Women's singles
2016 US Open
Final
Champion	Angelique Kerber
Runner-up	Karolína Plíšková
Score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds	32
Events
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Angelique Kerber defeatedKarolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the2016 US Open. It was her secondmajor title.^[1] Kerber was the first player sinceMartina Hingis in1997 to win bothhardcourt majors in the same calendar year, having also won theAustralian Open. She attained theworld No. 1 singles ranking for the first time afterSerena Williams failed to reach the final. In addition to Kerber and Williams,Garbiñe Muguruza andAgnieszka Radwańska were in contention for the top position.^[2][3] The final was a rematch of theCincinnati final three weeks prior, won by Plíšková.

Flavia Pennetta was the reigning champion, but retired from the sport at the end of 2015.

Plíšková was the first Czech woman to reach the final sinceHelena Suková in1993, and only the fourth player to beat bothWilliams sisters in the same major (defeatingVenus Williams in the fourth round and Serena Williams in the semifinals).^[4]

Serena Williams was attempting to set newOpen 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] This was Venus Williams' 72nd main draw major appearance, surpassing the all-time record previously held byAmy Frazier.

This marked the last professional appearance of former world No. 1 and2008 French Open championAna Ivanovic, who lost toDenisa Allertová in the first round. She announced her retirement at the end of the season due to ongoing injuries.^[6]

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

Key

	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

	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

	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	78	6											19	E Vesnina	4	3
	Q	N Podoroska	66	3					A Beck	2	1
		A Kontaveit	64	6	3			19	E Vesnina	6	6
	19	E Vesnina	77	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	P Kvitová	7	6
		J Ostapenko	5	3				14	P Kvitová	77	6
		I Falconi	2	1					Ç Büyükakçay	62	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	77	0	2			22	E Svitolina	6	4	6
	22	E Svitolina	65	6	6																	14	P Kvitová	3	5
	27	S Errani	4	63																		2	A Kerber	6	7
		S Rogers	6	77					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	67
		P Hercog	0	0r				2	A Kerber	6	79
	2	A Kerber	6	1

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

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 toKarolína Plíšková [10]
2	2	Angelique Kerber	6,860	130	2,000	8,730	Champion, defeatedKarolína Plíšková [10]
3	3	Garbiñe Muguruza	5,830	70	70	5,830	Second round lost toAnastasija Sevastova
4	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	5,705	130	240	5,815	Fourth round lost toAna Konjuh
5	5	Simona Halep	5,151	780	430	4,801	Quarterfinals lost toSerena Williams [1]
6	6	Venus Williams	4,005	430	240	3,815	Fourth round lost toKarolína Plíšková [10]
7	8	Roberta Vinci	3,465	1,300	430	2,595	Quarterfinals lost toAngelique Kerber [2]
8	9	Madison Keys	3,286	240	240	3,286	Fourth round lost toCaroline Wozniacki
9	10	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3,190	10	70	3,250	Second round lost toCaroline Wozniacki
10	11	Karolína Plíšková	3,135	10	1,300	4,425	Runner-up, lost toAngelique Kerber [2]
11	12	Carla Suárez Navarro	3,100	10	240	3,330	Fourth round lost toSimona Halep [5]
12	13	Dominika Cibulková	3,100	130	130	3,100	Third round lost toLesia Tsurenko
13	14	Johanna Konta	2,905	280	240	2,865	Fourth round lost toAnastasija Sevastova
14	16	Petra Kvitová	2,580	430	240	2,390	Fourth round lost toAngelique Kerber [2]
15	15	Timea Bacsinszky	2,713	10	70	2,773	Second round lost toVarvara Lepchenko
16	17	Samantha Stosur	2,370	240	70	2,200	Second round lost toZhang Shuai
17	18	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	2,195	70	130	2,255	Third round lost toKarolína Plíšková [10]
18	21	Barbora Strýcová	2,050	130	10	1,930	First round lost toMonica Niculescu
19	20	Elena Vesnina	2,054	70	130	2,114	Third round lost toCarla Suárez Navarro [11]
20	22	Kiki Bertens	1,945	110	10	1,845	First round lost toAna Konjuh
21	23	Irina-Camelia Begu	1,835	10	10	1,835	First round lost toLesia Tsurenko
22	19	Elina Svitolina	2,101	130	130	2,101	Third round lost toPetra Kvitová [14]
23	24	Daria Kasatkina	1,773	130	10	1,653	First round lost toWang Qiang
24	26	Belinda Bencic	1,602	130	130	1,602	Third round lost toJohanna Konta [13]
25	33	Caroline Garcia	1,555	10	130	1,675	Third round lost toAgnieszka Radwańska [4]
26	27	Laura Siegemund	1,600	40+140	130+13	1,563	Third round lost toVenus Williams [6]
27	28	Sara Errani	1,590	130	10	1,470	First round lost toShelby Rogers
28	30	Coco Vandeweghe	1,561	70	10	1,501	First round lost toNaomi Osaka
29	31	Ana Ivanovic	1,560	10	10	1,560	First round lost toDenisa Allertová
30	32	Misaki Doi	1,555	70	10	1,495	First round lost toCarina Witthöft
31	34	Tímea Babos	1,510	10	130	1,630	Third round lost toSimona Halep [5]
32	35	Monica Puig	1,500	10	10	1,500	First round lost toZheng Saisai

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]

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