2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
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The 2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Rabat, Morocco, between 25 and 30 April 2016.
| 2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 – 30 April |
| Edition | 16th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Rabat, Morocco |
| Venue | Club des Cheminots[1] |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Timea Bacsinszky | |
| Doubles | |
Xenia Knoll /  Aleksandra Krunić | |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUI |
Timea Bacsinszky | 16 | 1 |
 RUS |
Ekaterina Makarova | 29 | 2 |
 SVK |
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 34 | 3 |
 ROU |
Irina-Camelia Begu | 35 | 4 |
 HUN |
Tímea Babos | 40 | 5 |
 GER |
Annika Beck | 41 | 6 |
 UKR |
Lesia Tsurenko | 43 | 7 |
 KAZ |
Yulia Putintseva | 53 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 18, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Ghita Benhadi
Anna Blinkova
Ons Jabeur
The following players received entry as qualifiers:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following player entered by a protected ranking:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Kateryna Bondarenko → replaced by 
Andreea Mitu
Çağla Büyükakçay → replaced by 
Anastasia Rodionova
Misaki Doi → replaced by 
Alison Riske- Irina Falconi → replaced by
Anastasija Sevastova - Nao Hibino → replaced by
Kiki Bertens 
Bojana Jovanovski → replaced by Alexandra Dulgheru
Karin Knapp → replaced by Richèl Hogenkamp
Johanna Konta → replaced by 
Tatjana Maria- Laura Siegemund → replaced by
Sara Sorribes Tormo - Elena Vesnina → replaced by
Donna Vekić
Retirements
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
Tatjana Maria | ROU |
Raluca Olaru | 110 | 1 |
 AUS |
Anastasia Rodionova | AUS |
Arina Rodionova | 117 | 2 |
| GER |
Annika Beck |  SWE |
Johanna Larsson | 162 | 3 |
| SUI |
Xenia Knoll | SRB |
Aleksandra Krunić | 210 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 18, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Ghita Benhadi / Ons Jabeur
- Salma Charif / Abir El Fahimi
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
Singles
Timea Bacsinszky def. 
Marina Erakovic, 6–2, 6–1
Doubles
- Xenia Knoll / Aleksandra Krunić def. Tatjana Maria / Raluca Olaru 6–3, 6–0.
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