2016 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2016 French Open
Champion	Garbiñe Muguruza
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	7–5, 6–4

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Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Garbiñe Muguruza, 5–7, 4–6. Williams was attempting, for the third time, to equal Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Steffi Graf, to complete a quadruple Career Grand Slam.^[1] Muguruza became just the second Spanish woman in history, after three-time champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, to win the French Open.^[2]

Williams retained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking after Agnieszka Radwańska and Angelique Kerber lost in fourth and first rounds, respectively.

Kiki Bertens became the first Dutch woman to reach the semi-final of a Grand Slam event since Betty Stöve reached the same stage, at the 1977 US Open.^[3]

The tournament marked the first time that former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki did not play in the main draw of a Grand Slam singles event since her major debut at the 2007 French Open, ending a streak of 36 consecutive appearances. The reason for her withdrawal was an ankle injury.^[4]

Seeds

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

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	5	6	6
		Yulia Putintseva	7	4	1
								1	Serena Williams	79	6
									Kiki Bertens	67	4
		Kiki Bertens	7	6
	8	Timea Bacsinszky	5	2
															1	Serena Williams	5	4
															4	Garbiñe Muguruza	7	6
		Shelby Rogers	5	3
	4	Garbiñe Muguruza	7	6
								4	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6
								21	Samantha Stosur	2	4
	21	Samantha Stosur	6	78
		Tsvetana Pironkova	4	66

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		M Rybáriková	2	0				1	S Williams	6	6
		T Pereira	7	3	9				T Pereira	2	1
		Kr Plíšková	5	6	7										1	S Williams	6	712
		S Crawford	4	0											26	K Mladenovic	4	610
		T Babos	6	6					T Babos	4	3
		F Schiavone	2	4				26	K Mladenovic	6	6
	26	K Mladenovic	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	18	E Svitolina	6	6																		18	E Svitolina	1	1
	Q	S Cîrstea	1	3				18	E Svitolina	6	6
	WC	T Townsend	6	6				WC	T Townsend	3	0
	WC	A Hesse	2	1											18	E Svitolina	6	6
		K Nara	5	6	2										14	A Ivanovic	4	4
		D Allertová	7	3	0r				K Nara	5	1
	WC	O Dodin	0	7	2			14	A Ivanovic	7	6
	14	A Ivanovic	6	5	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	C Suárez Navarro	6	4	6
	Q	K Siniaková	2	6	2			12	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		Q Wang	6	6					Q Wang	1	3
	WC	T Andrianjafitrimo	0	0											12	C Suárez Navarro	6	3	6
	WC	Ar Rodionova	2	3											22	D Cibulková	4	6	1
		A Konjuh	6	6					A Konjuh	4	6	0
		S Zheng	3	1				22	D Cibulková	6	3	6
	22	D Cibulková	6	6																		12	C Suárez Navarro	5	5
	28	A Petkovic	6	6																			Y Putintseva	7	7
	PR	L Robson	2	2				28	A Petkovic	2	2
		Y Putintseva	6	6					Y Putintseva	6	6
	PR	A Wozniak	1	1												Y Putintseva	6	6
		A Sevastova	6	6												K Knapp	1	1
	Q	S Vickery	2	2					A Sevastova	3	4
		K Knapp	6	66	4				K Knapp	6	6
	5	V Azarenka	3	78	0r

