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2016 US Open – Women's singles

Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 US Open. It was her second major singles title.[1] Kerber became the first player since Martina Hingis in 1997 to win both hard court majors in the same calendar year, having also won the Australian Open. She also attained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time after Serena Williams failed to reach the final. In addition to Kerber and Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwańska were in contention for the top ranking.[2][3] The final was a rematch of the Cincinnati final three weeks prior, won by Plíšková.

Women's singles
2016 US Open
Final
ChampionGermany Angelique Kerber
Runner-upCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Score6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 2016 US Open (tennis)

Flavia Pennetta was the reigning champion, but retired from the sport at the end of 2015.

Plíšková became the first Czech woman to reach the final since 1993, and only the fourth player to beat both of the Williams sisters in the same major (defeating Venus Williams in the fourth round and Serena Williams in the semifinals).[4]

Serena Williams was attempting to set new Open Era records by winning a 23rd major singles title and a seventh US Open singles title, but she lost in the semifinals to Plíšková.[5]

This marked the last professional appearance for former world No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, who lost to Denisa Allertová in the first round. She announced her retirement prior to the 2017 season due to ongoing injuries.[6]

Ana Konjuh became the first Croatian woman to reach the US Open singles quarterfinal.[7]

This was Venus Williams' 72nd main draw major appearance, surpassing the all-time record previously held by Amy Frazier.

