WTA Japan Women's Open 2016 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Christina Mchale won the 2016 Japan Women's Open, defeating Katerina Siniakova 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from September 12 to September 18, 2016.

Champion
Christina Mchale
def. Katerina Siniakova , 3-6 6-4 6-4
Dates
Sep 12 — Sep 18
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$226,750
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 18, 2016* F Christina Mchale #53 3-6 6-4 6-4 Katerina Siniakova #65 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 17, 2016* SF Katerina Siniakova #65 6-3 6-0 Shuai Zhang #49 H2H Match data
Sep 17, 2016* SF Christina Mchale #53 6-4 3-6 7-5 Jana Cepelova #115 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 17, 2016* QF Shuai Zhang #49 6-7(4) 6-1 6-3 Varvara Lepchenko #84 H2H Match data
Sep 17, 2016* QF Jana Cepelova #115 3-6 6-4 6-1 Kurumi Nara #81 H2H Match data
Sep 17, 2016* QF Katerina Siniakova #65 6-2 6-4 Alison Riske-Amritraj #61 H2H Match data
Sep 17, 2016* QF Christina Mchale #53 6-3 5-7 6-3 Viktorija Golubic #73 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 16, 2016* R16 Jana Cepelova #115 6-3 6-1 Su Jeong Jang #186 H2H Match data
Sep 16, 2016* R16 Alison Riske-Amritraj #61 6-3 6-1 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #110 H2H Match data
Sep 16, 2016* R16 Christina Mchale #53 2-6 6-2 7-6(4) Rebecca Peterson #124 H2H Match data
Sep 16, 2016* R16 Kurumi Nara #81 6-2 6-2 Yulia Putintseva #41 H2H Match data
Sep 16, 2016* R16 Varvara Lepchenko #84 6-2 3-6 6-4 Johanna Larsson #46 H2H Match data
Sep 16, 2016* R16 Shuai Zhang #49 6-3 6-2 Naomi Osaka #69 H2H Match data
Sep 16, 2016* R16 Katerina Siniakova #65 6-4 5-7 7-6(3) Louisa Chirico #75 H2H Match data
Sep 16, 2016* R16 Viktorija Golubic #73 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 Magda Linette #88 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Magda Linette #88 6-1 6-0 Erika Sema #352 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Alison Riske-Amritraj #61 6-2 6-4 Nao Hibino #76 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Naomi Osaka #69 6-0 6-2 Anett Kontaveit #126 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Christina Mchale #53 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) Kateryna Baindl #97 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Rebecca Peterson #124 6-3 7-6(9) Miyu Kato #191 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Yulia Putintseva #41 6-4 6-3 Maria Sakkari #98 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Shuai Zhang #49 7-6(4) 1-6 6-3 Eri Hozumi #197 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #110 7-5 6-3 Misaki Doi #35 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Viktorija Golubic #73 6-1 7-6(7) Yanina Wickmayer #39 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Katerina Siniakova #65 6-1 6-4 Antonia Lottner #167 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Su Jeong Jang #186 4-6 6-3 6-3 Saisai Zheng #70 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Louisa Chirico #75 6-4 7-5 Kateryna Volodko #57 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Johanna Larsson #46 6-3 6-2 Sabine Lisicki #113 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Varvara Lepchenko #84 6-0 6-2 Risa Ozaki #111 H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Kurumi Nara #81 6-2 6-2 Tamira Paszek H2H Match data
Sep 15, 2016* R32 Jana Cepelova #115 6-1 6-4 Madison Brengle #67 H2H Match data
Q3 Q (3)
Sep 12, 2016 Q3 Q Erika Sema #352 6-4 3-6 6-3 Daniela Hantuchova #262 H2H Match data
Sep 12, 2016 Q3 Q Su Jeong Jang #186 6-4 5-2 Sabina Sharipova #163 H2H Match data
Sep 12, 2016 Q3 Q Rebecca Peterson #124 6-1 5-1 Varatchaya Wongteanchai #334 H2H Match data
Q2 Q (5)
Sep 11, 2016 Q2 Q Antonia Lottner #184 6-4 5-0 (ret.) Ayano Shimizu #728 H2H Match data
Sep 11, 2016 Q2 Q Rebecca Peterson #132 6-3 6-4 Na Lae Han #194 H2H Match data
Sep 11, 2016 Q2 Q Miyu Kato #200 7-6(2) 6-0 Zhaoxuan Yang #248 H2H Match data
Sep 11, 2016 Q2 Q Su Jeong Jang #173 1-6 7-5 5-2 Shuko Aoyama #232 H2H Match data
Sep 11, 2016 Q2 Q Yifan Xu #337 6-2 (ret.) Erika Sema #369 H2H Match data
Q1 Q (10)
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Ayaka Okuno #302 6-3 5-0 (ret.) Makoto Ninomiya H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Miyu Kato #200 6-1 2-2 Sara Sorribes Tormo #134 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Yifan Xu #337 6-0 6-2 Renata Voracova #544 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Zhaoxuan Yang #248 6-3 7-6(4) Yuki Chiang H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Rebecca Peterson #132 7-6(3) 2-1 Riko Sawayanagi #244 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Ayano Shimizu #728 6-3 4-6 1-0 (ret.) Olga Savchuk #264 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Miharu Imanishi 6-1 6-0 Jessica Moore #370 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Varatchaya Wongteanchai #334 6-3 1-6 6-4 Luksika Kumkhum #150 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Erika Sema #369 6-3 6-3 Hiroko Kuwata #154 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016 Q1 Q Shuko Aoyama #232 7-5 6-4 Himari Sato H2H Match data

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Where is Japan Women's Open held?
Japan Women's Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
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