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	A Kerber	2	6	3
		K Bertens	6	3	6				K Bertens	6	6
	WC	A Lim	3	2					C Giorgi	4	1
		C Giorgi	6	6												K Bertens	6	3	10
	Q	İ Soylu	6	1	0										29	D Kasatkina	2	6	8
	WC	V Razzano	4	6	6			WC	V Razzano	6	1	3
		A-L Friedsam	1	6	3			29	D Kasatkina	3	6	6
	29	D Kasatkina	6	4	6																		K Bertens	77	6
	20	J Konta	2	3																		15	M Keys	64	3
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	5	77	5
		M Puig	7	6					M Puig	7	64	7
		O Govortsova	5	3												M Puig	63	3
		D Gavrilova	7	4	4										15	M Keys	77	6
		M Duque Mariño	5	6	6				M Duque Mariño	3	2
		D Vekić	3	2				15	M Keys	6	6
	15	M Keys	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	V Williams	77	77
		A Kontaveit	65	64				9	V Williams	6	6
	Q	L Chirico	6	2	8			Q	L Chirico	2	1
		L Davis	2	6	6										9	V Williams	77	1	6
		A Cornet	6	6												A Cornet	65	6	0
		K Flipkens	1	0					A Cornet	6	65	6
		T Maria	6	3	6				T Maria	3	77	4
	23	J Janković	3	6	3																	9	V Williams	2	4
	31	M Niculescu	2	62																		8	T Bacsinszky	6	6
		P Parmentier	6	77					P Parmentier	6	6
		I Falconi	6	0	6				I Falconi	3	1
		M Barthel	4	6	2											P Parmentier	4	2
		L Siegemund	2	2											8	T Bacsinszky	6	6
		E Bouchard	6	6					E Bouchard	4	4
	LL	S Soler Espinosa	3	1				8	T Bacsinszky	6	6
	8	T Bacsinszky	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	R Vinci	1	3
		K Bondarenko	6	6					K Bondarenko	6	3	5
		A Beck	6	6					A Beck	4	6	7
	Q	M Zanevska	1	2												A Beck	4	6	1
		C Vandeweghe	6	3	6										25	I-C Begu	6	2	6
		N Broady	4	6	3				C Vandeweghe	77	64	8
		B Mattek-Sands	7	1	3			25	I-C Begu	64	77	10
	25	I-C Begu	5	6	6																	25	I-C Begu	3	4
	17	Ka Plíšková	6	4	3																		S Rogers	6	6
		S Rogers	3	6	6				S Rogers	6	6
		E Vesnina	6	6					E Vesnina	4	2
		M Brengle	2	3												S Rogers	6	63	6
		L Arruabarrena	66	3											10	P Kvitová	0	77	0
		S-w Hsieh	78	6					S-w Hsieh	4	1
		D Kovinić	2	6	5			10	P Kvitová	6	6
	10	P Kvitová	6	4	7

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	S Kuznetsova	4	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	1	4			13	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		N Gibbs	7	2	2				H Watson	1	3
		H Watson	5	6	6										13	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	Ç Büyükakçay	5	77	6										24	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	4
		A Sasnovich	7	62	2			Q	Ç Büyükakçay	3	6	1
	Q	S Sorribes Tormo	2	0				24	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	4	6
	24	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6																		13	S Kuznetsova	3	4
	27	E Makarova	5	6	6																	4	G Muguruza	6	6
		V Lepchenko	7	4	3			27	E Makarova	6	2	2
		Y Wickmayer	6	6					Y Wickmayer	2	6	6
		A Dulgheru	1	3												Y Wickmayer	3	0
	WC	M Georges	67	6	6										4	G Muguruza	6	6
		C McHale	79	0	3			WC	M Georges	2	0
		AK Schmiedlová	6	3	3			4	G Muguruza	6	6
	4	G Muguruza	3	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	S Halep	6	6
		N Hibino	2	0				6	S Halep	77	6
		Z Diyas	2	6	6				Z Diyas	65	2
		C Witthöft	6	4	2										6	S Halep	4	6	6
		M Lučić-Baroni	6	6												N Osaka	6	2	3
	Q	D Hantuchová	1	2					M Lučić-Baroni	3	3
		N Osaka	6	7					N Osaka	6	6
	32	J Ostapenko	4	5																		6	S Halep	60	3
	21	S Stosur	6	4	6																	21	S Stosur	77	6
		M Doi	2	6	3			21	S Stosur	6	6
		S Zhang	7	6					S Zhang	3	4
	PR	G Voskoboeva	5	2											21	S Stosur	6	60	7
		A Riske	2	6	2										11	L Šafářová	3	77	5
	Q	V Golubic	6	1	6			Q	V Golubic	2	2
	PR	V Diatchenko	0	2				11	L Šafářová	6	6
	11	L Šafářová	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	S Errani	3	2
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	7	78
		J Larsson	6	4	7				J Larsson	5	66
		M Linette	3	6	5											T Pironkova	6	6
	Q	V Cepede Royg	6	6											19	S Stephens	2	1
		S Lisicki	2	2				Q	V Cepede Royg	60	1
		M Gasparyan	4	3				19	S Stephens	77	6
	19	S Stephens	6	6																			T Pironkova	2	6	6
	30	B Strýcová	6	7																		2	A Radwańska	6	3	3
	Q	L Hradecká	4	5				30	B Strýcová	6	6
		P Hercog	6	77					P Hercog	4	4
		L Domínguez Lino	4	64											30	B Strýcová	2	78	2
		L Tsurenko	3	5											2	A Radwańska	6	66	6
		C Garcia	6	7					C Garcia	2	4
		B Jovanovski	0	2				2	A Radwańska	6	6
	2	A Radwańska	6	6

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