2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2016 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Final score	7–5, 6–3

Main article: 2016 Wimbledon Championships

Serena Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 7–5, 6–3. By winning her seventh Wimbledon title, Williams equaled Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. This was also the first time two women contested two major finals against one another in a single season since Amélie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne met in the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon finals.

In addition to Williams and Kerber, Garbiñe Muguruza, Agnieszka Radwańska and Simona Halep were also in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Williams retained the top spot by reaching the fourth round and eventually winning the title. She also spent her 300th week at the top of the WTA rankings during the second week of the tournament, and won her 300th Slam match at the tournament by defeating Annika Beck in the third round.

At 36 years old, Venus Williams became the oldest woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Martina Navratilova at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 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	6
	21	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	4	4
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
									Elena Vesnina	2	0
	19	Dominika Cibulková	2	2
		Elena Vesnina	6	6
															1	Serena Williams	7	6
															4	Angelique Kerber	5	3
	5	Simona Halep	5	62
	4	Angelique Kerber	7	77
								4	Angelique Kerber	6	6
								8	Venus Williams	4	4
	8	Venus Williams	77	6
		Yaroslava Shvedova	65	2

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	A Sadiković	2	4				1	S Williams	67	6	6
		C McHale	7	6					C McHale	79	2	4
	WC	D Hantuchová	5	2											1	S Williams	6	6
		H Watson	6	0	10											A Beck	3	0
		A Beck	3	6	12				A Beck	6	6
		A Sasnovich	6	6					A Sasnovich	2	1
	31	K Mladenovic	3	3																		1	S Williams	7	6
	18	S Stephens	77	6																		13	S Kuznetsova	5	0
	PR	S Peng	65	2				18	S Stephens	3	78	8
	Q	M Minella	7	3				Q	M Minella	6	66	6
		A Tatishvili	5	0r											18	S Stephens	77	2	6
	WC	T Moore	6	6											13	S Kuznetsova	61	6	8
		A Van Uytvanck	3	2				WC	T Moore	1	6	3
		C Wozniacki	5	4				13	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6
	13	S Kuznetsova	7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	T Bacsinszky	6	6
	Q	L Kumkhum	4	2				11	T Bacsinszky	4	6	6
		M Niculescu	6	6					M Niculescu	6	2	1
	Q	A Krunić	1	4											11	T Bacsinszky	3	2
		Y Putintseva	7	6											21	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	WC	M Melnikova	5	2					Y Putintseva	5	1
		S-w Hsieh	5	6	1			21	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6
	21	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	1	6																	21	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	27	C Vandeweghe	6	77																		27	C Vandeweghe	3	3
		K Bondarenko	2	63				27	C Vandeweghe	6	6
	WC	K Swan	2	3					T Babos	2	3
		T Babos	6	6											27	C Vandeweghe	6	6
		Kr Plíšková	3	6	5										6	R Vinci	3	4
	LL	Y Duan	6	3	7			LL	Y Duan	3	5
		A Riske	2	7	3			6	R Vinci	6	7
	6	R Vinci	6	5	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	A Radwańska	6	6
		K Kozlova	2	1				3	A Radwańska	6	4	9
		K Knapp	3	3					A Konjuh	2	6	7
		A Konjuh	6	6											3	A Radwańska	6	6
		P Parmentier	3	5												K Siniaková	3	1
		K Siniaková	6	7					K Siniaková	4	6	6
		Ç Büyükakçay	2	3				30	C Garcia	6	4	1
	30	C Garcia	6	6																		3	A Radwańska	3	7	7
	19	D Cibulková	7	6																		19	D Cibulková	6	5	9
