2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2016 Australian Open
Champion Germany Angelique Kerber
Runner-up United States Serena Williams
Final score 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Main article: 2016 Australian Open

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

01.   United States Serena Williams (Final)
02.   Romania Simona Halep (First round)
03.   Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (Third round)
04.   Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
05.   Russia Maria Sharapova (Quarterfinals, disqualified*)
06.   Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (Second round)
07.   Germany Angelique Kerber (Champion)
08.   United States Venus Williams (First round)
09.   Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (Third round)
10.   Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (Quarterfinals)
11.   Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky (Second round)
12.   Switzerland Belinda Bencic (Fourth round)
13.   Italy Roberta Vinci (Third round)
14.   Belarus Victoria Azarenka (Quarterfinals)
15.   United States Madison Keys (Fourth round)
16.   Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (First round)

17.   Italy Sara Errani (First round)
18.   Ukraine Elina Svitolina (Second round)
19.   Serbia Jelena Janković (Second round)
20.   Serbia Ana Ivanovic (Third round)
21.   Russia Ekaterina Makarova (Fourth round)
22.   Germany Andrea Petkovic (First round)
23.   Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Second round)
24.   United States Sloane Stephens (First round)
25.   Australia Samantha Stosur (First round)
26.   Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (First round)
27.   Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (First round)
28.   France Kristina Mladenovic (Third round)
29.   Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (First round)
30.   Germany Sabine Lisicki (Second round)
31.   Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko (First round)
32.   France Caroline Garcia (First round)

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  United States Serena Williams 6 6  
5  Russia Maria Sharapova 4 1  
  1  United States Serena Williams 6 6  
  4  Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 0 4  
4  Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6
  10  Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 1 3  
    1  United States Serena Williams 4 6 4
  7  Germany Angelique Kerber 6 3 6
  7  Germany Angelique Kerber 6 7  
14  Belarus Victoria Azarenka 3 5  
  7  Germany Angelique Kerber 7 6
   United Kingdom Johanna Konta 5 2  
 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 6 6
  Q  China Zhang Shuai 4 1  

Top half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird roundFourth round
1 United States S Williams 6 7
Italy C Giorgi 4 5 1 United States S Williams 6 6
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 3 7 6 Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 1 2
Latvia J Ostapenko 6 5 1 1 United States S Williams 6 6
Poland U Radwańska 6 4 3 Russia D Kasatkina 1 1
Croatia A Konjuh 0 6 6 Croatia A Konjuh 4 3
Russia D Kasatkina 6 6 Russia D Kasatkina 6 6
27 Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 3 3 1 United States S Williams 6 6
17 Italy S Errani 6 5 1 Russia M Gasparyan 2 1
Russia M Gasparyan 1 7 6 Russia M Gasparyan 6 6
Japan K Nara 77 6 Japan K Nara 4 4
WC France O Dodin 62 2 Russia M Gasparyan 6 6
Colombia M Duque 2 1r Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 3 4
WC China X Han 6 2 WC China X Han 3 1
Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 1 77 6 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 6
16 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 63 4
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Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
12 Switzerland B Bencic 6 6
United States A Riske 4 3 12 Switzerland B Bencic 6 6
United Kingdom H Watson 77 5 5 Hungary T Babos 3 3
Hungary T Babos 64 7 7 12 Switzerland B Bencic 4 6 6
Australia A Tomljanović 62 3 Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 2 4
Ukraine K Bondarenko 77 6 Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 7
Slovakia D Hantuchová 0 2 23 Russia S Kuznetsova 1 5
23 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6 12 Switzerland B Bencic 5 5
26 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 3 4 5 Russia M Sharapova 7 7
United States L Davis 1 6 6 United States L Davis 79 0
Slovakia M Rybáriková 3 6 7 Slovakia M Rybáriková 67 0r
Belgium Y Wickmayer 6 3 5 United States L Davis 1 77 0
Belarus A Sasnovich 6 77 5 Russia M Sharapova 6 65 6
Russia E Rodina 3 62 Belarus A Sasnovich 2 1
Japan N Hibino 1 3 5 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
5 Russia M Sharapova 6 6

