 | 2 | | Q | D Ivanova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Ivanova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Cako | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | E Halbauer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Halbauer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | A Wozniak | 1 | 3 | | | E Halbauer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Zhao | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Zhao | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | B Pera | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | V Rodríguez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Kinard | 6 | 6 | | | T Kinard | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Andreescu | 3 | 7 | 6 | WC | B Andreescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Kukharchuk | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | WC | B Andreescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | J Wacnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | L Albanese | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | WC | V Wong | 5 | 4 | | | J Wacnik | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Morozova | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | 4 | L Albanese | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | L Albanese | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | WC | B Andreescu | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | K Dunne | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Ferrando | 6 | 4 | 1 |
  | WC | E Routliffe | $6^3$ | 6 | 5 | 6 | K Dunne | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Ayukawa | 2 | 0 | | | C Ferrando | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Ferrando | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | C Robillard-Millette | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | B Štefková | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | I Boulais | $7^7$ | 7 | | Q | I Boulais | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Smith | 4 | 0 | | 2 | B Štefková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Štefková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  