		M Lučić-Baroni	5	3				19	D Cibulková	6	6
		D Gavrilova	2	6	6				D Gavrilova	3	2
		Q Wang	6	3	4										19	D Cibulková	6	6
		E Bouchard	6	6												E Bouchard	4	3
		M Rybáriková	3	4					E Bouchard	6	1	6
		M Puig	1	5				16	J Konta	3	6	1
	16	J Konta	6	7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	P Kvitová	6	6
		S Cîrstea	0	4				10	P Kvitová	5	65
		E Makarova	6	4	6				E Makarova	7	77
		J Larsson	1	6	1											E Makarova	6	6
	WC	E Rodina	6	7											24	B Strýcová	4	2
		L Tsurenko	3	5				WC	E Rodina	4	0
		A Kontaveit	6	4	4			24	B Strýcová	6	6
	24	B Strýcová	4	6	6																		E Makarova	7	1	7
	32	A Petkovic	3	7	6																		E Vesnina	5	6	9
		N Hibino	6	5	2			32	A Petkovic	5	3
		E Vesnina	7	6					E Vesnina	7	6
	Q	T Paszek	5	2												E Vesnina	7	7
	Q	J Boserup	6	0	6										Q	J Boserup	5	5
	Q	T Maria	4	6	2			Q	J Boserup	6	1
		T Pironkova	2	3				7	B Bencic	4	0r
	7	B Bencic	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	S Halep	6	6
		AK Schmiedlová	4	1				5	S Halep	6	6
		A Sevastova	67	4					F Schiavone	1	1
		F Schiavone	79	6											5	S Halep	6	6
		D Kovinić	2	63											26	K Bertens	4	3
		M Barthel	6	77					M Barthel	4	4
		J Ostapenko	3	2				26	K Bertens	6	6
	26	K Bertens	6	6																		5	S Halep	65	6	6
	20	S Errani	6	6																		9	M Keys	77	4	3
		PM Țig	4	4				20	S Errani	64	5
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	77	7
		P Hercog	3	0												A Cornet	4	7	2
		N Gibbs	3	1											9	M Keys	6	5	6
		K Flipkens	6	6					K Flipkens	4	6	3
		L Siegemund	3	1				9	M Keys	6	4	6
	9	M Keys	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	Ka Plíšková	6	0	8
		Y Wickmayer	2	6	6			15	Ka Plíšková	65	3
		M Doi	6	6					M Doi	77	6
		L Chirico	1	2												M Doi	77	6
		Z Diyas	4	0												A-L Friedsam	61	3
		A-L Friedsam	6	6					A-L Friedsam	6	77
	Q	E Alexandrova	6	7				Q	E Alexandrova	4	61
	23	A Ivanovic	2	5																			M Doi	3	1
	25	I-C Begu	1	4																		4	A Kerber	6	6
		C Witthöft	6	6					C Witthöft	6	6
		K Nara	6	65	6				K Nara	3	0
		M Brengle	2	77	3											C Witthöft	611	1
		T Pereira	7	63	2										4	A Kerber	713	6
		V Lepchenko	5	77	6				V Lepchenko	1	4
	WC	L Robson	2	2				4	A Kerber	6	6
	4	A Kerber	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	V Williams	77	6
		D Vekić	63	4				8	V Williams	7	4	6
		S Zheng	3	2				Q	M Sakkari	5	6	3
	Q	M Sakkari	6	6											8	V Williams	7	4	10
		L Arruabarrena	6	1	8										29	D Kasatkina	5	6	8
		O Govortsova	2	6	6				L Arruabarrena	69	3
	PR	V Duval	0	5				29	D Kasatkina	711	6
	29	D Kasatkina	6	7																		8	V Williams	77	6
	22	J Janković	6	6																		12	C Suárez Navarro	63	4
		S Vögele	2	2				22	J Janković	6	61	6
		I Falconi	6	3	8			Q	M Erakovic	4	77	8
	Q	M Erakovic	4	6	10										Q	M Erakovic	2	2
		M Gasparyan	3	0r											12	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		D Allertová	6	3					D Allertová	6	2	1
		S Zhang	3	6	4			12	C Suárez Navarro	3	6	6
	12	C Suárez Navarro	6	4	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	S Stosur	7	6
		M Linette	5	3				14	S Stosur	4	2
		S Lisicki	6	6					S Lisicki	6	6
		S Rogers	1	3												S Lisicki	62	1
		Y Shvedova	7	6												Y Shvedova	77	6
		J Görges	5	4					Y Shvedova	6	3	6
		N Broady	2	3				17	E Svitolina	2	6	4
	17	E Svitolina	6	6																			Y Shvedova	6	6
	28	L Šafářová	67	77	7																	28	L Šafářová	2	4
		B Mattek-Sands	79	63	5			28	L Šafářová	6	6
		S Crawford	7	6					S Crawford	3	4
	Q	P Kania	5	3											28	L Šafářová	4	6	12
	Q	J Čepelová	7	7											Q	J Čepelová	6	1	10
		M Duque Mariño	5	5				Q	J Čepelová	6	6
		C Giorgi	2	7	4			2	G Muguruza	3	2
	2	G Muguruza	6	5	6

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