Women's Singles
2016 US Open
Champion	Angelique Kerber
Runner-up	Karolína Plí?ková
Final score	6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Details
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
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Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plí?ková in the final, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2016 US Open. It was Kerber's second Grand Slam singles title. She became the first German to win the US Open since Steffi Graf in 1996.^[1] Kerber became the first player since Martina Hingis in 1997 to win both hard court slams in the same calendar year. Flavia Pennetta was the defending champion, but retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2015 season.

Plí?ková became the first Czech woman to make the US Open final since 1993, and only the fourth player to beat both of the Williams sisters in the same Grand Slam tournament (she beat Venus Williams in the fourth round).^[2]

Kerber attained the WTA no. 1 ranking for the first time at the end of the tournament after Serena Williams failed to reach the final. In addition to Kerber and Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwa?ska were also in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.^[3][4]

Serena Williams was attempting to set new Open Era records by winning a 23rd Grand Slam singles title and a seventh US Open singles title, but she lost in the semifinals to Plí?ková.^[5]

Former world No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic played the final match of her professional career in the first round, when she lost to Denisa Allertová. She would announce her retirement prior to the 2017 season because of ongoing injuries.^[6]

This was Venus Williams' 72nd main draw appearance at a Grand Slam, surpassing the all-time record previously held by compatriot Amy Frazier.

