2016 WTA Finals – Singles

Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Angelique Kerber.

Singles
2016 WTA Finals
Champion Dominika Cibulková
Runner-up Angelique Kerber
Final score6–3, 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. This would be Cibulková's 8th and final WTA singles title, before her retirement in 2019.

Seeds

  1. Angelique Kerber (Final)
  2. Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
  3. Simona Halep (Round robin)
  4. Karolína Plíšková (Round robin)
  5. Garbiñe Muguruza (Round robin)
  6. Madison Keys (Round robin)
  7. Dominika Cibulková (Champion)
  8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Semifinals)

Notes:

Alternates

  1. Johanna Konta (Did not play)
  2. Carla Suárez Navarro (Did not play)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Angelique Kerber 6 6
2 Agnieszka Radwańska 2 1
1 Angelique Kerber 3 4
7 Dominika Cibulková 6 6
8 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 62 4
7 Dominika Cibulková 1 77 6

Red Group

Kerber Halep Keys Cibulková RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1 Angelique Kerber 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 Simona Halep 4–6, 2–6 6–2, 6–4 3–6, 6–7(5–7) 1–2 2–4 (33%) 27–31 (47%) 3
6 Madison Keys 3–6, 3–6 2–6, 4–6 6–1, 6–4 1–2 2–4 (33%) 24–29 (45%) 4
7 Dominika Cibulková 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

Radwańska Plíšková Muguruza Kuznetsova RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2 Agnieszka Radwańska 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 Karolína Plíšková 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 Garbiñe Muguruza 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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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

References

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