2016 WTA Finals – Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Angelique Kerber.
Singles | |
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2016 WTA Finals | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Final score | 6–3, 6–4 |
Dominika Cibulková, Madison Keys and Karolína Plíšková made their debuts in the event.
Cibulková won the title, defeating World No. 1 Kerber in the final in straight sets. This was the second year in a row where a player won the tournament after losing two matches in the round-robin stage.
Seeds
Angelique Kerber (Final) Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals) Simona Halep (Round robin) Karolína Plíšková (Round robin) Garbiñe Muguruza (Round robin) Madison Keys (Round robin) Dominika Cibulková (Champion) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Semifinals)
Notes:
Serena Williams had qualified but withdrew due to shoulder injury
Alternates
Johanna Konta (Did not play) Carla Suárez Navarro (Did not play)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior Exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
8 | 6 | 62 | 4 | ||||||||||
7 | 1 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
Red Group
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||||||
1 | 6–4, 6–2 | 6–3, 6–3 | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 (86%) | 39–27 (59%) | 1 | ||
3 | 4–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 27–31 (47%) | 3 | ||
6 | 3–6, 3–6 | 2–6, 4–6 | 6–1, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 24–29 (45%) | 4 | ||
7 | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 3–6 | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | 1–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 (43%) | 33–36 (48%) | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings
White Group
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||||||
2 | 7–5, 6–3 | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | 5–7, 6–1, 5–7 | 2–1 | 5–2 (71%) | 42–32 (57%) | 2 | ||
4 | 5–7, 3–6 | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(6–8) | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 41–43 (49%) | 3 | ||
5 | 6–7(1–7), 3–6 | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 5–7 | 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 38–39 (49%) | 4 | ||
8 | 7–5, 1–6, 7–5 | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) | 6–3, 0–6, 1–6 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 38–45 (45%) | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings