2016 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2016 US Open
Champion	Angelique Kerber
Runner-up	Karolína Plíšková
Final score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Draw	128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds	32

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

Angelique Kerber won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4. It was Kerber's second Grand Slam singles title. She became the first German to win the US Open since Steffi Graf in 1996.^[1]

Serena Williams was attempting to set new Open Era records by winning a 23rd Grand Slam singles title and a second attempt to set a seventh US Open singles title, but she lost in the semifinals to Plíšková. In doing so, she remained with an overall of 22 Major titles shared with Graf and six US Open titles shared with Chris Evert.^[2]

At the start of the tournament, the top four seeds (Williams, Kerber, Garbiñe Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwańska) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. However, Muguruza and Radwańska were removed from contention after being defeated in the second and fourth rounds, respectively. Kerber attained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time following the tournament after defeating two-time finalist Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals following Serena Williams' semifinal loss.^[3]

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 Grand Slam tournament (she beat Venus Williams in the fourth round).^[4]

Former world No. 1 and 2008 French Open Champion Ana Ivanovic played the final match of her professional career in the first round where she ultimately lost to Denisa Allertová. She would announce retirement prior to the 2017 season because of ongoing injuries.^[5]

Seeds

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

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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

References

External links

• Women's Singles main draw