2016 US Open – Women's singles

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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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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.

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

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

Qualifying[edit]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Serena Williams 6 4 6
5 Romania Simona Halep 2 6 3
1 United States Serena Williams 2 65
10 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 77
Croatia Ana Konjuh 2 2
10 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 6
10 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 3 6 4
2 Germany Angelique Kerber 6 4 6
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 0 2
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 4 3
2 Germany Angelique Kerber 6 6
7 Italy Roberta Vinci 5 0
2 Germany Angelique Kerber 7 6

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States S Williams 6 6
Russia E Makarova 3 3 1 United States S Williams 6 6
Q Germany A Lottner 62 3 WC United States V King 3 3
WC United States V King 77 6 1 United States S Williams 6 6
Italy K Knapp 4 2 Sweden J Larsson 2 1
Sweden J Larsson 6 6 Sweden J Larsson 6 6
Czech Republic D Allertová 77 6 Czech Republic D Allertová 3 1
29 Serbia A Ivanovic 64 1 1 United States S Williams 6 6
23 Russia D Kasatkina 4 6 2 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 2 3
China Q Wang 6 2 6 China Q Wang 0 1
Spain L Arruabarrena 2 3 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 6
Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 6 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 7
China S Zhang 6 6 China S Zhang 2 5
WC Australia E Perez 1 1 China S Zhang 6 6
Italy C Giorgi 5 77 1 16 Australia S Stosur 3 3
16 Australia S Stosur 7 64 6

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6
Brazil T Pereira 0 0 11 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6
Colombia M Duque Mariño 4 1 Serbia J Janković 1 4
Serbia J Janković 6 6 11 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6
Germany A Beck 78 6 19 Russia E Vesnina 4 3
Q Argentina N Podoroska 66 3 Germany A Beck 2 1
Estonia A Kontaveit 64 6 3 19 Russia E Vesnina 6 6
19 Russia E Vesnina 77 4 6 11 Spain C Suárez Navarro 2 5
31 Hungary T Babos 5 6 7 5 Romania S Halep 6 7
Q Austria B Haas 7 3 5 31 Hungary T Babos 6 6
United Kingdom H Watson 2 5 Q Netherlands R Hogenkamp 2 4
Q Netherlands R Hogenkamp 6 7 31 Hungary T Babos 1 6 4
Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 6 5 Romania S Halep 6 2 6
Australia D Gavrilova 4 4 Czech Republic L Šafářová 3 4
Belgium K Flipkens 0 2 5 Romania S Halep 6 6
5 Romania S Halep 6 6

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Poland A Radwańska 6 6
Q United States J Pegula 1 1 4 Poland A Radwańska 711 6
United Kingdom N Broady 64 6 6 United Kingdom N Broady 69 3
Q United Kingdom L Robson 77 3 4 4 Poland A Radwańska 6 6
Czech Republic K Siniaková 6 3 6 25 France C Garcia 2 3
Canada E Bouchard 3 6 2 Czech Republic K Siniaková 6 4 4
France P Parmentier 6 3 4 25 France C Garcia 4 6 6
25 France C Garcia 4 6 6 4 Poland A Radwańska 4 4
20 Netherlands K Bertens 3 6 4 Croatia A Konjuh 6 6
Croatia A Konjuh 6 2 6 Croatia A Konjuh 6 6
Japan K Nara 6 7 Japan K Nara 3 3
Switzerland S Vögele 0 5 Croatia A Konjuh 6 3 6
PR China S Peng 6 69 3 United States V Lepchenko 3 6 2
United States V Lepchenko 4 711 6 United States V Lepchenko 6 4 6
PR Russia V Diatchenko 1 1 15 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 4 6 4
15 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 6

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
WC United States S Kenin 4 3 10 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 7
Q Paraguay M González 7 6 Q Paraguay M González 1 5
Montenegro D Kovinić 5 2 10 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
Japan N Hibino 4 5 17 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 2 4
France K Mladenovic 6 7 France K Mladenovic 2 6 65
United States L Chirico 1 4 17 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 4 77
17 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 10 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 4 6 77
26 Germany L Siegemund 3 6 6 6 United States V Williams 6 4 63
Romania PM Țig 6 3 2 26 Germany L Siegemund 6 7
United States N Gibbs 6 6 United States N Gibbs 3 5
Q Serbia A Krunić 1 0 26 Germany L Siegemund 1 2
Germany J Görges 6 6 6 United States V Williams 6 6
Belgium Y Wickmayer 3 2 Germany J Görges 2 3
Ukraine K Kozlova 2 7 4 6 United States V Williams 6 6
6 United States V Williams 6 5 6

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

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

Section 6[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 United Kingdom J Konta 6 6
WC United States B Mattek-Sands 3 3 13 United Kingdom J Konta 6 5 6
Bulgaria T Pironkova 6 6 Bulgaria T Pironkova 2 7 2
WC France V Razzano 1 2 13 United Kingdom J Konta 6 6
Germany A Petkovic 77 6 24 Switzerland B Bencic 2 1
Q Slovakia K Kučová 63 3 Germany A Petkovic 3 2
United States S Crawford 78 3 4 24 Switzerland B Bencic 6 6
24 Switzerland B Bencic 66 6 6 13 United Kingdom J Konta 4 5
32 Puerto Rico M Puig 4 2 Latvia A Sevastova 6 7
China S Zheng 6 6 China S Zheng 7 65 5
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 0 5 Ukraine K Bondarenko 5 77 7
Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 7 Ukraine K Bondarenko 4 1
Latvia A Sevastova 6 6 Latvia A Sevastova 6 6
Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 3 3 Latvia A Sevastova 7 6
Q Belgium E Mertens 6 0 3 3 Spain G Muguruza 5 4
3 Spain G Muguruza 2 6 6

