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

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 removed from contention after defeated by eventual quarterfinalists Anastasija Sevastova and Ana Konjuh 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]

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• 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	6^5
								10	Karolína Plíšková	6	7^7
		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	6^2	3				WC	V King	3	3
	WC	V King	7^7	6											1	S Williams	6	6
		K Knapp	4	2												J Larsson	2	1
		J Larsson	6	6					J Larsson	6	6
		D Allertová	7^7	6					D Allertová	3	1
	29	A Ivanovic	6^4	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	7^7	1			16	S Stosur	3	3
	16	S Stosur	7	6^4	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	7^8	6											19	E Vesnina	4	3
	Q	N Podoroska	6^6	3					A Beck	2	1
		A Kontaveit	6^4	6	3			19	E Vesnina	6	6
	19	E Vesnina	7^7	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	7^11	6
		N Broady	6^4	6	6				N Broady	6^9	3
	Q	L Robson	7^7	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	6^9	3											V Lepchenko	3	6	2
		V Lepchenko	4	7^11	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	6^5
		L Chirico	1	4				17	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	4	7^7
	17	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6																		10	Ka Plíšková	4	6	7^7
	26	L Siegemund	3	6	6																	6	V Williams	6	4	6^3
		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	7^7	6
		A Riske	6	6^5	2			8	M Keys	6	6
		M Brengle	2	2^r				WC	K Day	1	1
	WC	K Day	6	4											8	M Keys	7	4	7^7
		M Sakkari	4	6	3											N Osaka	5	6	6^3
	Q	Y Duan	6	4	6			Q	Y Duan	4	6^3
		N Osaka	6^4	6	6				N Osaka	6	7^7
	28	C Vandeweghe	7^7	3	4																	8	M Keys	3	4
	18	B Strýcová	3	7^7	1																		C Wozniacki	6	6
		M Niculescu	6	6^3	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	7^7	6											24	B Bencic	2	1
	Q	K Kučová	6^3	3					A Petkovic	3	2
		S Crawford	7^8	3	4			24	B Bencic	6	6
	24	B Bencic	6^6	6	6																	13	J Konta	4	5
	32	M Puig	4	2																			A Sevastova	6	7
		S Zheng	6	6					S Zheng	7	6^5	5
		S-w Hsieh	0	5					K Bondarenko	5	7^7	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	7^7	1
		C Witthöft	6	6					C Witthöft	6	6^1	6
	30	M Doi	4	1																		7	R Vinci	7^7	6
	21	I-C Begu	0	4																			L Tsurenko	6^5	2
		L Tsurenko	6	6					L Tsurenko	7	6
	Q	Y Wang	6	7^7				Q	Y Wang	5	3
	LL	A Van Uytvanck	3	6^4												L Tsurenko	3	6	6
	WC	D Collins	1	2											12	D Cibulková	6	3	4
		E Rodina	6	6					E Rodina	7^7	2	2
		M Linette	2	3				12	D Cibulková	6^5	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	7^7	6
		I Falconi	2	1					Ç Büyükakçay	6^2	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	7^7	0	2			22	E Svitolina	6	4	6
	22	E Svitolina	6^5	6	6																	14	P Kvitová	3	5
	27	S Errani	4	6^3																		2	A Kerber	6	7
		S Rogers	6	7^7					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	6^7
		P Hercog	0	0^r				2	A Kerber	6	7^9
	2	A Kerber	6	1

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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. "US Open 2016: Serena Williams suffers shock loss to Karolina Pliskova". BBC Sport. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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.

External links

• Women's Singles main draw