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

Serena Williams was the defending champion, and attempting for the second time to equal Steffi Graf's career record of 22 major singles titles. But she lost in the final to Angelique Kerber, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6. Kerber became the first major champion to save 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 two would face a rematch 5 months later in the 2016 Wimbledon final (the first time two women have contested two major singles finals against one another in a single season since 2006); unlike in this tournament, Williams would defeat Kerber in two sets.

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 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]

Seeds

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

Note: Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals. However, a few months later she revealed that she had tested positive for Meldonium, a banned substance. The ITF Tribunal decided she would be banned from competition for two years, and forced to disqualify her results, prize money, and ranking points from the tournament. ^[7]

Qualifying

Wildcards

Draw

Key

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

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)

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