Seeds edit

01.     Serena Williams (semifinals)
02.     Angelique Kerber (champion)
03.     Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
04.     Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
05.     Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
06.     Venus Williams (fourth round)
07.     Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
08.     Madison Keys (fourth round)
09.     Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
10.     Karolína Plíšková (final)
11.     Carla Suárez Navarro (fourth round)
12.     Dominika Cibulková (third round)
13.     Johanna Konta (fourth round)
14.     Petra Kvitová (fourth round)
15.     Timea Bacsinszky (second round)
16.     Samantha Stosur (second round)
17.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
18.     Barbora Strýcová (first round)
19.     Elena Vesnina (third round)
20.     Kiki Bertens (first round)
21.     Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
22.     Elina Svitolina (third round)
23.     Daria Kasatkina (first round)
24.     Belinda Bencic (third round)
25.     Caroline Garcia (third round)
26.     Laura Siegemund (third round)
27.     Sara Errani (first round)
28.     CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
29.     Ana Ivanovic (first round)
30.     Misaki Doi (first round)
31.     Tímea Babos (third round)
32.     Monica Puig (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Main article: 2016 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Serena Williams 6 4 6
5   Simona Halep 2 6 3
1   Serena Williams 2 65
10   Karolína Plíšková 6 77
  Ana Konjuh 2 2
10   Karolína Plíšková 6 6
10   Karolína Plíšková 3 6 4
2   Angelique Kerber 6 4 6
  Caroline Wozniacki 6 6
  Anastasija Sevastova 0 2
  Caroline Wozniacki 4 3
2   Angelique Kerber 6 6
7   Roberta Vinci 5 0
2   Angelique Kerber 7 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Williams 6 6
  E Makarova 3 3 1   S Williams 6 6
Q   A Lottner 62 3 WC   V King 3 3
WC   V King 77 6 1   S Williams 6 6
  K Knapp 4 2   J Larsson 2 1
  J Larsson 6 6   J Larsson 6 6
  D Allertová 77 6   D Allertová 3 1
29   A Ivanovic 64 1 1   S Williams 6 6
23   D Kasatkina 4 6 2   Y Shvedova 2 3
  Q Wang 6 2 6   Q Wang 0 1
  L Arruabarrena 2 3   Y Shvedova 6 6
  Y Shvedova 6 6   Y Shvedova 6 7
  S Zhang 6 6   S Zhang 2 5
WC   E Perez 1 1   S Zhang 6 6
  C Giorgi 5 77 1 16   S Stosur 3 3
16   S Stosur 7 64 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
  T Pereira 0 0 11   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
  M Duque Mariño 4 1   J Janković 1 4
  J Janković 6 6 11   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
  A Beck 78 6 19   E Vesnina 4 3
Q   N Podoroska 66 3   A Beck 2 1
  A Kontaveit 64 6 3 19   E Vesnina 6 6
19   E Vesnina 77 4 6 11   C Suárez Navarro 2 5
31   T Babos 5 6 7 5   S Halep 6 7
Q   B Haas 7 3 5 31   T Babos 6 6
  H Watson 2 5 Q   R Hogenkamp 2 4
Q   R Hogenkamp 6 7 31   T Babos 1 6 4
  L Šafářová 6 6 5   S Halep 6 2 6
  D Gavrilova 4 4   L Šafářová 3 4
  K Flipkens 0 2 5   S Halep 6 6
5   S Halep 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   A Radwańska 6 6
Q   J Pegula 1 1 4   A Radwańska 711 6
  N Broady 64 6 6   N Broady 69 3
Q   L Robson 77 3 4 4   A Radwańska 6 6
  K Siniaková 6 3 6 25   C Garcia 2 3
  E Bouchard 3 6 2   K Siniaková 6 4 4
  P Parmentier 6 3 4 25   C Garcia 4 6 6
