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2016 WTA Tour
Angelique Kerber finished the year as world No. 1 for the only time in her career. She won three singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Australian Open and the US Open. She also finished runner-up at another major, the Wimbledon Championships, and won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
Details
Duration3 January – 6 November 2016
Edition46th
Tournaments61
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Finals
Summer Olympics
WTA Premier Mandatory (4)
WTA Premier 5 (5)
WTA Premier (12)
WTA International (33)
WTA Elite Trophy
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesSlovakia Dominika Cibulková (4)
Most tournament finalsGermany Angelique Kerber (8)
Prize money leaderGermany Angelique Kerber
(US$10,136,615)
Points leaderGermany Angelique Kerber (9,080)
Awards
Player of the yearGermany Angelique Kerber
Doubles team of the yearFrance Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
Most improved
player of the year
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
Newcomer of the yearJapan Naomi Osaka
Comeback
player of the year
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
2015
2017
Angelique Kerber won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, thus becoming the first German to win a Grand Slam title since Steffi Graf at the 1999 French Open defeating World No. 1 Serena Williams in the final. Kerber would go on to win the 2016 US Open, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, thus would attain her World No. 1 ranking. Garbiñe Muguruza won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open, thus becoming the first Spaniard to win a Grand Slam title since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario at the 1998 French Open by defeating Williams in the final. Williams herself would go on to reach the season's third Grand Slam finals and defeat Kerber in the final at Wimbledon to claim her 22nd Grand Slam title, equaling Steffi Graf's record for most Grand Slam titles in the Open Era.

The 2016 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Summer Olympic Games and Hopman Cup, which were organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.[1]

Schedule

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This is the complete schedule of events on the 2016 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events

Note: In the Champions and Runners-up columns, a tournament's results in doubles are also included.

January

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Jan Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)
 Australia Green
2–0
 Ukraine
Round robin (Group A)
 Czech Republic
 Australia Gold
 United States
Round robin (Group B)
 Great Britain
 Germany
 France
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard – $1,000,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
6–3, 6–1
Germany Angelique Kerber United States Samantha Crawford
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Italy Roberta Vinci
Germany Andrea Petkovic
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
United States Varvara Lepchenko
Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
7–5, 6–1
Germany Angelique Kerber
Germany Andrea Petkovic
Shenzhen Open
Shenzhen, China
WTA International
Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
6–3, 6–2
United States Alison Riske Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
Hungary Tímea Babos
China Wang Qiang
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
United States Vania King
Romania Monica Niculescu
6–1, 6–4
China Xu Yifan
China Zheng Saisai
Auckland Open
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States Sloane Stephens
7–5, 6–2
Germany Julia Görges Austria Tamira Paszek
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Japan Nao Hibino
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Romania Alexandra Dulgheru
United Kingdom Naomi Broady
Belgium Elise Mertens
Belgium An-Sophie Mestach
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Montenegro Danka Kovinić
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
11 Jan Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard – $753,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–0, 6–2
Puerto Rico Monica Puig Romania Simona Halep
Switzerland Belinda Bencic
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Italy Sara Errani
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Australia Samantha Stosur
Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
1–6, 7–5, [10–5]
France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
France Alizé Cornet
6–1, 6–2
Canada Eugenie Bouchard Sweden Johanna Larsson
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Germany Mona Barthel
United Kingdom Heather Watson
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Italy Camila Giorgi
China Han Xinyun
United States Christina McHale
6–3, 6–0
Australia Kimberly Birrell
Australia Jarmila Wolfe
18 Jan
25 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $14,835,728
128S/96Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed
Germany Angelique Kerber
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
United States Serena Williams Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
Russia Maria Sharapova
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
China Zhang Shuai
Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Russia Elena Vesnina
Brazil Bruno Soares
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
Romania Horia Tecău

