The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize money was 463,520 euros; the financial obligations amounted to 520,070 euros.
The qualification for the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur 2016 took place on May 13th and 14th, 2016. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.
At the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur 2016, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who moved into the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not cumulative (prize money for the double competition per team).