25   C Garcia 4 6 6 4   A Radwańska 4 4
20   K Bertens 3 6 4   A Konjuh 6 6
  A Konjuh 6 2 6   A Konjuh 6 6
  K Nara 6 7   K Nara 3 3
  S Vögele 0 5   A Konjuh 6 3 6
PR   S Peng 6 69 3   V Lepchenko 3 6 2
  V Lepchenko 4 711 6   V Lepchenko 6 4 6
PR   V Diatchenko 1 1 15   T Bacsinszky 4 6 4
15   T Bacsinszky 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   Ka Plíšková 6 6
WC   S Kenin 4 3 10   Ka Plíšková 6 7
Q   M González 7 6 Q   M González 1 5
  D Kovinić 5 2 10   Ka Plíšková 6 6
  N Hibino 4 5 17   A Pavlyuchenkova 2 4
  K Mladenovic 6 7   K Mladenovic 2 6 65
  L Chirico 1 4 17   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 4 77
17   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 10   Ka Plíšková 4 6 77
26   L Siegemund 3 6 6 6   V Williams 6 4 63
  PM Țig 6 3 2 26   L Siegemund 6 7
  N Gibbs 6 6   N Gibbs 3 5
Q   A Krunić 1 0 26   L Siegemund 1 2
  J Görges 6 6 6   V Williams 6 6
  Y Wickmayer 3 2   J Görges 2 3
  K Kozlova 2 7 4 6   V Williams 6 6
6   V Williams 6 5 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   M Keys 4 77 6
  A Riske 6 65 2 8   M Keys 6 6
  M Brengle 2 2r WC   K Day 1 1
WC   K Day 6 4 8   M Keys 7 4 77
  M Sakkari 4 6 3   N Osaka 5 6 63
Q   Y Duan 6 4 6 Q   Y Duan 4 63
  N Osaka 64 6 6   N Osaka 6 77
28   C Vandeweghe 77 3 4 8   M Keys 3 4
18   B Strýcová 3 77 1   C Wozniacki 6 6
  M Niculescu 6 63 6   M Niculescu 6 6
  S Cîrstea 6 5 2 Q   A Bogdan 0 1
Q   A Bogdan 0 7 6   M Niculescu 3 1
Q   T Townsend 6 3 4   C Wozniacki 6 6
  C Wozniacki 4 6 6   C Wozniacki 6 6
  F Schiavone 1 2 9   S Kuznetsova 4 4
9   S Kuznetsova 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   J Konta 6 6
WC   B Mattek-Sands 3 3 13   J Konta 6 5 6
  T Pironkova 6 6   T Pironkova 2 7 2
WC   V Razzano 1 2 13   J Konta 6 6
  A Petkovic 77 6 24   B Bencic 2 1
Q   K Kučová 63 3   A Petkovic 3 2
  S Crawford 78 3 4 24   B Bencic 6 6
24   B Bencic 66 6 6 13   J Konta 4 5
32   M Puig 4 2   A Sevastova 6 7
  S Zheng 6 6   S Zheng 7 65 5
  S-w Hsieh 0 5   K Bondarenko 5 77 7
  K Bondarenko 6 7   K Bondarenko 4 1
  A Sevastova 6 6   A Sevastova 6 6
  AK Schmiedlová 3 3   A Sevastova 7 6
Q   E Mertens 6 0 3 3   G Muguruza 5 4
3   G Muguruza 2 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   R Vinci 6 6
  A-L Friedsam 2 4 7   R Vinci 6 6
  C McHale 6 6   C McHale 1 3
  M Barthel 2 2 7   R Vinci 6 5 6
  Y Putintseva 6 6   C Witthöft 0 7 3
  S Lisicki 1 2   Y Putintseva 1 77 1
  C Witthöft 6 6   C Witthöft 6 61 6
30   M Doi 4 1 7   R Vinci 77 6
21   I-C Begu 0 4   L Tsurenko 65 2
  L Tsurenko 6 6   L Tsurenko 7 6
Q   Y Wang 6 77 Q   Y Wang 5 3
LL   A Van Uytvanck 3 64   L Tsurenko 3 6 6
WC   D Collins 1 2 12   D Cibulková 6 3 4
  E Rodina 6 6   E Rodina 77 2 2
  M Linette 2 3 12   D Cibulková 65 6 6
12   D Cibulková 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   P Kvitová 7 6
  J Ostapenko 5 3 14   P Kvitová 77 6
  I Falconi 2 1   Ç Büyükakçay 62 3
  Ç Büyükakçay 6 6 14   P Kvitová 6 6
  A Sasnovich 2 6 5 22   E Svitolina 3 4
WC   L Davis 6 4 7 WC   L Davis 1 6 3
Q   M Minella 77 0 2 22   E Svitolina 6 4 6
22   E Svitolina 65 6 6 14   P Kvitová 3 5
27   S Errani 4 63 2   A Kerber 6 7
  S Rogers 6 77   S Rogers 6 2 2
Q   C Bellis 6 6 Q   C Bellis 2 6 6
  V Golubic 2 3 Q   C Bellis 1 1
  A Cornet 4 1 2   A Kerber 6 6
  M Lučić-Baroni 6 6   M Lučić-Baroni 2 67
  P Hercog 0 0r 2   A Kerber 6 79
2   A Kerber 6 1