February

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Feb Fed Cup Quarterfinals
Cluj-Napoca, Romania – hard (i)
Leipzig, Germany – hard (i)
Marseille, France – hard (i)
Moscow, Russia – hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners
 Czech Republic 3–2
  Switzerland 3–2
 France 4–1
 Netherlands 3–1
Quarterfinals losers
 Romania
 Germany
 Italy
 Russia
8 Feb St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
Saint Petersburg, Russia
WTA Premier
Hard (i) – $753,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Italy Roberta Vinci
6–4, 6–3
Switzerland Belinda Bencic Russia Daria Kasatkina
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
Hungary Tímea Babos
Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
6–3, 6–1
Russia Vera Dushevina
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Taiwan Open
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
WTA International
Hard – $500,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States Venus Williams
6–4, 6–2
Japan Misaki Doi Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova
Japan Kurumi Nara
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
6–4, 6–3
Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miyu Kato
15 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
Hard – $2,000,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Italy Sara Errani
6–0, 6–2
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová France Caroline Garcia
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Germany Andrea Petkovic
United States Madison Brengle
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Croatia Darija Jurak
6–4, 6–4
France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Italy Francesca Schiavone
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
United States Shelby Rogers Croatia Petra Martić
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Netherlands Cindy Burger
Montenegro Danka Kovinić
Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg
Argentina María Irigoyen
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
United Kingdom Tara Moore
Switzerland Conny Perrin
22 Feb Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,818,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko Germany Andrea Petkovic
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
China Zheng Saisai
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Italy Roberta Vinci
Russia Elena Vesnina
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
6–3, 6–3
Italy Sara Errani
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States Sloane Stephens
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková United States Christina McHale
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Japan Naomi Osaka
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–0, 6–4
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
29 Feb Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
United Kingdom Heather Watson
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens Estonia Anett Kontaveit
France Caroline Garcia
United States Nicole Gibbs
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
France Pauline Parmentier
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Croatia Petra Martić
United States Maria Sanchez
Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Canada Eugenie Bouchard United Kingdom Naomi Broady
China Zhu Lin
Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay
Germany Sabine Lisicki
China Wang Qiang
Slovakia Kristína Kučová
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
China Yang Zhaoxuan
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
China Liang Chen
China Wang Yafan

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Mar
14 Mar
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard – $6,844,139 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
6–4, 6–4
United States Serena Williams Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Romania Simona Halep
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
Russia Daria Kasatkina
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Germany Julia Görges
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
21 Mar
28 Mar
Miami Open
Key Biscayne, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard – $6,844,139 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
6–3, 6–2
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Germany Angelique Kerber
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Romania Simona Halep
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
United States Madison Keys
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
6–3, 6–4

Hungary Tímea Babos
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova

April

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Apr Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
Clay – $753,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States Sloane Stephens
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Russia Elena Vesnina Germany Angelique Kerber
Italy Sara Errani
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Russia Daria Kasatkina
Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
Germany Laura Siegemund
France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
6–2, 7–5
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Katowice Open
Katowice, Poland
WTA International
Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
6–4, 6–0
Italy Camila Giorgi Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
France Pauline Parmentier
Hungary Tímea Babos
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Poland Magda Linette
Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miyu Kato
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Russia Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Russia Marina Melnikova
11 Apr Fed Cup Semifinals
Lucerne, Switzerland – hard (i)
Trélazé, France – Clay (red) (i)
Semifinals winners
Czech Republic Czech Republic 3–2
France France 3–2
Semifinals losers
Switzerland Switzerland
Netherlands Netherlands
Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States Irina Falconi
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Russia Alexandra Panova
Switzerland Amra Sadiković
United States Sachia Vickery
Argentina Catalina Pella
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Germany Tatjana Maria
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Brazil Gabriela Cé
Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
18 Apr Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
Clay (red) (i) – $759,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Germany Angelique Kerber
6–4, 6–0
Germany Laura Siegemund Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Italy Roberta Vinci
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
İstanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Montenegro Danka Kovinić Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
Greece Maria Sakkari
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
Japan Nao Hibino
Slovakia Kristína Kučová
Romania Andreea Mitu
Turkey İpek Soylu
Walkover
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Montenegro Danka Kovinić
25 Apr Morocco Open
Rabat, Morocco
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
6–2, 6–1
New Zealand Marina Erakovic Hungary Tímea Babos
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
France Pauline Parmentier
Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
6–3, 6–0
Germany Tatjana Maria
Romania Raluca Olaru
Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
WTA International
Clay (red) – $500,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Australia Samantha Stosur Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Italy Camila Giorgi
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Russia Margarita Gasparyan
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
6–4, 6–2
Argentina María Irigoyen
Poland Paula Kania

May

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 May Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay (red) – €5,300,951 – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Romania Simona Halep
6–2, 6–4
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková United States Louisa Chirico
Australia Samantha Stosur
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Australia Daria Gavrilova
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Patricia Maria Țig
France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
6–4, 6–4
Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
9 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay (red) – €2,900,360 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
United States Serena Williams
7–6(7–5), 6–3
United States Madison Keys Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Japan Misaki Doi
Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–3]
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
16 May Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
France Caroline Garcia
6–4, 6–1
Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni France Virginie Razzano
France Kristina Mladenovic
Russia Elena Vesnina
Australia Samantha Stosur
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
France Pauline Parmentier
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–2, 6–0
Argentina María Irigoyen
China Liang Chen
Nuremberg Cup
Nürnberg, Germany
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
6–2, 6–2
Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño Germany Julia Görges
Germany Annika Beck
United States Irina Falconi
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
United States Varvara Lepchenko
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
6–3, 6–4
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
23 May
30 May
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay (red) – €14,712,000
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
7–5, 6–4
United States Serena Williams Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Australia Samantha Stosur
Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
United States Shelby Rogers
Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Leander Paes
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
India Sania Mirza
Croatia Ivan Dodig

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Jun Nottingham Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
WTA International
Grass – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
7–6(10–8), 7–5
United States Alison Riske Puerto Rico Monica Puig
China Zheng Saisai
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Austria Tamira Paszek
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
United Kingdom Tara Moore
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
China Peng Shuai
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
China Yang Zhaoxuan
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships
Rosmalen, Netherlands
WTA International
Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
7–5, 7–5
France Kristina Mladenovic Switzerland Belinda Bencic
United States Madison Brengle
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
Belgium Elise Mertens
Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
Russia Evgeniya Rodina
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
6–1, 6–1
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
13 Jun Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
WTA Premier
Grass – $846,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
United States Madison Keys
6–3, 6–4
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová United States CoCo Vandeweghe
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Germany Angelique Kerber
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
United States Vania King
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Mallorca Open
Santa Ponsa, Spain
WTA International
Grass – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
France Caroline Garcia
6–3, 6–4
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Serbia Jelena Janković
Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6–4, 6–2
Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
Germany Laura Siegemund
20 Jun Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, Great Britain
WTA Premier
Grass – $776,878 – 48S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
7–5, 6–3
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Puerto Rico Monica Puig
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
France Kristina Mladenovic
Russia Elena Vesnina
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Croatia Darija Jurak
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
27 Jun
4 Jul
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – £12,983,000
128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed
United States Serena Williams
7–5, 6–3
Germany Angelique Kerber Russia Elena Vesnina
United States Venus Williams
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Romania Simona Halep
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
6–3, 6–4
Hungary Tímea Babos
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
United Kingdom Heather Watson
Finland Henri Kontinen
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Colombia Robert Farah

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 Jul Bucharest Open
Bucharest, Romania
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Romania Simona Halep
6–0, 6–0
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova United States Vania King
Germany Laura Siegemund
Montenegro Danka Kovinić
France Pauline Parmentier
Slovenia Polona Hercog
Italy Sara Errani
Australia Jessica Moore
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
Poland Katarzyna Piter
Ladies Championship Gstaad
Gstaad, Switzerland
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Netherlands Kiki Bertens Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Switzerland Rebeka Masarova
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Russia Irina Khromacheva
Germany Carina Witthöft
Germany Annika Beck
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
Germany Annika Beck
Russia Evgeniya Rodina
18 Jul Stanford Classic
Stanford, United States
WTA Premier
Hard – $846,000 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
7–5, 5–7, 6–2
United States Venus Williams United States Alison Riske
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
United States Catherine Bellis
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
China Zheng Saisai
Japan Misaki Doi
United States Raquel Atawo
United States Abigail Spears
6–3, 6–4
Croatia Darija Jurak
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Germany Laura Siegemund
7–5, 6–1
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková Germany Julia Görges
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Italy Karin Knapp
Germany Annika Beck
Italy Sara Errani
Romania Andreea Mitu
Poland Alicja Rosolska
6–3, 7–5
Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove
Belarus Lidziya Marozava
Washington Open
Washington, D.C., United States
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
6–4, 6–2
United States Lauren Davis United States Jessica Pegula
Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
Australia Samantha Stosur
Italy Camila Giorgi
France Kristina Mladenovic
Japan Risa Ozaki
Romania Monica Niculescu
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
6–4, 6–3
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Risa Ozaki
25 Jul Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,714,413 – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Romania Simona Halep
7–6(7–2), 6–3
United States Madison Keys Slovakia Kristína Kučová
Germany Angelique Kerber
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Daria Kasatkina
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Romania Simona Halep
Romania Monica Niculescu

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Aug Brasil Tennis Cup
Florianópolis, Brazil
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Hungary Tímea Babos Romania Ana Bogdan
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Japan Naomi Osaka
Japan Nao Hibino
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
6–3, 6–1
Hungary Tímea Babos
Hungary Réka Luca Jani
Jiangxi Open
Nanchang, China
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
China Duan Yingying
1–6, 6–4, 6–2
United States Vania King Japan Risa Ozaki
Japan Misa Eguchi
Italy Francesca Schiavone
China Zhang Kailin
China Liu Fangzhou
Japan Kurumi Nara
China Liang Chen
China Lu Jingjing
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [13–11]
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
8 Aug Summer Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Summer Olympic Games
Hard – 64S/32D/16X
SinglesDoublesMixed
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Fourth place
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Germany Angelique Kerber Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
7–5, 2–6, 6–2
United States Madison Keys
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–4, 6–4
Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
7–5, 6–1
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Jack Sock
6–7(3–7), 6–1, [10–7]
United States Venus Williams
United States Rajeev Ram
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–1, 7–5
India Sania Mirza
India Rohan Bopanna
15 Aug Cincinnati Open
Mason, United States
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,804,000 – 48S/48Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
6–3, 6–1
Germany Angelique Kerber Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Romania Simona Halep
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Hungary Tímea Babos
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
India Sania Mirza
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
7–5, 6–4
Switzerland Martina Hingis
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
22 Aug Connecticut Open
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
Hard – $761,000 – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Ukraine Elina Svitolina Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Italy Roberta Vinci
India Sania Mirza
Romania Monica Niculescu
7–5, 6–4
Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
29 Aug
5 Sep
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $22,112,700
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed
Germany Angelique Kerber
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková United States Serena Williams
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Romania Simona Halep
Croatia Ana Konjuh
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
Italy Roberta Vinci
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
Germany Laura Siegemund
Croatia Mate Pavić
6–4, 6–4
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
United States Rajeev Ram

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Sep Tournoi de Québec
Quebec City, Canada
WTA International
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
France Océane Dodin
6–4, 6–3
United States Lauren Davis Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
United States Julia Boserup
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
United States Jessica Pegula
United States Catherine Bellis
Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Russia Alexandra Panova
Japan Women's Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Christina McHale
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková China Zhang Shuai
Slovakia Jana Čepelová
United States Alison Riske
United States Varvara Lepchenko
Japan Kurumi Nara
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
6–3, 6–3
United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae
United Kingdom Anna Smith
19 Sep Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier
Hard – $1,000,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
7–5, 6–3
Japan Naomi Osaka Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Poland Magda Linette
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
India Sania Mirza
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
6–1, 6–1
China Liang Chen
China Yang Zhaoxuan
Korea Open
Seoul, South Korea
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
6–0, 2–6, 6–0
Romania Monica Niculescu China Zhang Shuai
Romania Patricia Maria Țig
Slovakia Jana Čepelová
Italy Camila Giorgi
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
6–2, 6–3
Japan Akiko Omae
Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou, China
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Serbia Jelena Janković Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Croatia Ana Konjuh
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
United States Alison Riske
United States Jennifer Brady
Germany Sabine Lisicki
United States Asia Muhammad
China Peng Shuai
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Belarus Olga Govortsova
Belarus Vera Lapko
26 Sep Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,589,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
6–1, 6–1
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková Romania Simona Halep
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
United States Madison Keys
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
6–1, 6–4
India Sania Mirza
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Japan Nao Hibino Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
Czech Republic Denisa Allertová
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
Russia Irina Khromacheva
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Romania Raluca Olaru
Turkey İpek Soylu
7–5, 6–3
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Oct China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard – $6,289,521 – 60S/32Q/28D
Singles  – Doubles
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
6–4, 6–2
United Kingdom Johanna Konta Ukraine Elina Svitolina
United States Madison Keys
Australia Daria Gavrilova
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
China Zhang Shuai
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
6–4, 6–4
France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
10 Oct Tianjin Open
Tianjin, China
WTA International
Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
China Peng Shuai
7–6(7–3), 6–2
United States Alison Riske Montenegro Danka Kovinić
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
China Han Xinyun
Japan Naomi Osaka
United States Christina McHale
China Peng Shuai
7–6(10–8), 6–0
Poland Magda Linette
China Xu Yifan
Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
France Kristina Mladenovic Australia Daria Gavrilova
Serbia Jelena Janković
Germany Angelique Kerber
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
China Wang Qiang
France Alizé Cornet
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
6–3, 6–1
United Kingdom Naomi Broady
United Kingdom Heather Watson
Linz Open
Linz, Austria
WTA International
Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
6–3, 7–5
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic United States Madison Keys
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
France Océane Dodin
Czech Republic Denisa Allertová
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
17 Oct Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
Hard (i) – $823,888 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–2, 6–1
Australia Daria Gavrilova Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Germany Julia Görges
Hungary Tímea Babos
Croatia Ana Konjuh
Russia Daria Kasatkina
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
4–6, 6–0, [10–7]
Australia Daria Gavrilova
Russia Daria Kasatkina
Luxembourg Open
Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg
WTA International
Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Romania Monica Niculescu
6–4, 6–0
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová United States Lauren Davis
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Germany Andrea Petkovic
Czech Republic Denisa Allertová
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
4–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Romania Monica Niculescu
Romania Patricia Maria Țig
24 Oct WTA Finals
Singapore
Year-end championships
Hard (i) – $7,000,000 – 8S (RR)/8D
Singles – Doubles
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
6–3, 6–4
Germany Angelique Kerber Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Round Robin
Romania Simona Halep
United States Madison Keys
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
7–6(7–5), 6–3
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
31 Oct WTA Elite Trophy[2]
Zhuhai, China
Year-end championships
Hard – $2,214,500 – 12S (RR)/6D (RR)
Singles – Doubles
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
6–4, 6–2
Ukraine Elina Svitolina United Kingdom Johanna Konta
China Zhang Shuai
Round robin
France Caroline Garcia
Australia Samantha Stosur
Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Hungary Tímea Babos
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Italy Roberta Vinci
Russia Elena Vesnina
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Turkey İpek Soylu
China Xu Yifan
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
China Yang Zhaoxuan
China You Xiaodi

November

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12–13 Nov Fed Cup Final
Strasbourg, France – hard (i)
 Czech Republic
3–2
 France

Statistical information

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These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2016 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.[1] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half Premier win, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

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Grand Slam tournaments
Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International

Titles won by player

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Total Player Grand Slam Olympic Games Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
8  Sania Mirza (IND) 0 8 0
6  Martina Hingis (SUI) 0 5 1
6  Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 0 5 1
6  Caroline Garcia (FRA) 2 4 0
5  Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 1 4 0
4  Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 0 4 0
4  Elena Vesnina (RUS) 0 3 1
4  Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 4 0 0
4  Monica Niculescu (ROU) 1 3 0
4  Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) 0 4 0
4  Kiki Bertens (NED) 1 3 0
4  Peng Shuai (CHN) 1 3 0
4  Johanna Larsson (SWE) 0 4 0
3  Angelique Kerber (GER) 3 0 0
3  Serena Williams (USA) 2 1 0
3  Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 0 3 0
3  İpek Soylu (TUR) 0 3 0
3  Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3 0 0
3  Simona Halep (ROU) 3 0 0
3  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) 3 0 0
3  Karolína Plíšková (CZE) 2 1 0
3  Barbora Strýcová (CZE) 0 3 0
3  Chan Hao-ching (TPE) 0 3 0
3  Chan Yung-jan (TPE) 0 3 0
3  Sloane Stephens (USA) 3 0 0
3  Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 1 2 0
3  Christina McHale (USA) 1 2 0
3  Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 0 3 0
3  Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 0 3 0
2  Venus Williams (USA) 1 1 0
2  Laura Siegemund (GER) 1 0 1
2  Heather Watson (GBR) 1 0 1
2  Petra Kvitová (CZE) 2 0 0
2  Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 1 1 0
2  Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2 0 0
2  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2 0 0
2  Darija Jurak (CRO) 0 2 0
2  Lucie Hradecká (CZE) 0 2 0
2  Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 1 1 0
2  Xenia Knoll (SUI) 0 2 0
2  Andreea Mitu (ROU) 0 2 0
2  Varatchaya Wongteanchai (THA) 0 2 0
1  Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 1 0 0
1  Monica Puig (PUR) 1 0 0
1  Xu Yifan (CHN) 0 1 0
1  Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 1 0 0
1  Sara Errani (ITA) 1 0 0
1  Madison Keys (USA) 1 0 0
1  Johanna Konta (GBR) 1 0 0
1  Roberta Vinci (ITA) 1 0 0
1  Raquel Atawo (USA) 0 1 0
1  Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) 0 1 0
1  Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 0 1 0
1  Abigail Spears (USA) 0 1 0
1  Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 1 0 0
1  Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 1 0 0
1  Çağla Büyükakçay (TUR) 1 0 0
1  Alizé Cornet (FRA) 1 0 0
1  Océane Dodin (FRA) 1 0 0
1  Duan Yingying (CHN) 1 0 0
1  Irina Falconi (USA) 1 0 0
1  Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 1 0 0
1  Kristýna Plíšková (CZE) 1 0 0
1  Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1 0 0
1  Elina Svitolina (UKR) 1 0 0
1  Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 1 0 0
1  Shuko Aoyama (JPN) 0 1 0
1  Verónica Cepede Royg (PAR) 0 1 0
1  Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 0 1 0
1  Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 0 1 0
1  Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 0 1 0
1  Han Xinyun (CHN) 0 1 0
1  Eri Hozumi (JPN) 0 1 0
1  María Irigoyen (ARG) 0 1 0
1  Miyu Kato (JPN) 0 1 0
1  Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 0 1 0
1  Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) 0 1 0
1  Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) 0 1 0
1  Vania King (USA) 0 1 0
1  Aleksandra Krunić (SRB) 0 1 0
1  Liang Chen (CHN) 0 1 0
1  Lu Jingjing (CHN) 0 1 0
1  Tatjana Maria (GER) 0 1 0
1  María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 0 1 0
1  Elise Mertens (BEL) 0 1 0
1  An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) 0 1 0
1  Jessica Moore (AUS) 0 1 0
1  Asia Muhammad (USA) 0 1 0
1  Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 0 1 0
1  Raluca Olaru (ROU) 0 1 0
1  Alicja Rosolska (POL) 0 1 0
1  Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 0 1 0
1  Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) 0 1 0

Titles won by nation

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Total Nation Grand Slam Olympic Games Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
22  United States (USA) 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 6 4 10 11 1
17  Czech Republic (CZE) 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 11 0
11  Romania (ROU) 1 1 1 3 5 5 6 0
10   Switzerland (SUI) 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 7 1
10  China (CHN) 1 2 7 2 8 0
9  Spain (ESP) 1 1 1 6 3 6 0
8  France (FRA) 1 1 2 4 4 4 0
8  India (IND) 1 2 5 0 8 0
7  Russia (RUS) 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 1
6  Germany (GER) 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 1
4  Slovakia (SVK) 1 1 2 4 0 0
4  Turkey (TUR) 1 1 2 1 3 0
4  Poland (POL) 1 1 1 1 3 1 0
4  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1 1 2 0 4 0
4  Belgium (BEL) 1 3 1 3 0
4  Netherlands (NED) 1 3 1 3 0
4  Sweden (SWE) 4 0 4 0
3  Great Britain (GBR) 1 1 1 2 0 1
3  Belarus (BLR) 2 1 3 0 0
3  Italy (ITA) 2 1 3 0 0
3  Ukraine (UKR) 2 1 2 1 0
2  Denmark (DEN) 1 1 2 0 0
2  Croatia (CRO) 2 0 2 0
2  Australia (AUS) 1 1 0 2 0
2  Japan (JPN) 2 0 2 0
2  Thailand (THA) 2 0 2 0
1  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1 1 0 0
1  Argentina (ARG) 1 0 1 0
1  Canada (CAN) 1 0 1 0
1  Georgia (GEO) 1 0 1 0
1  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 0 1 0
1  Paraguay (PAR) 1 0 1 0
1  Serbia (SRB) 1 0 1 0

Titles information

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The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles

Top 10 entry

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The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:

Singles
Doubles

WTA rankings

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These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, of the 2016 season.[3][4]

Singles

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Number 1 ranking

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Holder Date gained Date forfeited
 Serena Williams (USA) Year end 2015 11 September 2016
 Angelique Kerber (GER) 12 September 2016 Year end 2016

Doubles

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Number 1 ranking

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Holder Date gained Date forfeited
 Sania Mirza (IND) Year end 2015 17 January 2016
 Martina Hingis (SUI)
 Sania Mirza (IND)
18 January 2016 21 August 2016
 Sania Mirza (IND) 22 August 2016 Year end 2016

Prize money leaders

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Angelique Kerber topped the 2016 money list and joined Serena Williams as the only two women to ever win over $10,000,000 in a single season. Additionally, Kerber became the 15th WTA player to win $20,000,000 in career earnings. The top-32 players earned over $1,000,000. Bethanie Mattek-Sands won $1,088,600 in doubles tournaments. It was the 3rd consecutive year that a player earned over $1,000,000 in doubles events.

