Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 US Open. It was her second major title. Kerber was the first player since Martina Hingis in 1997 to win both hardcourt majors in the same calendar year, having also won the Australian Open. She attained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time after Serena Williams failed to reach the final. In addition to Kerber and Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwańska were in contention for the top position. The final was a rematch of the Cincinnati final three weeks prior, won by Plíšková.
Flavia Pennetta was the reigning champion, but retired from the sport at the end of 2015.
Plíšková was the first Czech woman to reach the final since Helena Suková in 1993, and only the fourth player to beat both Williams sisters in the same major (defeating Venus Williams in the fourth round and Serena Williams in the semifinals).
This was Venus Williams' 72nd main draw major appearance, surpassing the all-time record previously held by Amy Frazier.
This marked the last professional appearance of former world No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, who lost to Denisa Allertová in the first round. She announced her retirement at the end of the season due to ongoing injuries. It also marked the first main-draw US Open appearance of future two-time champion and world No. 1 Naomi Osaka; she lost in the third round to Madison Keys.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics Category Kerber Plíšková 1st serve %62/98 (63%) 53/89 (60%) 1st serve points won 43 of 62 = 69% 40 of 53 = 75% 2nd serve points won19 of 36 = 53% 14 of 36 = 39% Total service points won62 of 98 = 63.27% 54 of 89 = 60.67% Aces 1 5 Double faults 2 4 Winners 21 40 Unforced errors17 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 90Source
Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings on August 22, 2016. Rank and points before are as of August 29, 2016.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Serena Williams 7,050 780 780 7,050 Semifinals lost to Karolína Plíšková 2 2 Angelique Kerber 6,860 130 2,000 8,730 Champion, defeated Karolína Plíšková 3 3 Garbiñe Muguruza 5,830 70 70 5,830 Second round lost to Anastasija Sevastova 4 4 Agnieszka Radwańska 5,705 130 240 5,815 Fourth round lost to Ana Konjuh 5 5 Simona Halep 5,151 780 430 4,801 Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams 6 6 Venus Williams 4,005 430 240 3,815 Fourth round lost to Karolína Plíšková 7 8 Roberta Vinci 3,465 1,300 430 2,595 Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber 8 9 Madison Keys 3,286 240 240 3,286 Fourth round lost to Caroline Wozniacki 9 10 Svetlana Kuznetsova 3,190 10 70 3,250 Second round lost to Caroline Wozniacki 10 11 Karolína Plíšková 3,135 10 1,300 4,425 Runner-up, lost to Angelique Kerber 11 12 Carla Suárez Navarro 3,100 10 240 3,330 Fourth round lost to Simona Halep 12 13 Dominika Cibulková 3,100 130 130 3,100 Third round lost to Lesia Tsurenko 13 14 Johanna Konta 2,905 280 240 2,865 Fourth round lost to Anastasija Sevastova 14 16 Petra Kvitová 2,580 430 240 2,390 Fourth round lost to Angelique Kerber 15 15 Timea Bacsinszky 2,713 10 70 2,773 Second round lost to Varvara Lepchenko 16 17 Samantha Stosur 2,370 240 70 2,200 Second round lost to Zhang Shuai 17 18 2,195 70 130 2,255 Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková 18 21 Barbora Strýcová 2,050 130 10 1,930 First round lost to Monica Niculescu 19 20 Elena Vesnina 2,054 70 130 2,114 Third round lost to Carla Suárez Navarro 20 22 Kiki Bertens 1,945 110 10 1,845 First round lost to Ana Konjuh 21 23 Irina-Camelia Begu 1,835 10 10 1,835 First round lost to Lesia Tsurenko 22 19 Elina Svitolina 2,101 130 130 2,101 Third round lost to Petra Kvitová 23 24 Daria Kasatkina 1,773 130 10 1,653 First round lost to Wang Qiang 24 26 Belinda Bencic 1,602 130 130 1,602 Third round lost to Johanna Konta 25 33 Caroline Garcia 1,555 10 130 1,675 Third round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska 26 27 Laura Siegemund 1,600 40+140 130+13 1,563 Third round lost to Venus Williams 27 28 Sara Errani 1,590 130 10 1,470 First round lost to Shelby Rogers 28 30 Coco Vandeweghe 1,561 70 10 1,501 First round lost to Naomi Osaka 29 31 Ana Ivanovic 1,560 10 10 1,560 First round lost to Denisa Allertová 30 32 Misaki Doi 1,555 70 10 1,495 First round lost to Carina Witthöft 31 34 Tímea Babos 1,510 10 130 1,630 Third round lost to Simona Halep 32 35 Monica Puig 1,500 10 10 1,500 First round lost to Zheng Saisai
Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew or not entered from the event. Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason 7 Victoria Azarenka 3,551 430 3,121 Pregnancy 25 Sloane Stephens 1,612 10 1,602 Right foot injury
Other entry information
Wild cards
Protected ranking
Qualifiers
Lucky loser Alison Van Uytvanck
Withdrawals Before the tournament
† – not included on entry list ‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began § – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began
Retirements
Notes
References
External links Women's Singles main draw 2016 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation