Simona Halep defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Madrid Open.

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Daria Gavrilova.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

References Main Draw Qualifying Draw