Seeds

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	4	6
	5	Simona Halep	2	6	3
								1	Serena Williams	2	65
								10	Karolína Plí?ková	6	77
		Ana Konjuh	2	2
	10	Karolína Plí?ková	6	6
															10	Karolína Plí?ková	3	6	4
															2	Angelique Kerber	6	4	6
		Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
		Anastasija Sevastova	0	2
									Caroline Wozniacki	4	3
								2	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	7	Roberta Vinci	5	0
	2	Angelique Kerber	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		E Makarova	3	3				1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	A Lottner	62	3				WC	V King	3	3
	WC	V King	77	6											1	S Williams	6	6
		K Knapp	4	2												J Larsson	2	1
		J Larsson	6	6					J Larsson	6	6
		D Allertová	77	6					D Allertová	3	1
	29	A Ivanovic	64	1																		1	S Williams	6	6
	23	D Kasatkina	4	6	2																		Y Shvedova	2	3
		Q Wang	6	2	6				Q Wang	0	1
		L Arruabarrena	2	3					Y Shvedova	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	6												Y Shvedova	6	7
		S Zhang	6	6												S Zhang	2	5
	WC	E Perez	1	1					S Zhang	6	6
		C Giorgi	5	77	1			16	S Stosur	3	3
	16	S Stosur	7	64	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11		6	6
		T Pereira	0	0				11		6	6
			4	1					J Jankovi?	1	4
		J Jankovi?	6	6											11		6	6
		A Beck	78	6											19	E Vesnina	4	3
	Q	N Podoroska	66	3					A Beck	2	1
		A Kontaveit	64	6	3			19	E Vesnina	6	6
	19	E Vesnina	77	4	6																	11		2	5
	31	T Babos	5	6	7																	5	S Halep	6	7
	Q	B Haas	7	3	5			31	T Babos	6	6
		H Watson	2	5				Q	R Hogenkamp	2	4
	Q	R Hogenkamp	6	7											31	T Babos	1	6	4
		L ?afá?ová	6	6											5	S Halep	6	2	6
		D Gavrilova	4	4					L ?afá?ová	3	4
		K Flipkens	0	2				5	S Halep	6	6
	5	S Halep	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	A Radwa?ska	6	6
	Q	J Pegula	1	1				4	A Radwa?ska	711	6
		N Broady	64	6	6				N Broady	69	3
	Q	L Robson	77	3	4										4	A Radwa?ska	6	6
		K Siniaková	6	3	6										25	C Garcia	2	3
		E Bouchard	3	6	2				K Siniaková	6	4	4
		P Parmentier	6	3	4			25	C Garcia	4	6	6
	25	C Garcia	4	6	6																	4	A Radwa?ska	4	4
	20	K Bertens	3	6	4																		A Konjuh	6	6
		A Konjuh	6	2	6				A Konjuh	6	6
		K Nara	6	7					K Nara	3	3
		S Vögele	0	5												A Konjuh	6	3	6
	PR	S Peng	6	69	3											V Lepchenko	3	6	2
		V Lepchenko	4	711	6				V Lepchenko	6	4	6
	PR	V Diatchenko	1	1				15	T Bacsinszky	4	6	4
	15	T Bacsinszky	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	Ka Plí?ková	6	6
	WC	S Kenin	4	3				10	Ka Plí?ková	6	7
	Q	M González	7	6				Q	M González	1	5
		D Kovini?	5	2											10	Ka Plí?ková	6	6
		N Hibino	4	5											17		2	4
		K Mladenovic	6	7					K Mladenovic	2	6	65
		L Chirico	1	4				17		6	4	77
	17		6	6																		10	Ka Plí?ková	4	6	77
	26	L Siegemund	3	6	6																	6	V Williams	6	4	63
		PM ?ig	6	3	2			26	L Siegemund	6	7
		N Gibbs	6	6					N Gibbs	3	5
	Q	A Kruni?	1	0											26	L Siegemund	1	2
		J Görges	6	6											6	V Williams	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	3	2					J Görges	2	3
		K Kozlova	2	7	4			6	V Williams	6	6
	6	V Williams	6	5	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	M Keys	4	77	6
		A Riske	6	65	2			8	M Keys	6	6
		M Brengle	2	2r				WC	K Day	1	1
	WC	K Day	6	4											8	M Keys	7	4	77
		M Sakkari	4	6	3											N Osaka	5	6	63
	Q	Y Duan	6	4	6			Q	Y Duan	4	63
		N Osaka	64	6	6				N Osaka	6	77
	28	C Vandeweghe	77	3	4																	8	M Keys	3	4
	18	B Strýcová	3	77	1																		C Wozniacki	6	6
		M Niculescu	6	63	6				M Niculescu	6	6
		S Cîrstea	6	5	2			Q	A Bogdan	0	1
	Q	A Bogdan	0	7	6											M Niculescu	3	1
	Q	T Townsend	6	3	4											C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Wozniacki	4	6	6				C Wozniacki	6	6
		F Schiavone	1	2				9	S Kuznetsova	4	4
	9	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	J Konta	6	6
	WC		3	3				13	J Konta	6	5	6
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	2	7	2
	WC	V Razzano	1	2											13	J Konta	6	6
		A Petkovic	77	6											24	B Bencic	2	1
	Q	K Ku?ová	63	3					A Petkovic	3	2
		S Crawford	78	3	4			24	B Bencic	6	6
	24	B Bencic	66	6	6																	13	J Konta	4	5
	32	M Puig	4	2																				6	7
		S Zheng	6	6					S Zheng	7	65	5
		S-w Hsieh	0	5						5	77	7
		K Bondarenko	6	7													4	1
		A Sevastova	6	6												A Sevastova	6	6
			3	3					A Sevastova	7	6
	Q	E Mertens	6	0	3			3	G Muguruza	5	4
	3	G Muguruza	2	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	R Vinci	6	6
		A-L Friedsam	2	4				7	R Vinci	6	6
		C McHale	6	6					C McHale	1	3
		M Barthel	2	2											7	R Vinci	6	5	6
		Y Putintseva	6	6												C Witthöft	0	7	3
		S Lisicki	1	2					Y Putintseva	1	77	1
		C Witthöft	6	6					C Witthöft	6	61	6
	30	M Doi	4	1																		7	R Vinci	77	6
	21	I-C Begu	0	4																			L Tsurenko	65	2
		L Tsurenko	6	6					L Tsurenko	7	6
	Q	Y Wang	6	77				Q	Y Wang	5	3
	LL		3	64												L Tsurenko	3	6	6
	WC	D Collins	1	2											12	D Cibulková	6	3	4
		E Rodina	6	6					E Rodina	77	2	2
		M Linette	2	3				12	D Cibulková	65	6	6
	12	D Cibulková	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	P Kvitová	7	6
		J Ostapenko	5	3				14	P Kvitová	77	6
		I Falconi	2	1					Ç Büyükakçay	62	3
		Ç Büyükakçay	6	6											14	P Kvitová	6	6
		A Sasnovich	2	6	5										22	E Svitolina	3	4
	WC	L Davis	6	4	7			WC	L Davis	1	6	3
	Q	M Minella	77	0	2			22	E Svitolina	6	4	6
	22	E Svitolina	65	6	6																	14	P Kvitová	3	5
	27	S Errani	4	63																		2	A Kerber	6	7
		S Rogers	6	77					S Rogers	6	2	2
	Q	C Bellis	6	6				Q	C Bellis	2	6	6
		V Golubic	2	3											Q	C Bellis	1	1
		A Cornet	4	1											2	A Kerber	6	6
			6	6						2	67
		P Hercog	0	0r				2	A Kerber	6	79
	2	A Kerber	6	1

Championship match statistics

Category	Kerber	Plí?ková
1st serve %	62/98 (63%)	53/89 (60%)
1st serve points won	43 of 62 = 69%	40 of 53 = 75%
2nd serve points won	19 of 36 = 53%	14 of 36 = 39%
Total service points won	62 of 98 = 63.27%	54 of 89 = 60.67%
Aces	1	5
Double faults	2	4
Winners	21	40
Unforced errors	17	47
Net points won	2 of 5 = 40%	26 of 33 = 79%
Break points converted	4 of 5 = 80%	2 of 7 = 29%
Return points won	35 of 89 = 39%	36 of 98 = 37%
Total points won	97	90
Source

References

External links

• Women's Singles main draw
• 2016 US Open - Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation