2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2016 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Karolína Plíšková
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Final score	6–3, 6–1

Main article: 2016 Western & Southern Open

Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began due to injury.

Angelique Kerber was in contention for the world No. 1 ranking, which she would have attained had she won the title. However, by losing in the final she remained No. 2.

Karolína Plíšková won her sixth WTA singles title, defeating Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

The two would play each other three weeks later, in the final of the US Open. Having already claimed the No. 1 ranking following Williams' defeat in the semifinals, Kerber avenged her loss by beating Plíšková in three sets.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Serena Williams (withdrew)

02.   Angelique Kerber (final)

03.   Simona Halep (semifinals)

04.   Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)

05.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

06.   Roberta Vinci (third round)

07.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

08.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)

09.   Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)

10.   Johanna Konta (third round)

11.   Petra Kvitová (withdrew)

12.   Timea Bacsinszky (third round)

13.   Belinda Bencic (second round)

14.   Samantha Stosur (second round)

15.   Karolína Plíšková (champion)

16.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

17.   Elina Svitolina (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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	15	Karolína Plíšková	6	4	6
	7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3	6	2
								15	Karolína Plíšková	6	6
								4	Garbiñe Muguruza	1	3
	4	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6
	Q	Tímea Babos	4	3
															15	Karolína Plíšková	6	6
															2	Angelique Kerber	3	1
	5	Agnieszka Radwańska	5	1
	3	Simona Halep	7	6
								3	Simona Halep	3	4
								2	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	9	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	3	0
	2	Angelique Kerber	4	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	M Doi	2	6	6
	Q	S Zheng	2	2				WC	C McHale	6	3	4
	WC	C McHale	6	6											LL	M Doi	5	3
		J Ostapenko	1	78	77										15	Ka Plíšková	7	6
		AK Schmiedlová	6	66	65				J Ostapenko	4	1
								15	Ka Plíšková	6	6
																						15	Ka Plíšková	6	4	6
																						7	S Kuznetsova	3	6	2
								12	T Bacsinszky	6	6
	Q	S Zhang	3	3					L Tsurenko	3	0
		L Tsurenko	6	6											12	T Bacsinszky	2	6	2
	Q	A Riske	6	78											7	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6
	Q	V Flink	4	66				Q	A Riske	6	3	1
								7	S Kuznetsova	3	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	G Muguruza	77	6
		S Errani	6	3	4				C Vandeweghe	64	2
		C Vandeweghe	4	6	6										4	G Muguruza	7	6
	LL	V Golubic	4	6	5										16	A Pavlyuchenkova	5	1
	Q	K Nara	6	4	7			Q	K Nara	65	1
								16	A Pavlyuchenkova	77	6
																						4	G Muguruza	6	6
																						Q	T Babos	4	3
								13	B Bencic	5	2
	WC	L Chirico	4	4				Q	T Babos	7	6
	Q	T Babos	6	6											Q	T Babos	4	6	6
	LL	J Larsson	6	4	6										8	D Cibulková	6	3	1
		I-C Begu	3	6	3			LL	J Larsson	77	4	5
								8	D Cibulková	65	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Radwańska	6	6
		A Petkovic	6	64	6				A Petkovic	0	1
		L Šafářová	4	77	2										5	A Radwańska	61	6	6
	Q	D Vekić	6	6											10	J Konta	77	4	0
		A Ivanovic	4	2				Q	D Vekić	2	3
								10	J Konta	6	6
																						5	A Radwańska	5	1
																						3	S Halep	7	6
								17	E Svitolina	2	2
		C Garcia	5	3				Q	D Gavrilova	6	6
	Q	D Gavrilova	7	6											Q	D Gavrilova	1	2
	Q	A Beck	6	6											3	S Halep	6	6
		Y Putintseva	2	3				Q	A Beck	3	1
								3	S Halep	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	R Vinci	7	6
	LL	T Pironkova	6	6				LL	T Pironkova	5	3
		D Kasatkina	1	1											6	R Vinci	1	5
	Q	A Cornet	77	6											9	C Suárez Navarro	6	7
		K Bertens	61	3				Q	A Cornet	2	0r
								9	C Suárez Navarro	6	1
																						9	C Suárez Navarro	6	3	0
																						2	A Kerber	4	6	6
								14	S Stosur	611	3
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	713	6
	Q	E Bouchard	4	0												B Strýcová	65	4
	Q	K Bondarenko	61	3											2	A Kerber	77	6
		K Mladenovic	77	6					K Mladenovic	0	5
								2	A Kerber	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Misaki Doi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Eugenie Bouchard (qualified)
3. Tímea Babos (qualified)
4. Annika Beck (qualified)
5. Daria Gavrilova (qualified)
6. Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
7. Alizé Cornet (qualified)
8. Zhang Shuai (qualified)
9. Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
10. Danka Kovinić (first round)
11. Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
12. Monica Niculescu (first round)
13. Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
14. Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
15. Zheng Saisai (qualified)
16. Julia Görges (first round)
17. Wang Qiang (first round)
18. Camila Giorgi (first round)
19. Alison Riske (qualified)
20. Johanna Larsson (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
21. Viktorija Golubic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
22. Çağla Büyükakçay (first round)
23. Nao Hibino (first round)
24. Tsvetana Pironkova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Varvara Flink
2. Eugenie Bouchard
3. Tímea Babos
4. Annika Beck
5. Daria Gavrilova
6. Alison Riske
7. Alizé Cornet
8. Zhang Shuai
9. Zheng Saisai
10. Kateryna Bondarenko
11. Donna Vekić
12. Kurumi Nara

