| Venue: Carioca Arena (Hall 2) at Olympic Training Center, Barra da Tijuca (West Zone of Rio de Janeiro). | | Olympic Champion from 2012 Judo Women Under 52kg - Kum Ae An (PRK). |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Odette Giuffrida |  ITA | 000-001 | Majlinda Kelmendi |  KOS |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Érika Miranda |  BRA | 000-001 | Misato Nakamura |  JPN | | 1-:-- | Natalia Kuziutina |  RUS | 100-000 | Ma Yingnan |  CHN |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Odette Giuffrida | ITA | 000-000 | Ma Yingnan | CHN | | 1-:-- | Majlinda Kelmendi | KOS | 000-000 | Misato Nakamura | JPN |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Andreea Chițu |  ROU | 010-100 | Érika Miranda | BRA | | 1-:-- | Christianne Legentil |  MRI | 000-100 | Natalia Kuziutina | RUS |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Andreea Chițu | ROU | 000-001 | Odette Giuffrida | ITA | | 1-:-- | Andreea Chițu | ROU | 101-000 | Laura Gómez |  ESP | | 1-:-- | Odette Giuffrida | ITA | 001-000 | Mareen Kräh |  GER | | 1-:-- | Laura Gómez | ESP | 101-000 | Gulbadam Babamuratova |  TKM | | 1-:-- | Darya Skrypnik |  BLR | 001-011 | Mareen Kräh | GER |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Érika Miranda | BRA | 000-010 | Ma Yingnan | CHN | | 1-:-- | Érika Miranda | BRA | 100-000 | Hela Ayari |  TUN | | 1-:-- | Ma Yingnan | CHN | 100-000 | Joana Ramos |  POR | | 1-:-- | Joana Ramos | POR | 102-000 | Antoinette Gasongo |  BDI |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Majlinda Kelmendi | KOS | 000-000 | Christianne Legentil | MRI | | 1-:-- | Majlinda Kelmendi | KOS | 100-000 | Evelyne Tschopp |  SUI | | 1-:-- | Gili Cohen |  ISR | 000-100 | Christianne Legentil | MRI | | 1-:-- | Priscilla Gneto |  FRA | 000-100 | Evelyne Tschopp | SUI | | 1-:-- | Christianne Legentil | MRI | 001-000 | Joud Fahmy |  KSA |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Misato Nakamura | JPN | 100-000 | Natalia Kuziutina | RUS | | 1-:-- | Misato Nakamura | JPN | 100-000 | Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon |  MGL | | 1-:-- | Natalia Kuziutina | RUS | 002-000 | Ecaterina Guica |  CAN | | 1-:-- | Angelica Delgado |  USA | 003-010 | Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon | MGL |
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| Pool A | | Andreea Chițu | ROU | | -- Laura Gómez | ESP | | -- Gulbadam Babamuratova | TKM | | Odette Giuffrida | ITA | | -- Darya Skrypnik | BLR | | -- Mareen Kräh | GER |
| Pool B | | Érika Miranda | BRA | | Hela Ayari | TUN | | Ma Yingnan | CHN | | -- Joana Ramos | POR | | -- Antoinette Gasongo | BDI |
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| Pool C | | Majlinda Kelmendi | KOS | | -- Priscilla Gneto | FRA | | -- Evelyne Tschopp | SUI | | Gili Cohen | ISR | | -- Christianne Legentil | MRI | | -- Joud Fahmy | KSA |
| Pool D | | Misato Nakamura | JPN | | -- Angelica Delgado | USA | | -- Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon | MGL | | Natalia Kuziutina | RUS | | Ecaterina Guica | CAN |
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| 24 Quotas - Individual. Through IJF World Ranking List (as of May 30,2016). |
| Total - 21 Judocas. | | Host nation 1 | | --. Miranda Érika |  Brazil | | IJF World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) - 14 | | Additional places (Europe) - 2 | | --. Andreea Chițu |  Romania | | --. Majlinda Kelmendi |  Kosovo | | --. Misato Nakamura |  Japan | | --. Ma Yingnan |  China | | --. Natalia Kuziutina |  Russia | | --. Odette Giuffrida |  Italy | | --. Gili Cohen |  Israel | | --. Priscilla Gneto |  France | | --. Mareen Kräh |  Germany | | --. Gulbadam Babamuratova |  Turkmenistan | | --. Joana Ramos |  Portugal | | --. Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon |  Mongolia | | --. Hela Ayari |  Tunisia | | --. Evelyne Tschopp |  Switzerland | | Additional places (Europe) - 2 | | --. Darya Skrypnik |  Belarus | | --. Laura Gómez |  Spain | | Additional places (Africa) - 1 | | --. Christianne Legentil |  Mauritius | | Additional places (America) - 2 | | --. Ecaterina Guica |  Canada | | --. Angelica Delgado |  United States | | Additional places (Asia) - 0 | | Additional places (Oceania) - 0 | | Invitational - 1 | | --. Antoinette Gasongo |  Burundi |
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