Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Champion	Mónica Puig
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Final score	6–4, 4–6, 6–1

Women's singles tennis at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Tennis Centre
Date	6–13 August
Competitors	64 from 36 nations
Medalists
Mónica Puig   Puerto Rico   Angelique Kerber   Germany   Petra Kvitová   Czech Republic

The women's singles tennis tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 13 August 2016. The draw for the event was conducted at 11am local time on Thusday, 4 August.

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she lost in the third round to Elina Svitolina.

Mónica Puig won Puerto Rico's first ever Olympic gold medal, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1.^[1]

Schedule

August
6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	—	11:00	12:00	12:00
Round of 64		Round of 32	Round of 16	Play cancelled due to rain	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Bronze medal match Gold medal match

Seeds

01.    Serena Williams (USA) (Third round) 02.    Angelique Kerber (GER) (Final, silver medalist) 03.    Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) (Third round) 04.    Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) (First round) 05.    Venus Williams (USA) (First round) 06.    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (First round) 07.    Madison Keys (USA) (Semifinals, fourth place) 08.    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (Third round)

09.    Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) (Third round) 10.    Johanna Konta (GBR) (Quarterfinals) 11.    Petra Kvitová (CZE) (Semifinals, bronze medalist) 12.    Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) (First round) 13.    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (Third round) 14.    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (Second round) 15.    Elina Svitolina (UKR) (Quarterfinals) 16.    Barbora Strýcová (CZE) (Second round)

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

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

• TRI = Tripartite invitation
• IP = ITF place

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold medal match)
	15	Elina Svitolina (UKR)	2	0
	11	Petra Kvitová (CZE)	6	6
								11	Petra Kvitová (CZE)	4	6	3
									Mónica Puig (PUR)	6	1	6
		Mónica Puig (PUR)	6	6
		Laura Siegemund (GER)	1	1
																Mónica Puig (PUR)	6	4	6
															2	Angelique Kerber (GER)	4	6	1
	7	Madison Keys (USA)	6	6
		Daria Kasatkina (RUS)	3	1
								7	Madison Keys (USA)	3	5
								2	Angelique Kerber (GER)	6	7				Bronze medal match
	10	Johanna Konta (GBR)	1	2
	2	Angelique Kerber (GER)	6	6											11	Petra Kvitová (CZE)	7	2	6
															7	Madison Keys (USA)	5	6	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	S Williams (USA)	6	6
		D Gavrilova (AUS)	4	2				1	S Williams (USA)	7^7	6
		J Larsson (SWE)	1	6	3				A Cornet (FRA)	6^5	2
		A Cornet (FRA)	6	2	6										1	S Williams (USA)	4	3
		H Watson (GBR)	6	6^5	6										15	E Svitolina (UKR)	6	6
	PR	S Peng (CHN)	4	7^7	3				H Watson (GBR)	3	6	3
		A Petkovic (GER)	6	1	3			15	E Svitolina (UKR)	6	1	6
	15	E Svitolina (UKR)	2	6	6																	15	E Svitolina (UKR)	2	0
	11	P Kvitová (CZE)	6	6																		11	P Kvitová (CZE)	6	6
		T Babos (HUN)	1	2				11	P Kvitová (CZE)	6	6
		C Wozniacki (DEN)	6	6					C Wozniacki (DEN)	2	4
	Alt	L Hradecká (CZE)	2	2											11	P Kvitová (CZE)	4	6	6
		E Makarova (RUS)	3	6	7^8											E Makarova (RUS)	6	4	4
		Ç Büyükakçay (TUR)	6	0	6^6				E Makarova (RUS)	3	6	6
		AK Schmiedlová (SVK)	7	6					AK Schmiedlová (SVK)	6	4	2
	6	R Vinci (ITA)	5	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	G Muguruza (ESP)	6	6
	Alt	A Mitu (ROU)	2	2				3	G Muguruza (ESP)	6	6
		N Hibino (JPN)	6	3	6				N Hibino (JPN)	1	1
		I-C Begu (ROU)	4	6	3										3	G Muguruza (ESP)	1	1
		M Puig (PUR)	6	6												M Puig (PUR)	6	6
	IP	P Hercog (SLO)	3	2					M Puig (PUR)	6	6
	IP	M Linette (POL)	0	3				14	A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)	3	2
	14	A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)	6	6																			M Puig (PUR)	6	6
	12	T Bacsinszky (SUI)	7^7	4	6^7																		L Siegemund (GER)	1	1
		S Zhang (CHN)	6^4	6	7^9				S Zhang (CHN)	2	4
		L Siegemund (GER)	1	6	6				L Siegemund (GER)	6	6
		T Pironkova (BUL)	6	4	2											L Siegemund (GER)	6	6
		L Šafářová (CZE)	4	6	6											K Flipkens (BEL)	4	3
	PR	K Knapp (ITA)	6	1	1				L Šafářová (CZE)	2	0^r
		K Flipkens (BEL)	4	6	7^7				K Flipkens (BEL)	6	0
	5	V Williams (USA)	6	3	6^5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	M Keys (USA)	6	6
		D Kovinić (MNE)	3	3				7	M Keys (USA)	7	6^4	7^7
	Alt	A Krunić (SRB)	1	4					K Mladenovic (FRA)	5	7^7	6^5
		K Mladenovic (FRA)	6	6											7	M Keys (USA)	6	3	6
		A Konjuh (CRO)	7^7	6											9	C Suárez Navarro (ESP)	3	6	3
		A Beck (GER)	6^5	1					A Konjuh (CRO)	6^5	3
		A Ivanovic (SRB)	6	1	2			9	C Suárez Navarro (ESP)	7^7	6
	9	C Suárez Navarro (ESP)	2	6	6																	7	M Keys (USA)	6	6
	16	B Strýcová (CZE)	7^8	6																			D Kasatkina (RUS)	3	1
		Y Wickmayer (BEL)	6^6	1				16	B Strýcová (CZE)	2	2
		S Errani (ITA)	4	6	6				S Errani (ITA)	6	6
		K Bertens (NED)	6	4	3											S Errani (ITA)	5	2
	IP	O Jabeur (TUN)	6	6^4	1											D Kasatkina (RUS)	7	6
		D Kasatkina (RUS)	3	7^7	6				D Kasatkina (RUS)	6	6
	IP	S Zheng (CHN)	6	7				IP	S Zheng (CHN)	1	4
	4	A Radwańska (POL)	4	5