# Player Singles Doubles Mixed Year-to-date
1  Angelique Kerber  (GER) $9,841,181 $20,434 $0 $10,136,615
2  Serena Williams  (USA) $7,384,429 $290,601 $0 $7,675,030
3  Simona Halep  (ROU) $3,590,480 $40,428 $2,345 $4,333,253
4  Agnieszka Radwańska  (POL) $3,762,193 $0 $0 $4,162,193
5  Karolína Plíšková  (CZE) $3,375,673 $375,420 $0 $3,976,093
6  Dominika Cibulková  (SVK) $3,912,431 $28,002 $0 $3,940,433
7  Garbiñe Muguruza  (ESP) $3,287,124 $16,264 $0 $3,903,388
8  Victoria Azarenka  (BLR) $2,651,080 $0 $0 $2,651,080
9  Petra Kvitová  (CZE) $2,182,099 $18,417 $0 $2,500,516
10  Svetlana Kuznetsova  (RUS) $2,260,009 $136,470 $0 $2,396,479
  • prize money given in US$
  • as of November 7, 2016[9]

Statistics leaders

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as of November 7, 2016[10]

Points distribution

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Category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Grand Slam (S) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Grand Slam (D) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 10 48
WTA Finals (S) 1500* 1080* 750* (+125 per round robin match; +125 per round robin win)
WTA Finals (D) 1500 1080 750 375
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 35 10 30 20 2
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 10 30 20 2
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) 1000 650 390 215 120 10
WTA Premier 5 (56S) 900 585 350 190 105 60 1 30 20 12 1
WTA Premier 5 (28D) 900 585 350 190 105 1
WTA Premier (56S) 470 305 185 100 55 30 1 12 8 1
WTA Premier (32S) 470 305 185 100 55 1 25 16 10 1
WTA Premier (16D) 470 305 185 100 1
WTA Elite Trophy (S) 700* 440* 240* (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win)
WTA International (56S) 280 180 110 60 30 15 1 10 6 1
WTA International (32S) 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 14 10 1
WTA International (16D) 280 180 110 60 1

* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.

WTA fan polls

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Player of the month

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Month Winner Other candidates
January  Angelique Kerber (GER) (41%) United States Serena Williams (28%)
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (21%)
Belarus Victoria Azarenka (10%)
February  Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) (44%) Italy Roberta Vinci (40%)
Italy Sara Errani (16%)
March  Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (70%) Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (17%)
United States Serena Williams (13%)
April  Angelique Kerber (GER) (54%) Germany Laura Siegemund (27%)
United States Sloane Stephens (19%)
May  Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) (70%) Romania Simona Halep (20%)
United States Serena Williams (10%)
June  Serena Williams (USA) (62%) Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (21%)
Germany Angelique Kerber (14%)
United States Madison Keys (3%)
July  Simona Halep (ROU) (84%) United States Venus Williams (9%)
United Kingdom Johanna Konta (5%)
United States Madison Keys (2%)
August  Monica Puig (PUR) (97%) Germany Angelique Kerber (2%)
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (1%)
September  Petra Kvitová (CZE) (55%) Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (34%)
Japan Naomi Osaka (1%)
October  Dominika Cibulková (SVK) (55%) Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (33%)
Germany Angelique Kerber (12%)

Breakthrough of the month

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Month Winner Other candidates
January  Zhang Shuai (CHN) (44%) United Kingdom Johanna Konta (31%)
Australia Daria Gavrilova (17%)
Russia Daria Kasatkina (6%)
United States Samantha Crawford (2%)
February  Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) (50%) Russia Daria Kasatkina (23%)
France Caroline Garcia (15%)
China Zheng Saisai (12%)
March  Nicole Gibbs (USA) (64%) Hungary Tímea Babos (16%)
Russia Daria Kasatkina (15%)
Japan Naomi Osaka (4%)
April  Çağla Büyükakçay (TUR) (92%) Germany Laura Siegemund (5%)
United States Irina Falconi (3%)
May  Kiki Bertens (NED) (69%) United States Shelby Rogers (16%)
Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (12%)
United States Louisa Chirico (3%)
June  Elena Vesnina (RUS) (62%) United States Madison Keys (31%)
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova (7%)
July  Kristína Kučová (SVK) (49%) United Kingdom Johanna Konta (34%)
Germany Laura Siegemund (12%)
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic (5%)
August  Karolína Plíšková (CZE) (64%) Latvia Anastasija Sevastova (18%)
Croatia Ana Konjuh (18%)
September  Naomi Osaka (JPN) (45%) Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková (40%)
France Océane Dodin (9%)
United States Christina McHale (6%)
October  Peng Shuai (CHN) (70%) United Kingdom Johanna Konta (23%)
Australia Daria Gavrilova (8%)

Shot of the month

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Month Winner Other candidates
January[11]  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (42%) Romania Simona Halep (28%)
Canada Eugenie Bouchard (16%)
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (8%)
Belarus Victoria Azarenka (6%)
February[12]  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) (84%) Serbia Jelena Janković (6%)
Ukraine Elina Svitolina (4%)
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (3%)
Switzerland Belinda Bencic (3%)
March[13]  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) (55%) Romania Simona Halep (33%)
Italy Camila Giorgi (5%)
United States Serena Williams (4%)
Germany Angelique Kerber (3%)
April[14]  Monica Niculescu (ROU) (79%) Germany Angelique Kerber (9%)
Italy Sara Errani (5%)
Germany Laura Siegemund (5%)
France Caroline Garcia (2%)
May[15]  Simona Halep (ROU) (70%) Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (12%)
United States Serena Williams (7%)
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (6%)
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (5%)
June[16]  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) (77%) Germany Angelique Kerber (8%)
Australia Samantha Stosur (6%)
France Kristina Mladenovic (5%)
United States Madison Keys (3%)
July[17]  Simona Halep (ROU) (79%) Canada Eugenie Bouchard (9%)
Germany Angelique Kerber (6%)
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (3%)
United Kingdom Johanna Konta (3%)
August[18]  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) (67%) Germany Angelique Kerber (19%)
Canada Eugenie Bouchard (9%)
Ukraine Elina Svitolina (3%)
United Kingdom Johanna Konta (2%)
September[19] Belgium Kirsten Flipkens (47%) Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (39%)
Romania Simona Halep (6%)
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (4%)
Germany Angelique Kerber (3%)
October[20]  Angelique Kerber (GER) (74%) Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (11%)
Slovakia Dominika Cibulkovà (6%)
Australia Daria Gavrilova (6%)
United States Madison Keys (3%)

Retirements

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Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2016 season:

  • Sweden Sofia Arvidsson (born 16 February 1984, in Halmstad, Sweden) – She decided to retire in January 2016 at the age of 31.[21]
  • Czech Republic Gabriela Chmelinová (born 2 June 1976 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) – Chmelinová announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2016.
  • Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino (born 31 March 1981 in Pontevedra, Spain) – She decided to retire in November 2016 at the age of 35.[22]
  • Canada Maureen Drake (born 21 March 1971 in Toronto, Canada) – She announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis in August 2016.
  • Slovakia Janette Husárová (born 4 June 1974 in Bratislava, Slovakia) – In February 2016 Husárová announced her retirement from professional tennis.[23]
  • Serbia Ana Ivanovic (born 6 November 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia)The former world number 1 announced her retirement from professional tennis December 2016.
  • Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (born 24 September 1984 in Gdynia, Poland) – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2016.[24]
  • France Mathilde Johansson (born 28 April 1985, in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) – Johansson played her final match in the singles 2016 French Open qualifications.[25]
  • Austria Sandra Klemenschits (born 13 November 1982 in Salzburg, Austria) – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in October 2016.
  • Russia Maria Kondratieva (born 17 January 1982 in Moscow, Russia) – Kondratieva announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2016.
  • Czech Republic Klára Koukalová (born 24 February 1982 in Prague, Czech Republic) – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in September 2016.[26]
  • Slovenia Petra Rampre (born 20 January 1980 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) – Rampre announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2016.
  • Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (born 24 May 1977, in Los Angeles, United States) – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in June 2016.[27]
  • Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová (born 4 May 1978 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2016.
  • Czech Republic Nicole Vaidišová (born 23 April 1989 in Nuremberg, West Germany) – She announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis in July 2016.[28]
  • Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt (born 15 February 1990 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein) – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2016.[29]
  • Hong Kong Yan Zi (born 12 November 1984 in Sichuan, China) – Yan Zi announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2016.

See also

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References

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