2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham
Date	13–19 June
Edition	35th
Category	WTA Premier
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$846,000
Surface	Grass
Location	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue	Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Madison Keys
Doubles
Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová
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The 2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, from 13 June until 19 June 2016. Seventh-seeded Madison Keys won the singles title.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	3	1
GER	Angelique Kerber	4	2
ROU	Simona Halep	5	3
SUI	Belinda Bencic	8	4
CZE	Petra Kvitová	11	5
ESP	Carla Suárez Navarro	15	6
USA	Madison Keys	16	7
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	17	8
GBR	Johanna Konta	18	9

• ¹rankings as of June 6, 2016

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Naomi Broady
• Petra Kvitová
• Tara Moore
• Agnieszka Radwańska

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Christina McHale
• Tamira Paszek
• Tsvetana Pironkova
• Kateřina Siniaková

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Magda Linette

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Heather Watson
• Simona Halep → replaced by Magda Linette
• Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Camila Giorgi

Retirements

• Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
TPE	Chan Hao-ching	TPE	Chan Yung-jan	11	1
IND	Sania Mirza	USA	Coco Vandeweghe	24	2
CZE	Andrea Hlaváčková	CZE	Lucie Šafářová	25	3
SLO	Andreja Klepač	SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	53	4

• ¹ Rankings as of June 6, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Belinda Bencic / Andrea Petkovic
• Naomi Broady / Heather Watson
• Johanna Konta / Elina Svitolina

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Misaki Doi / Kurumi Nara

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Belinda Bencic (right thigh injury)

Finals

Singles

• Madison Keys defeated Barbora Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

• Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová defeated Vania King / Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1)