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
4 Poland A Radwańska 6 6
United States C McHale 2 3 4 Poland A Radwańska 6 6
Canada E Bouchard 6 6 Canada E Bouchard 4 2
Serbia A Krunić 3 4 4 Poland A Radwańska 6 6
Poland M Linette 3 0 Puerto Rico M Puig 4 0
Puerto Rico M Puig 6 6 Puerto Rico M Puig 4 78 9
Q Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 78 Q Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 66 7
25 Australia S Stosur 4 66 4 Poland A Radwańska 66 6 7
24 United States S Stephens 3 3 Germany A-L Friedsam 78 1 5
Q China Q Wang 6 6 Q China Q Wang 3 4
Spain L Domínguez Lino 63 6 1 Germany A-L Friedsam 6 6
Germany A-L Friedsam 77 2 6 Germany A-L Friedsam 0 6 6
United States A Tatishvili 4 6 6 13 Italy R Vinci 6 4 4
United States I Falconi 6 3 8 United States I Falconi 2 3
Q Austria T Paszek 4 2 13 Italy R Vinci 6 6
13 Italy R Vinci 6 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
10 Spain C Suárez Navarro 7 6
Q Switzerland V Golubic 5 4 10 Spain C Suárez Navarro 65 6 6
Q Greece M Sakkari 6 1 6 Q Greece M Sakkari 77 2 2
Q China Y Wang 4 6 3 10 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 2
Romania M Niculescu 6 6 Russia E Kulichkova 4 0r
Brazil T Pereira 2 1 Romania M Niculescu 4 6 4
Russia E Kulichkova 7 6 Russia E Kulichkova 6 2 6
22 Germany A Petkovic 5 4 10 Spain C Suárez Navarro 0 6 6
28 France K Mladenovic 6 6 Australia D Gavrilova 6 3 2
Slovakia D Cibulková 3 4 28 France K Mladenovic 6 77
Q United States N Gibbs 6 2 6 Q United States N Gibbs 1 64
Czech Republic K Koukalová 2 6 1 28 France K Mladenovic 4 6 9
Australia D Gavrilova 77 6 Australia D Gavrilova 6 4 11
Czech Republic L Hradecká 63 4 Australia D Gavrilova 6 6
Q Thailand L Kumkhum 3 1 6 Czech Republic P Kvitová 4 4
6 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
7 Germany A Kerber 64 78 6
Japan M Doi 77 66 3 7 Germany A Kerber 6 6
WC Australia S Sanders 4 2 Romania A Dulgheru 2 4
Romania A Dulgheru 6 6 7 Germany A Kerber 6 6
United States M Brengle 6 6 United States M Brengle 1 3
United States C Vandeweghe 3 4 United States M Brengle 7 4 6
Sweden J Larsson 6 6 Sweden J Larsson 5 6 1
29 Romania I-C Begu 3 2 7 Germany A Kerber 6 6
19 Serbia J Janković 6 6 Germany A Beck 4 0
Slovenia P Hercog 3 3 19 Serbia J Janković 6 65 4
Germany L Siegemund 6 7 Germany L Siegemund 3 77 6
Netherlands K Bertens 4 5 Germany L Siegemund 0 4
WC Australia P Hon 0 3 Germany A Beck 6 6
Germany A Beck 6 6 Germany A Beck 6 6
Czech Republic K Siniaková 3 5 11 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 2 3
11 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 7

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
14 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
Belgium A Van Uytvanck 0 0 14 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
WC United States S Crawford 2 4 Montenegro D Kovinić 1 2
Montenegro D Kovinić 6 6 14 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
Q Japan N Osaka 6 6 Q Japan N Osaka 1 1
Croatia D Vekić 3 2 Q Japan N Osaka 6 6
PR United States V Duval 2 3 18 Ukraine E Svitolina 4 4
18 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6 14 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
32 France C Garcia 2 4 Czech Republic B Strýcová 2 4
Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 6 Czech Republic B Strýcová 77 6
Germany M Barthel 6 5 4 PR United States V King 65 4
PR United States V King 3 7 6 Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 6
Belgium K Flipkens 5 6 7 3 Spain G Muguruza 3 2
Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 7 2 5 Belgium K Flipkens 4 2
Estonia A Kontaveit 0 4 3 Spain G Muguruza 6 6
3 Spain G Muguruza 6 6

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
8 United States V Williams 4 2
United Kingdom J Konta 6 6 United Kingdom J Konta 6 6
Germany C Witthöft 1 2 China S Zheng 2 3
China S Zheng 6 6 United Kingdom J Konta 6 6
United States B Mattek-Sands 4 77 3 Czech Republic D Allertová 2 2
Czech Republic D Allertová 6 65 6 Czech Republic D Allertová 6 2 6
PR Czech Republic P Cetkovská 4 4 30 Germany S Lisicki 3 6 4
30 Germany S Lisicki 6 6 United Kingdom J Konta 4 6 8
21 Russia E Makarova 6 6 21 Russia E Makarova 6 4 6
WC Australia M Inglis 3 0 21 Russia E Makarova 6 6
Germany T Maria 6 6 Germany T Maria 4 2
Belarus O Govortsova 4 3 21 Russia E Makarova 6 6
Romania A Mitu 3 4 9 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 3 2
Germany J Görges 6 6 Germany J Görges 65 1
WC Australia K Birrell 4 4 9 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 77 6
9 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
15 United States M Keys 77 6
Kazakhstan Z Diyas 65 1 15 United States M Keys 64 6 6
Bulgaria T Pironkova 4 4 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 77 3 3
Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 6 15 United States M Keys 4 6 6
Q Latvia A Sevastova 6 4 20 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 4 4
Australia J Wolfe 0 2r Q Latvia A Sevastova 3 3
WC Australia T Patterson 2 3 20 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 6
20 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 6 15 United States M Keys 6 3 3
31 Ukraine L Tsurenko 77 2 3 Q China S Zhang 3 6 6
United States V Lepchenko 65 6 6 United States V Lepchenko 79 6
Spain L Arruabarrena 64 6 6 Spain L Arruabarrena 67 4
Q Ukraine M Zanevska 77 3 3 United States V Lepchenko 1 3
Serbia B Jovanovski 1 0 Q China S Zhang 6 6
France A Cornet 6 6 France A Cornet 3 3
Q China S Zhang 6 6 Q China S Zhang 6 6
2 Romania S Halep 4 3
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References

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  2. "Australian Open: Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win women's final". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. "Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to clinch Australian Open title". Guardian. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. Nguyen, Courtney (19 January 2016). "INSIDER NOTEBOOK: UPSETS AND AZARENKA". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. Dickson, Andrew (27 January 2016). "Johanna Konta reaches Australian Open semis for first time". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. "Qualifier Zhang Shuai overcomes injured Madison Keys, who ends match in tears". EuroSport. au.eurosport.com. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  7. http://www.itftennis.com/news/231175.aspx
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