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, offering a total of $100,000 for men and women in prize money. It took place in

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, China, between 25 April–1 May for men and 2–8 May 2016 for women.

Men's singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of 18 April 2016

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Xia Zihao *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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* Matt Reid * Greg Jones

Women's singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of 25 April 2016

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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Champions

Men's singles

* Jordan Thompson def.

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, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

Zhang Kailin Zhang Kailin (; ; born 28 January 1990) is a former tennis player from China. Zhang has won one doubles title on WTA 125 tournaments along five singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best sing ...

def.

, 6–1, 0–6, 4–2, retired

Men's doubles

* Bai Yan /

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def.

Denys Molchanov Denys Petrovych Molchanov ( uk, Денис Петрович Молчанов; born 16 May 1987) is a Ukrainian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour winning 15 singles and 62 doubles titles. He has also won one ATP doubles title. On 5 ...

Aleksandr Nedovyesov Aleksandr Nedovyesov (born 15 February 1987), formerly known as Oleksandr Nedovyesov, is a Ukrainian-Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 72 on 21 April 2014 and his highest doubles ranki ...

, 4–6, 6–3, 0–6

Women's doubles

Wang Yafan Wang Yafan (; ; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese tennis player. In her career, she has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four doubles titles on WTA 125 tournaments, plus eleven singles and six doubles ...

def.

Varatchaya Wongteanchai Varatchaya "Pias" Wongteanchai ( th, วรัชญา วงค์เทียนชัย; born 7 September 1989) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. In her career, she won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four ...

Yang Zhaoxuan Yang Zhaoxuan (; ; born 11 February 1995) is a Chinese professional tennis player. Yang reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 11 in the WTA rankings, WTA doubles rankings on 24 October 2022. Yang has won six doubles titles on the WTA To ...

, 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–2), 0–1

External links

2016 ITF Women's Circuit – Anning
at ITFtennis.com {{DEFAULTSORT:ITF Women's Circuit - Anning, 2016 2016 ITF Women's Circuit China International Challenger

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