The 2016

Bol Open Croatian Bol Ladies Open was an annual women's tennis tournament on the WTA Challenger Tour, played in the town of Bol on the Croatian Adriatic island of Brač. The first edition was held in late April 1991, and then again every year from 1995 to ...

was a professional

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tournament played on outdoor

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Bol, Croatia Bol is a municipality consisting of the town of Bol and the village Murvica, Split-Dalmatia County, Murvica on the south side of the island of Brač in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia. In the 2021 census, the total population was 1,678. The ...

. The tournament's first edition was held in late April 1991, and then again every year from 1996 to 2003. The tournament returned for 2016 as part of the

WTA 125K series WTA 125 tournaments are an international series of professional women's tennis tournaments organized by the Women's Tennis Association since 2012. Sometimes called the WTA Challenger tour (analogous to the men's ATP Challenger Series),

Singles entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of 23 May 2016.

Other entrants

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

Tereza Mrdeža Tereza Mrdeža (born 14 November 1990) is a Croatian former tennis player.https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314333/- She won eight titles in singles and four in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 October 2015, she achieved her best single ...

Tena Lukas Tena Lukas (; born 10 May 1995) is a Croatian tennis player. She has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with twelve singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 September 2022, she reached a career-high singles r ...

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İpek Soylu İpek Soylu (born 15 April 1996) is a Turkish former tennis player. In her career, Soylu won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, her biggest coming at the 2016 year-end Elite Trophy. She also won 12 singles and 18 doubles titles on the ITF ...

Ana Vrljić Ana Vrljić (; born 1 August 1984) is an inactive professional Croatia tennis player. Vrljić has won four singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 June 2013, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 180. ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Ekaterina Alexandrova Ekaterina Evgenyevna Alexandrova ( rus, Екатери́на Евге́ньевна Александро́ва, , jɪkətʲɪˈrʲinə ɐlʲɪksɐnˈdrovə; born 15 November 1994) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has won five WTA To ...

Elitsa Kostova Elitsa Kostova () (born 10 April 1990) is a former professional Bulgarian tennis player. On 12 September 2016, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 130, achieved on 12 September 2016, her best doubles ranking is world No. 154, rea ...

Marine Partaud Marine Partaud (; born 9 November 1994) is a French professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 371 in singles, attained on 18 July 2022, and of 297 in doubles, achieved on 31 October 2022. Partaud has won four singles and ...

Isabella Shinikova Isabella Shinikova () (born 25 October 1991) is a Bulgarian tennis player. On 20 February 2017, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 133. On 20 May 2019, she peaked at No. 159 in the WTA rankings, WTA doubles rankings. She also ...

The following players received entry as a lucky loser: *

Ani Mijačika Ani Mijačika (; born 15 June 1987) is a Croatian former tennis player. On 17 October 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 193 whilst her best doubles ranking was 222 in September 2011. Mijačika retired from professional tour ...

Withdrawals

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Rebecca Peterson Rebecca Peterson (born 6 August 1995) is a Swedish professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 43 in singles and No. 87 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Peterson has reached three singles ...

Kiki Bertens Kiki Bertens (; born 10 December 1991) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings#Current rankings, singles ranking was world No. 4, which she reached on 13 May 2019, becoming the highest-ranked Dutch female playe ...

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Jennifer Brady Jennifer Elizabeth Brady (born April 12, 1995) is an inactive American tennis player. She reached a career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 13 on 22 February 2021, and a career-high doubles ranking of 44 on 19 August 2019. Brady has won one WTA ...

Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay (; born 28 September 1989) is a Turkish professional tennis player. She won her first title at her home tournament in Istanbul becoming the first Turkish woman to lift a WTA Tour title. She has won 12 singles and 1 ...

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Ysaline Bonaventure Ysaline Bonaventure (; born 29 August 1994) is a former Belgian professional tennis player. On 6 March 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 81. On 1 February 2016, she peaked at No. 57 in the doubles rankings. Bonaventure won ...

Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-best ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March ...

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Marina Erakovic Marina Erakovic ( ; ; born 6 March 1988) is a former tennis player from New Zealand. She achieved career-high rankings of 39 in singles and 25 in doubles, and won a singles title at Memphis in February 2013, and eight doubles titles on the W ...

Mariana Duque Mariño Mariana Duque Mariño (; born 12 August 1989) is a Colombian former tennis player. Having turned professional in 2005, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 in October 2015. Duque debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2004. ...

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Julia Glushko Julia Glushko (or Yulia, ; born 4 January 1990) is an Israeli former tennis player. She won 11 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best results at a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament were reaching the third ro ...

Kirsten Flipkens Kirsten "Flipper" Flipkens (; born 10 January 1986) is a Belgian tennis coach and a former professional player. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Flipkens has won one singles title on the WTA T ...

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Ivana Jorović Ivana Jorović ( sr-Cyrl, Ивана Јоровић; born 3 May 1997) is a tennis player from Serbia. In her career, she won thirteen singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 July 2019, she reached her best singles r ...

Yulia Putintseva Yulia Antonovna Putintseva (, ; born 7 January 1995) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20 on 27 January 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 76 on 17 March 2025. Puti ...

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Johanna Larsson Johanna Larsson (; born 17 August 1988) is a Swedish former tennis player. In her career, she won two singles and 14 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with 13 singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high WTA rankin ...

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Petra Martić Petra Martić (; born 19 January 1991) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings, singles ranking of world No. 14, achieved in January 2020. Martić has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, one singles and o ...

Magda Linette Magda Linette (born 12 February 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19, achieved in March 2023. She has reached eight finals on the WTA Tour, winning three titles, and the semifinal of ...

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Sachia Vickery Sachia Vickery ( ; born May 11, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. She reached a career-high of No. 73 in the WTA rankings on 30 July 2018. Vickery, a former USTA junior national champion, has also won three singles and three doub ...

Teliana Pereira Teliana Santos Pereira (born 20 July 1988) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. On 19 April 2015, she became the first Brazilian in 27 years to win a title on the WTA Tour, beating Yaroslava Shvedova in Bogotá 7–6, 6–1. She ...

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Kristína Kučová Kristína Kučová (; born 23 May 1990) is a Slovak tennis player. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 71. On 5 October 2009, she peaked at No. 168 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won one singles title on ...

Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Kirilova Pironkova ( ; born 13 September 1987) is a Bulgarians, Bulgarian former tennis player. Considered to be one of the best grass court players of her generation, she has been noted for her "cerebral" skills on the surface, reachi ...

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Grace Min Grace Min (born May 6, 1994) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 97, achieved on 2 March 2015, and she peaked at No. 308 in the doubles rankings, on 17 September 2012. Min won the 2011 US Open girls ...

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Doubles entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of May 23, 2016 .

Other entrants

The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: *

Prarthana Thombare Prarthana Gulabrao Thombare (born 18 June 1994) is an Indian tennis player. A doubles specialist, she is the former Indian number one in women's doubles, and an Olympian. Career Thombare has won three singles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF W ...

Champions

Singles

Mandy Minella Mandy Minella (born 22 November 1985) is a Luxembourgish politician and former professional tennis player. Having made her debut on the WTA Tour in 2001, she peaked at No. 66 in the WTA singles rankings in September 2012, and No. 47 in doubles ...

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Polona Hercog Polona Hercog (, born 20 January 1991) is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 35 in singles and 56 in doubles. She has won five titles on the WTA Tour, three in singles and two in doubles. Hercog also has had ...

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Doubles

Xenia Knoll Xenia Knoll ( sr-Cyrl, Ксенија Кнол, Ksenija Knol; born 2 September 1992) is a Swiss tennis player. Knoll has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125 doubles title, as well as four singles and 30 doubles titles on the ...

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Raluca Olaru Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 3 March 1989) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. The winner of eleven singles and fifteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies,WTA ...

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External links

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