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	S Kuznetsova (RUS)	6	4	6
		Q Wang (CHN)	1	6	0			8	S Kuznetsova (RUS)	w/o
		M Niculescu (ROU)	6	6					M Niculescu (ROU)
	TRI	V Cepede Royg (PAR)	2	3											8	S Kuznetsova (RUS)	6	5	5
		C Garcia (FRA)	6	6											10	J Konta (GBR)	3	7	7
	IP	T Pereira (BRA)	1	2					C Garcia (FRA)	2	3
	TRI	S Vogt (LIE)	3	1				10	J Konta (GBR)	6	6
	10	J Konta (GBR)	6	6																		10	J Konta (GBR)	1	2
	13	S Stosur (AUS)	1	6	6																	2	A Kerber (GER)	6	6
		J Ostapenko (LAT)	6	3	2			13	S Stosur (AUS)	6	6
		M Doi (JPN)	6	6					M Doi (JPN)	3	4
	Alt	Y Shvedova (KAZ)	3	4											13	S Stosur (AUS)	0	5
		E Bouchard (CAN)	6	6											2	A Kerber (GER)	6	7
		S Stephens (USA)	3	3					E Bouchard (CAN)	4	2
	IP	M Duque Mariño (COL)	3	5				2	A Kerber (GER)	6	6
	2	A Kerber (GER)	6	7

References

1. "Monica Puig makes Puerto Rico gold medal history in women's singles". Guardian. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

External links

• Women's Singles Drawsheet: Results
• Olympic Tennis Event
• Entry List