2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2016 Australian Open
Champion	Angelique Kerber
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Draw	128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds	32

Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles tournament at the 2016 Australian Open, and was attempting for the second time to equal Steffi Graf's career record of 22 major singles titles, but lost in the final to Angelique Kerber, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6. Kerber became the first woman to win a singles major title after having saved a match point in the first round, which she did against Misaki Doi.^[1] She is also the first German of either sex to win a major since Graf at the 1999 French Open.^[2][3]

The top three seeds (Williams, Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament. However, Halep and Muguruza were eliminated in the first and third rounds, respectively, with Williams retaining the top spot at the end of the tournament.

The twelve seeds that lost in the opening round was the most in the opening round of any women's major tournament since the 32-seed draw was adopted at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships.^[4]

Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach the semi-final of a major since Jo Durie in 1983.^[5] Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals since Angélica Gavaldón in 1990.^[6]

This was the first Grand Slam appearance for future US Open champion and Japan’s first ever Grand Slam winner, Naomi Osaka. She drew former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in the third round and was defeated.

Seeds

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

Qualifying

Wildcards

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	5	Maria Sharapova	4	1
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								4	Agnieszka Radwańska	0	4
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
	10	Carla Suárez Navarro	1	3
															1	Serena Williams	4	6	4
															7	Angelique Kerber	6	3	6
	7	Angelique Kerber	6	7
	14	Victoria Azarenka	3	5
								7	Angelique Kerber	7	6
									Johanna Konta	5	2
		Johanna Konta	6	6
	Q	Zhang Shuai	4	1

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	7
		C Giorgi	4	5				1	S Williams	6	6
		S-w Hsieh	3	7	6				S-w Hsieh	1	2
		J Ostapenko	6	5	1										1	S Williams	6	6
		U Radwańska	6	4	3											D Kasatkina	1	1
		A Konjuh	0	6	6				A Konjuh	4	3
		D Kasatkina	6	6					D Kasatkina	6	6
	27	AK Schmiedlová	3	3																		1	S Williams	6	6
	17	S Errani	6	5	1																		M Gasparyan	2	1
		M Gasparyan	1	7	6				M Gasparyan	6	6
		K Nara	77	6					K Nara	4	4
	WC	O Dodin	62	2												M Gasparyan	6	6
		M Duque	2	1r												Y Putintseva	3	4
	WC	X Han	6	2				WC	X Han	3	1
		Y Putintseva	1	77	6				Y Putintseva	6	6
	16	C Wozniacki	6	63	4

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Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	B Bencic	6	6
		A Riske	4	3				12	B Bencic	6	6
		H Watson	77	5	5				T Babos	3	3
		T Babos	64	7	7										12	B Bencic	4	6	6
		A Tomljanović	62	3												K Bondarenko	6	2	4
		K Bondarenko	77	6					K Bondarenko	6	7
		D Hantuchová	0	2				23	S Kuznetsova	1	5
	23	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		12	B Bencic	5	5
	26	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	3	4																	5	M Sharapova	7	7
		L Davis	1	6	6				L Davis	79	0
		M Rybáriková	3	6	7				M Rybáriková	67	0r
		Y Wickmayer	6	3	5											L Davis	1	77	0
		A Sasnovich	6	77											5	M Sharapova	6	65	6
		E Rodina	3	62					A Sasnovich	2	1
		N Hibino	1	3				5	M Sharapova	6	6
	5	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	A Radwańska	6	6
		C McHale	2	3				4	A Radwańska	6	6
		E Bouchard	6	6					E Bouchard	4	2
		A Krunić	3	4											4	A Radwańska	6	6
		M Linette	3	0												M Puig	4	0
		M Puig	6	6					M Puig	4	78	9
	Q	Kr Plíšková	6	78				Q	Kr Plíšková	6	66	7
	25	S Stosur	4	66																		4	A Radwańska	66	6	7
	24	S Stephens	3	3																			A-L Friedsam	78	1	5
	Q	Q Wang	6	6				Q	Q Wang	3	4
		L Domínguez Lino	63	6	1				A-L Friedsam	6	6
		A-L Friedsam	77	2	6											A-L Friedsam	0	6	6
		A Tatishvili	4	6	6										13	R Vinci	6	4	4
		I Falconi	6	3	8				I Falconi	2	3
	Q	T Paszek	4	2				13	R Vinci	6	6
	13	R Vinci	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	C Suárez Navarro	7	6
	Q	V Golubic	5	4				10	C Suárez Navarro	65	6	6
	Q	M Sakkari	6	1	6			Q	M Sakkari	77	2	2
	Q	Y Wang	4	6	3										10	C Suárez Navarro	6	2
		M Niculescu	6	6												E Kulichkova	4	0r
		T Pereira	2	1					M Niculescu	4	6	4
		E Kulichkova	7	6					E Kulichkova	6	2	6
	22	A Petkovic	5	4																		10	C Suárez Navarro	0	6	6
	28	K Mladenovic	6	6																			D Gavrilova	6	3	2
		D Cibulková	3	4				28	K Mladenovic	6	77
	Q	N Gibbs	6	2	6			Q	N Gibbs	1	64
		K Koukalová	2	6	1										28	K Mladenovic	4	6	9
		D Gavrilova	77	6												D Gavrilova	6	4	11
		L Hradecká	63	4					D Gavrilova	6	6
	Q	L Kumkhum	3	1				6	P Kvitová	4	4
	6	P Kvitová	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	A Kerber	64	78	6
		M Doi	77	66	3			7	A Kerber	6	6
	WC	S Sanders	4	2					A Dulgheru	2	4
		A Dulgheru	6	6											7	A Kerber	6	6
		M Brengle	6	6												M Brengle	1	3
		C Vandeweghe	3	4					M Brengle	7	4	6
		J Larsson	6	6					J Larsson	5	6	1
	29	I-C Begu	3	2																		7	A Kerber	6	6
	19	J Janković	6	6																			A Beck	4	0
		P Hercog	3	3				19	J Janković	6	65	4
		L Siegemund	6	7					L Siegemund	3	77	6
		K Bertens	4	5												L Siegemund	0	4
	WC	P Hon	0	3												A Beck	6	6
		A Beck	6	6					A Beck	6	6
		K Siniaková	3	5				11	T Bacsinszky	2	3
	11	T Bacsinszky	6	7