Lucky losers

1. Misaki Doi
2. Viktorija Golubic
3. Johanna Larsson
4. Tsvetana Pironkova

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Misaki Doi	6	69	6
	WC	Jessica Pegula	4	711	3
								1	Misaki Doi	6	65	4
								WC	Varvara Flink	0	77	6
	WC	Varvara Flink	6	6
	22	Çağla Büyükakçay	4	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2/WC	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
	Carina Witthöft		4	1
								2/WC	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
								21	Viktorija Golubic	4	2
	Lauren Davis		2	4
	21	Viktorija Golubic	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Tímea Babos	6	6
	Evgeniya Rodina		3	4
								3	Tímea Babos	77	5	6
								WC	Jennifer Brady	64	7	3
	WC	Jennifer Brady	6	3	77
	17	Wang Qiang	3	6	64

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Annika Beck	6	4	6
	Lara Arruabarrena		1	6	4
								4	Annika Beck	6	6
								24	Tsvetana Pironkova	4	2
	Kateryna Kozlova		78	4	2
	24	Tsvetana Pironkova	66	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Daria Gavrilova	6	6
	Mona Barthel		0	4
								5	Daria Gavrilova	6	6
								Naomi Osaka		4	2
	Naomi Osaka		6	6
	16	Julia Görges	4	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Yaroslava Shvedova	7	2	67
	Ana Konjuh		5	6	79
								Ana Konjuh		78	2	2
								19	Alison Riske	66	6	6
	Magda Linette		6	4	4
	19	Alison Riske	1	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Alizé Cornet	6	2	6
	Anett Kontaveit		4	6	3
								7	Alizé Cornet	7	3	6
								Sorana Cîrstea		5	6	1
	Sorana Cîrstea		2	6	6
	23	Nao Hibino	6	3	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Zhang Shuai	6	6
	Samantha Crawford		3	1
								8	Zhang Shuai	6	6
								20	Johanna Larsson	3	3
	Aliaksandra Sasnovich		79	67	1
	20	Johanna Larsson	67	79	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Anastasija Sevastova	3	64
	Sabine Lisicki		6	77
								Sabine Lisicki		3	2
								15	Zheng Saisai	6	6
	Maria Sakkari		4	3
	15	Zheng Saisai	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Danka Kovinić	2	6	4
	WC	Jamie Loeb	6	1	6
								WC	Jamie Loeb	6	3	2
								14	Kateryna Bondarenko	3	6	6
	WC	Sofia Kenin	1	2
	14	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Varvara Lepchenko	66	64
	Donna Vekić		78	77
									Donna Vekić	6	77
								Mariana Duque Mariño		1	62
	Mariana Duque Mariño		7	6
	13	Kirsten Flipkens	5	4

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Monica Niculescu	66	3
	Kurumi Nara		78	6
								Kurumi Nara		6	7
								PR	Karin Knapp	1	5
	PR	Karin Knapp	77	3	6
	18	Camila Giorgi	60	6	4

References

• Qualifying Draw