Women's singles Champion Angelique Kerber Runner-up Karolína Plíšková Final score 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 Draw 128 (16 / 8 ) Seeds 32
2016 tennis event results
Main article: 2016 US Open (tennis)
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]
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 [ ]
0 1 . Serena Williams (semifinals)
0 2 . Angelique Kerber (champion)
0 3 . Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
0 4 . Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
0 5 . Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
0 6 . Venus Williams (fourth round)
0 7 . Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
0 8 . Madison Keys (fourth round)
0 9 . 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 [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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Championship match statistics [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Danielle Collins [a]
Kayla Day [b]
Lauren Davis
Sofia Kenin [c]
Vania King
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Ellen Perez
Virginie Razzano
Protected ranking [ ]
Vitalia Diatchenko
Peng Shuai
Qualifiers [ ]
Lucky loser [ ]
Alison Van Uytvanck
Withdrawals [ ]
Before the tournament
Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by Evgeniya Rodina
Maria Sharapova → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig
Sloane Stephens → replaced by Alison Van Uytvanck
Galina Voskoboeva → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
Retirements
Madison Brengle
Polona Hercog
Notes [ ]
^ Winner of the women's singles tournament in the 2016 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
^ Winner of the USTA Girls' under-18 national tournament
^ Winner of the Women's USTA Wild Card Challenge held in Stockton, California , Sacramento, California and Lexington, Kentucky
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