2016 WTA Finals – Singles

Dominika Cibulková defeated Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Singles title at the 2016 WTA Finals. This was the second year in a row where a player won the title after losing two matches in the round-robin stage. It was Cibulková's eighth and final WTA Tour singles title, before her retirement in 2019.

Singles
2016 WTA Finals
Champion Dominika Cibulková
Runner-up Angelique Kerber
Final score6–3, 6–4
Main article: 2016 WTA Finals

Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kerber.

Cibulková, Madison Keys and Karolína Plíšková made their debuts in the event.

Seeds
  1. Angelique Kerber (final)
  2. Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
  3. Simona Halep (round robin)
  4. Karolína Plíšková (round robin)
  5. Garbiñe Muguruza (round robin)
  6. Madison Keys (round robin)
  7. Dominika Cibulková (champion)
  8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)

Notes:

Alternates
  1. Johanna Konta (Did not play)
  2. Carla Suárez Navarro (Did not play)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Angelique Kerber 6 6
2 Agnieszka Radwańska 2 1
1 Angelique Kerber 3 4
7 Dominika Cibulková 6 6
8 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 62 4
7 Dominika Cibulková 1 77 6

Red group
Kerber Halep Keys Cibulková RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1 Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–2 6–3, 6–3 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3 3–0 6–1 (86%) 39–27 (59%) 1
3 Simona Halep 4–6, 2–6 6–2, 6–4 3–6, 6–7(5–7) 1–2 2–4 (33%) 27–31 (47%) 3
6 Madison Keys 3–6, 3–6 2–6, 4–6 6–1, 6–4 1–2 2–4 (33%) 24–29 (45%) 4
7 Dominika Cibulková 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 3–6 6–3, 7–6(7–5) 1–6, 4–6 1–2 3–4 (43%) 33–36 (48%) 2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

White group
Radwańska Plíšková Muguruza Kuznetsova RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
2 Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–3 7–6(7–1), 6–3 5–7, 6–1, 5–7 2–1 5–2 (71%) 42–32 (57%) 2
4 Karolína Plíšková 5–7, 3–6 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(6–8) 1–2 3–5 (38%) 41–43 (49%) 3
5 Garbiñe Muguruza 6–7(1–7), 3–6 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 5–7 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 1–2 3–5 (38%) 38–39 (49%) 4
8 Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–5, 1–6, 7–5 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) 6–3, 0–6, 1–6 2–1 5–4 (56%) 38–45 (45%) 1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

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