Section 7[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Italy R Vinci 6 6
Germany A-L Friedsam 2 4 7 Italy R Vinci 6 6
United States C McHale 6 6 United States C McHale 1 3
Germany M Barthel 2 2 7 Italy R Vinci 6 5 6
Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 6 Germany C Witthöft 0 7 3
Germany S Lisicki 1 2 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 1 77 1
Germany C Witthöft 6 6 Germany C Witthöft 6 61 6
30 Japan M Doi 4 1 7 Italy R Vinci 77 6
21 Romania I-C Begu 0 4 Ukraine L Tsurenko 65 2
Ukraine L Tsurenko 6 6 Ukraine L Tsurenko 7 6
Q China Y Wang 6 77 Q China Y Wang 5 3
LL Belgium A Van Uytvanck 3 64 Ukraine L Tsurenko 3 6 6
WC United States D Collins 1 2 12 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 3 4
Russia E Rodina 6 6 Russia E Rodina 77 2 2
Poland M Linette 2 3 12 Slovakia D Cibulková 65 6 6
12 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 6

Section 8[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Czech Republic P Kvitová 7 6
Latvia J Ostapenko 5 3 14 Czech Republic P Kvitová 77 6
United States I Falconi 2 1 Turkey Ç Büyükakçay 62 3
Turkey Ç Büyükakçay 6 6 14 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6
Belarus A Sasnovich 2 6 5 22 Ukraine E Svitolina 3 4
WC United States L Davis 6 4 7 WC United States L Davis 1 6 3
Q Luxembourg M Minella 77 0 2 22 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 4 6
22 Ukraine E Svitolina 65 6 6 14 Czech Republic P Kvitová 3 5
27 Italy S Errani 4 63 2 Germany A Kerber 6 7
United States S Rogers 6 77 United States S Rogers 6 2 2
Q United States C Bellis 6 6 Q United States C Bellis 2 6 6
Switzerland V Golubic 2 3 Q United States C Bellis 1 1
France A Cornet 4 1 2 Germany A Kerber 6 6
Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 6 6 Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 2 67
Slovenia P Hercog 0 0r 2 Germany A Kerber 6 79
2 Germany A Kerber 6 1

Championship match statistics[edit]

Category Germany Kerber Czech Republic 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
won
Points
after
Status
1 1 United States Serena Williams 7,050 780 780 7,050 Semifinals lost to Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [10]
2 2 Germany Angelique Kerber 6,860 130 2,000 8,730 Champion, defeated Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [10]
3 3 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 5,830 70 70 5,830 Second round lost to Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
4 4 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 5,705 130 240 5,815 Fourth round lost to Croatia Ana Konjuh
5 5 Romania Simona Halep 5,151 780 430 4,801 Quarterfinals lost to United States Serena Williams [1]
6 6 United States Venus Williams 4,005 430 240 3,815 Fourth round lost to Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [10]
7 8 Italy Roberta Vinci 3,465 1,300 430 2,595 Quarterfinals lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [2]
8 9 United States Madison Keys 3,286 240 240 3,286 Fourth round lost to Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
9 10 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 3,190 10 70 3,250 Second round lost to Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
10 11 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 3,135 10 1,300 4,425 Runner-up, lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [2]
11 12 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 3,100 10 240 3,330 Fourth round lost to Romania Simona Halep [5]
12 13 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 3,100 130 130 3,100 Third round lost to Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
13 14 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 2,905 280 240 2,865 Fourth round lost to Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
14 16 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 2,580 430 240 2,390 Fourth round lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [2]
15 15 Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 2,713 10 70 2,773 Second round lost to United States Varvara Lepchenko
16 17 Australia Samantha Stosur 2,370 240 70 2,200 Second round lost to China Zhang Shuai
17 18 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2,195 70 130 2,255 Third round lost to Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [10]
18 21 Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 2,050 130 10 1,930 First round lost to Romania Monica Niculescu
19 20 Russia Elena Vesnina 2,054 70 130 2,114 Third round lost to Spain Carla Suárez Navarro [11]
20 22 Netherlands Kiki Bertens 1,945 110 10 1,845 First round lost to Croatia Ana Konjuh
21 23 Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 1,835 10 10 1,835 First round lost to Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
22 19 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 2,101 130 130 2,101 Third round lost to Czech Republic Petra Kvitová [14]
23 24 Russia Daria Kasatkina 1,773 130 10 1,653 First round lost to China Wang Qiang
24 26 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 1,602 130 130 1,602 Third round lost to United Kingdom Johanna Konta [13]
25 33 France Caroline Garcia 1,555 10 130 1,675 Third round lost to Poland Agnieszka Radwańska [4]
26 27 Germany Laura Siegemund 1,600 40+140 130+13 1,563 Third round lost to United States Venus Williams [6]
27 28 Italy Sara Errani 1,590 130 10 1,470 First round lost to United States Shelby Rogers
28 30 United States Coco Vandeweghe 1,561 70 10 1,501 First round lost to Japan Naomi Osaka
29 31 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 1,560 10 10 1,560 First round lost to Czech Republic Denisa Allertová
30 32 Japan Misaki Doi 1,555 70 10 1,495 First round lost to Germany Carina Witthöft
31 34 Hungary Tímea Babos 1,510 10 130 1,630 Third round lost to Romania Simona Halep [5]
32 35 Puerto Rico Monica Puig 1,500 10 10 1,500 First round lost to China 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 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 3,551 430 3,121 Pregnancy[8]
25 United States Sloane Stephens 1,612 10 1,602 Right foot injury[9]

Other entry information[edit]

Wild cards[edit]

Protected ranking[edit]

Qualifiers[edit]

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.

External links[edit]

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