Championship match statistics edit

Category   Kerber   Plíšková
1st serve % 62/98 (63%) 53/89 (60%)
1st serve points won 43 of 62 = 69% 40 of 53 = 75%
2nd serve points won 19 of 36 = 53% 14 of 36 = 39%
Total service points won 62 of 98 = 63.27% 54 of 89 = 60.67%
Aces 1 5
Double faults 2 4
Winners 21 40
Unforced errors 17 47
Net points won 2 of 5 = 40% 26 of 33 = 79%
Break points converted 4 of 5 = 80% 2 of 7 = 29%
Return points won 35 of 89 = 39% 36 of 98 = 37%
Total points won 97 90
Source

Seeded players edit

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings on August 22, 2016. Rank and points before are as of August 29, 2016.

Seed Rank Player Points
before
Points
defending
 Points
won 		Points
after 		Status
1 1   Serena Williams 7,050 780 780 7,050 Semifinals lost to   Karolína Plíšková [10]
2 2   Angelique Kerber 6,860 130 2,000 8,730 Champion, defeated   Karolína Plíšková [10]
3 3   Garbiñe Muguruza 5,830 70 70 5,830 Second round lost to   Anastasija Sevastova
4 4   Agnieszka Radwańska 5,705 130 240 5,815 Fourth round lost to   Ana Konjuh
5 5   Simona Halep 5,151 780 430 4,801 Quarterfinals lost to   Serena Williams [1]
6 6   Venus Williams 4,005 430 240 3,815 Fourth round lost to   Karolína Plíšková [10]
7 8   Roberta Vinci 3,465 1,300 430 2,595 Quarterfinals lost to   Angelique Kerber [2]
8 9   Madison Keys 3,286 240 240 3,286 Fourth round lost to   Caroline Wozniacki
9 10   Svetlana Kuznetsova 3,190 10 70 3,250 Second round lost to   Caroline Wozniacki
10 11   Karolína Plíšková 3,135 10 1,300 4,425 Runner-up, lost to   Angelique Kerber [2]
11 12   Carla Suárez Navarro 3,100 10 240 3,330 Fourth round lost to   Simona Halep [5]
12 13   Dominika Cibulková 3,100 130 130 3,100 Third round lost to   Lesia Tsurenko
13 14   Johanna Konta 2,905 280 240 2,865 Fourth round lost to   Anastasija Sevastova
14 16   Petra Kvitová 2,580 430 240 2,390 Fourth round lost to   Angelique Kerber [2]
15 15   Timea Bacsinszky 2,713 10 70 2,773 Second round lost to   Varvara Lepchenko
16 17   Samantha Stosur 2,370 240 70 2,200 Second round lost to   Zhang Shuai
17 18   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2,195 70 130 2,255 Third round lost to   Karolína Plíšková [10]
18 21   Barbora Strýcová 2,050 130 10 1,930 First round lost to   Monica Niculescu
19 20   Elena Vesnina 2,054 70 130 2,114 Third round lost to   Carla Suárez Navarro [11]
20 22   Kiki Bertens 1,945 110 10 1,845 First round lost to   Ana Konjuh
21 23   Irina-Camelia Begu 1,835 10 10 1,835 First round lost to   Lesia Tsurenko
22 19   Elina Svitolina 2,101 130 130 2,101 Third round lost to   Petra Kvitová [14]
23 24   Daria Kasatkina 1,773 130 10 1,653 First round lost to   Wang Qiang
24 26   Belinda Bencic 1,602 130 130 1,602 Third round lost to   Johanna Konta [13]
25 33   Caroline Garcia 1,555 10 130 1,675 Third round lost to   Agnieszka Radwańska [4]
26 27   Laura Siegemund 1,600 40+140 130+13 1,563 Third round lost to   Venus Williams [6]
27 28   Sara Errani 1,590 130 10 1,470 First round lost to   Shelby Rogers
28 30   Coco Vandeweghe 1,561 70 10 1,501 First round lost to   Naomi Osaka
29 31   Ana Ivanovic 1,560 10 10 1,560 First round lost to   Denisa Allertová
30 32   Misaki Doi 1,555 70 10 1,495 First round lost to   Carina Witthöft
31 34   Tímea Babos 1,510 10 130 1,630 Third round lost to   Simona Halep [5]
32 35   Monica Puig 1,500 10 10 1,500 First round lost to   Zheng Saisai

Withdrawn players edit

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew or not entered from the event.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
7   Victoria Azarenka 3,551 430 3,121 Pregnancy[8]
25   Sloane Stephens 1,612 10 1,602 Right foot injury[9]

Other entry information edit

Wild cards edit

Protected ranking edit

Qualifiers edit

See also: 2016 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Lucky loser edit

Withdrawals edit

Before the tournament

† – Not included on entry list
& – Withdrew from entry list

Retirements

Notes edit

  1. ^ Winner of the women's singles tournament in the 2016 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
  2. ^ Winner of the USTA Girls' under-18 national tournament
  3. ^ Winner of the Women's USTA Wild Card Challenge held in Stockton, California, Sacramento, California and Lexington, Kentucky
  4. ^ Last direct acceptance

References edit

  1. ^ "Angelique Kerber Solidifies Her No. 1 Status by Winning the U.S. Open". The New York Times. September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Can Kerber Overtake Serena At US Open?". WTA. August 22, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "Angelique Kerber defeats Karolina Pliskova for US Open title – as it happened". Guardian. September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Serena Williams ousted in semifinals by Karolina Pliskova". ABC News. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "US Open 2016: Serena Williams suffers shock loss to Karolina Pliskova". BBC Sport. September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Ana Ivanovic announces retirement from tennis at age of 29". The Guardian. Reuters. December 28, 2016. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  7. ^ Eichenholz, Andrew (September 5, 2016). "Konjuh advances to her first major quarterfinal". usopen.org. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Victoria Azarenka announces pregnancy". Women's Tennis Association. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "The Latest: Stephens withdraws from US Open with foot injury". foxsports.com. August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

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