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Van Uytvanck	0	0				14	V Azarenka	6	6
	WC	S Crawford	2	4					D Kovinić	1	2
		D Kovinić	6	6											14	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	N Osaka	6	6											Q	N Osaka	1	1
		D Vekić	3	2				Q	N Osaka	6	6
	PR	V Duval	2	3				18	E Svitolina	4	4
	18	E Svitolina	6	6																		14	V Azarenka	6	6
	32	C Garcia	2	4																			B Strýcová	2	4
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	77	6
		M Barthel	6	5	4			PR	V King	65	4
	PR	V King	3	7	6											B Strýcová	6	6
		K Flipkens	5	6	7										3	G Muguruza	3	2
		M Lučić-Baroni	7	2	5				K Flipkens	4	2
		A Kontaveit	0	4				3	G Muguruza	6	6
	3	G Muguruza	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	V Williams	4	2
		J Konta	6	6					J Konta	6	6
		C Witthöft	1	2					S Zheng	2	3
		S Zheng	6	6												J Konta	6	6
		B Mattek-Sands	4	77	3											D Allertová	2	2
		D Allertová	6	65	6				D Allertová	6	2	6
	PR	P Cetkovská	4	4				30	S Lisicki	3	6	4
	30	S Lisicki	6	6																			J Konta	4	6	8
	21	E Makarova	6	6																		21	E Makarova	6	4	6
	WC	M Inglis	3	0				21	E Makarova	6	6
		T Maria	6	6					T Maria	4	2
		O Govortsova	4	3											21	E Makarova	6	6
		A Mitu	3	4											9	Ka Plíšková	3	2
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	65	1
	WC	K Birrell	4	4				9	Ka Plíšková	77	6
	9	Ka Plíšková	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	M Keys	77	6
		Z Diyas	65	1				15	M Keys	64	6	6
		T Pironkova	4	4					Y Shvedova	77	3	3
		Y Shvedova	6	6											15	M Keys	4	6	6
	Q	A Sevastova	6	4											20	A Ivanovic	6	4	4
		J Wolfe	0	2r				Q	A Sevastova	3	3
	WC	T Patterson	2	3				20	A Ivanovic	6	6
	20	A Ivanovic	6	6																		15	M Keys	6	3	3
	31	L Tsurenko	77	2	3																	Q	S Zhang	3	6	6
		V Lepchenko	65	6	6				V Lepchenko	79	6
		L Arruabarrena	64	6	6				L Arruabarrena	67	4
	Q	M Zanevska	77	3	3											V Lepchenko	1	3
		B Jovanovski	1	0											Q	S Zhang	6	6
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	3	3
	Q	S Zhang	6	6				Q	S Zhang	6	6
	2	S Halep	4	3

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Nationalities in the field

North America (19)	South America (2)	Europe (84)	Oceania (9)	Asia (14)	Africa (0)
Canada (1)	Brazil (1)	Austria (1)	Australia (9)	China (5)
Puerto Rico (1)	Colombia (1)	Belarus (3)		Japan (4)
United States (17)		Belgium (3)		Kazakhstan (3)
		Bulgaria (1)		Chinese Taipei (1)
		Croatia (3)		Thailand (1)
		Czech Republic (9)
		Denmark (1)
		Estonia (1)
		France (4)
		Germany (10)
		Greece (1)
		Hungary (1)
		Italy (3)
		Latvia (2)
		Montenegro (1)
		Netherlands (1)
		Poland (3)
		Romania (5)
		Russia (8)
		Serbia (4)
		Slovakia (4)
		Slovenia (1)
		Spain (4)
		Sweden (1)
		Switzerland (3)
		Ukraine (4)
		United Kingdom (2)

References

General

Specific

External links

• 2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles at the International Tennis Federation