The 2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham is a Woman's Tennis Tournament played on Outdoor Grass Courts
It is the 35th edition of the event, and the second edition of the event as a Premier Tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour
Defending Champion
Women's Singles
Angelique Kerber(Germany)beat Kariline Pliscova(Czech)6-7,6-3,7-6
Women's Doubles
Spain's Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro beat Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 6-4,6-4
Agnieszka Radwanska, World No.3, and Belinda Bencic, the youngest player in the top world's top ten, both fell at the first hurdle on a day of shocks and rainstorms at the Aegon Classic.
Agnieszka Radwanska, a former Wimbledon runner-up, had intended to use the grass court event as a springboard for another assault on the oldest Grand Slam title, but was halted 7-5,4-6, 6-3 by CoCo Vandewegh, a hard-hitting American ranked outside the top 30
Belinda Bencic, arguably the world's most promising player, suffered another injury just ten days after a lengthy spell on the side-lines with a bad back.
The 19-year-old Swiss player's movement had been painful and ponderous before she quit half way through the second set during her first round match against Irina-Camelai Begu.
Bencic's retirement gave the world number 26 from Romania a victory by 6-4, 4-3 retired, though there was hardly a moment when Bencic had been mobile enough to win the match
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