Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Champion Puerto Rico Monica Puig
Runner-up Germany Angelique Kerber
Final score 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Women's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Tennis Centre
Date 6–13 August
Competitors 64 from 36 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Monica Puig  Puerto Rico
2nd, silver medalist(s) Angelique Kerber  Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Petra Kvitová  Czech Republic

The women's singles tennis tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 13 August 2016. The draw for the event was conducted at 11 a.m. local time on Thursday, 4 August.

Serena Williams was the defending gold medalist, but she lost in the third round to Elina Svitolina.

Monica Puig won Puerto Rico's first ever Olympic gold medal, defeating World No. 2 Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1.[1]

Schedule

August
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 — 11:00 12:00 12:00
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Play cancelled due to rain Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bronze medal match
Gold medal match

Seeds

01.    Serena Williams (USA) (Third round)
02.    Angelique Kerber (GER) (Final, silver medalist)
03.    Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) (Third round)
04.    Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) (First round)
05.    Venus Williams (USA) (First round)
06.    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (First round)
07.    Madison Keys (USA) (Semifinals, fourth place)
08.    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (Third round)
09.    Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) (Third round)
10.    Johanna Konta (GBR) (Quarterfinals)
11.    Petra Kvitová (CZE) (Semifinals, bronze medalist)
12.    Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) (First round)
13.    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (Third round)
14.    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (Second round)
15.    Elina Svitolina (UKR) (Quarterfinals)
16.    Barbora Strýcová (CZE) (Second round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (Gold medal match)
               
15  Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2 0
11  Petra Kvitová (CZE) 6 6
11  Petra Kvitová (CZE) 4 6 3
 Monica Puig (PUR) 6 1 6
 Monica Puig (PUR) 6 6
 Laura Siegemund (GER) 1 1
 Monica Puig (PUR) 6 4 6
2  Angelique Kerber (GER) 4 6 1
7  Madison Keys (USA) 6 6
 Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 3 1
7  Madison Keys (USA) 3 5 Bronze medal match
2  Angelique Kerber (GER) 6 7
10  Johanna Konta (GBR) 1 2 11  Petra Kvitová (CZE) 7 2 6
2  Angelique Kerber (GER) 6 6 7  Madison Keys (USA) 5 6 2

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1  S Williams (USA) 6 6
 D Gavrilova (AUS) 4 2 1  S Williams (USA) 77 6
 J Larsson (SWE) 1 6 3  A Cornet (FRA) 65 2
 A Cornet (FRA) 6 2 6 1  S Williams (USA) 4 3
 H Watson (GBR) 6 65 6 15  E Svitolina (UKR) 6 6
PR  S Peng (CHN) 4 77 3  H Watson (GBR) 3 6 3
 A Petkovic (GER) 6 1 3 15  E Svitolina (UKR) 6 1 6
15  E Svitolina (UKR) 2 6 6 15  E Svitolina (UKR) 2 0
11  P Kvitová (CZE) 6 6 11  P Kvitová (CZE) 6 6
 T Babos (HUN) 1 2 11  P Kvitová (CZE) 6 6
 C Wozniacki (DEN) 6 6  C Wozniacki (DEN) 2 4
Alt  L Hradecká (CZE) 2 2 11  P Kvitová (CZE) 4 6 6
 E Makarova (RUS) 3 6 78  E Makarova (RUS) 6 4 4
 Ç Büyükakçay (TUR) 6 0 66  E Makarova (RUS) 3 6 6
 AK Schmiedlová (SVK) 7 6  AK Schmiedlová (SVK) 6 4 2
6  R Vinci (ITA) 5 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3  G Muguruza (ESP) 6 6
Alt  A Mitu (ROU) 2 2 3  G Muguruza (ESP) 6 6
 N Hibino (JPN) 6 3 6  N Hibino (JPN) 1 1
 I-C Begu (ROU) 4 6 3 3  G Muguruza (ESP) 1 1
 M Puig (PUR) 6 6  M Puig (PUR) 6 6
IP  P Hercog (SLO) 3 2  M Puig (PUR) 6 6
IP  M Linette (POL) 0 3 14  A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 3 2
14  A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6 6  M Puig (PUR) 6 6
12  T Bacsinszky (SUI) 77 4 67  L Siegemund (GER) 1 1
 S Zhang (CHN) 64 6 79  S Zhang (CHN) 2 4
 L Siegemund (GER) 1 6 6  L Siegemund (GER) 6 6
 T Pironkova (BUL) 6 4 2  L Siegemund (GER) 6 6
 L Šafářová (CZE) 4 6 6  K Flipkens (BEL) 4 3
PR  K Knapp (ITA) 6 1 1  L Šafářová (CZE) 2 0r
 K Flipkens (BEL) 4 6 77  K Flipkens (BEL) 6 0
5  V Williams (USA) 6 3 65

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7  M Keys (USA) 6 6
 D Kovinić (MNE) 3 3 7  M Keys (USA) 7 64 77
Alt  A Krunić (SRB) 1 4  K Mladenovic (FRA) 5 77 65
 K Mladenovic (FRA) 6 6 7  M Keys (USA) 6 3 6
 A Konjuh (CRO) 77 6 9  C Suárez Navarro (ESP) 3 6 3
 A Beck (GER) 65 1  A Konjuh (CRO) 65 3
 A Ivanovic (SRB) 6 1 2 9  C Suárez Navarro (ESP) 77 6
9  C Suárez Navarro (ESP) 2 6 6 7  M Keys (USA) 6 6
16  B Strýcová (CZE) 78 6  D Kasatkina (RUS) 3 1
 Y Wickmayer (BEL) 66 1 16  B Strýcová (CZE) 2 2
 S Errani (ITA) 4 6 6  S Errani (ITA) 6 6
 K Bertens (NED) 6 4 3  S Errani (ITA) 5 2
IP  O Jabeur (TUN) 6 64 1  D Kasatkina (RUS) 7 6
 D Kasatkina (RUS) 3 77 6  D Kasatkina (RUS) 6 6
IP  S Zheng (CHN) 6 7 IP  S Zheng (CHN) 1 4
4  A Radwańska (POL) 4 5

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8  S Kuznetsova (RUS) 6 4 6
 Q Wang (CHN) 1 6 0 8  S Kuznetsova (RUS) w/o
 M Niculescu (ROU) 6 6  M Niculescu (ROU)
TRI  V Cepede Royg (PAR) 2 3 8  S Kuznetsova (RUS) 6 5 5
 C Garcia (FRA) 6 6 10  J Konta (GBR) 3 7 7
IP  T Pereira (BRA) 1 2  C Garcia (FRA) 2 3
TRI  S Vogt (LIE) 3 1 10  J Konta (GBR) 6 6
10  J Konta (GBR) 6 6 10  J Konta (GBR) 1 2
13  S Stosur (AUS) 1 6 6 2  A Kerber (GER) 6 6
 J Ostapenko (LAT) 6 3 2 13  S Stosur (AUS) 6 6
 M Doi (JPN) 6 6  M Doi (JPN) 3 4
Alt  Y Shvedova (KAZ) 3 4 13  S Stosur (AUS) 0 5
 E Bouchard (CAN) 6 6 2  A Kerber (GER) 6 7
 S Stephens (USA) 3 3  E Bouchard (CAN) 4 2
IP  M Duque Mariño (COL) 3 5 2  A Kerber (GER) 6 6
2  A Kerber (GER) 6 7

References

  1. ↑ "Monica Puig makes Puerto Rico gold medal history in women's singles". Guardian. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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