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. She became the first German to win the US Open since Steffi Graf in 1996.[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. Kerber 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 also in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.[2][3]

Women's singles
2016 US Open
Champion Angelique Kerber
Runner-up Karolína Plíšková
Final score6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2016 US Open (tennis)

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

Plíšková became the first Czech woman to make the US Open final since 1993, and only the fourth player to beat both of the Williams sisters in the same major (she beat 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]

It was the last professional appearance for former world No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic; she lost to Denisa Allertová in the first round. She would announce her retirement prior to the 2017 season because of ongoing injuries.[6]

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals
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

Section 1
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
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
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
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

Section 5
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
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
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
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
Category Kerber Plíšková
1st serve %62/98 (63%)53/89 (60%)
1st serve points won43 of 62 = 69%40 of 53 = 75%
2nd serve points won19 of 36 = 53%14 of 36 = 39%
Total service points won62 of 98 = 63.27%54 of 89 = 60.67%
Aces15
Double faults24
Winners2140
Unforced errors1747
Net points won2 of 5 = 40%26 of 33 = 79%
Break points converted4 of 5 = 80%2 of 7 = 29%
Return points won35 of 89 = 39%36 of 98 = 37%
Total points won9790
Source

Seeded players

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

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[7]
25 Sloane Stephens 1,612 10 1,602 Right foot injury[8]

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

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

Lucky loser

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Retirements

Notes
  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

References
  1. "Angelique Kerber Solidifies Her No. 1 Status by Winning the U.S. Open". The New York Times. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 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. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. "Serena Williams ousted in semifinals by Karolina Pliskova". ABC News. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. "US Open 2016: Serena Williams suffers shock loss to Karolina Pliskova". BBC Sport. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. Reuters (2016-12-28). "Ana Ivanovic announces retirement from tennis at age of 29". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  7. "Victoria Azarenka announces pregnancy". Women's Tennis Association. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  8. "The Latest: Stephens withdraws from US Open with foot injury". foxsports.com. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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