Australian Open 2016 / women singles

Australian Open 2016
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
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Women's singles of the Australian Open 2016 .

Defending champion was Serena Williams , who again reached the final. There she was defeated by Angelique Kerber 4: 6, 6: 3 and 4: 6, who won her first Grand Slam title.

qualification

Qualification for the Australian Open for women took place from January 14th to 16th, 2016. Twelve qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

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The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main competition:

Qualifiers
Tamira Paszek	Zhang Shuai
Maria Sakkari	Anastasija Sevastova
Maryna Sanewska	Naomi Osaka
Luksika Kumkhum	Wang Yafan
Viktorija Golubic	Nicole Gibbs
Kristýna Plíšková	Wang Qiang

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Serena Williams final 02.  Simona Halep 1 round 03.  Garbiñe Muguruza 3rd round 04th  Agnieszka Radwańska Semifinals 05.  Maria Sharapova Quarter finals 06th  Petra Kvitová 2nd round 07th  Angelique Kerber victory 08th.  Venus Williams 1 round 09.  Karolína Plíšková 3rd round 10.  Carla Suarez Navarro Quarter finals 11.  Timea Bacsinszky 2nd round 12.  Belinda Bencic Round of 16 13.  Roberta Vinci 3rd round 14th  Viktoriya Azaranka Quarter finals 15th  Madison Keys Round of 16 16.  Caroline Wozniacki 1 round

No. Player Round reached 17th  Sara Errani 1 round 18th  Elina Switolina 2nd round 19th  Jelena Janković 2nd round 20th  Ana Ivanović 3rd round 21st  Ekaterina Makarova Round of 16 22nd  Andrea Petković 1 round 23.  Svetlana Kuznetsova 2nd round 24.  Sloane Stephens 1 round 25th  Samantha Stosur 1 round 26th  Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova 1 round 27.  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 1 round 28.  Kristina Mladenovic 3rd round 29  Irina-Camelia Begu 1 round 30th  Sabine Lisicki 2nd round 31.  Lesja Zurenko 1 round 32.  Caroline Garcia 1 round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Serena Williams

6th

6th

5

Maria Sharapova

4th

1

1

Serena Williams

6th

6th

4th

Agnieszka Radwańska

0

4th

4th

Agnieszka Radwańska

6th

6th

10

Carla Suarez Navarro

1

3

1

Serena Williams

4th

6th

4th

7th

Angelique Kerber

6th

3

6th

7th

Angelique Kerber

6th

7th

14th

Viktoriya Azaranka

3

5

7th

Angelique Kerber

7th

6th

Johanna Konta

5

2

Johanna Konta

6th

6th

Q

Zhang Shuai

4th

1

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

S. Williams

6th

7th

C. Giorgi

4th

5

1

S. Williams

6th

6th

S.-w. Hsieh

3

7th

6th

S.-w. Hsieh

1

2

J. Ostapenko

6th

5

1

1

S. Williams

6th

6th

U. Radwańska

6th

4th

3

D. Kassatkina

1

1

A. Konjuh

0

6th

6th

A. Konjuh

4th

3

D. Kassatkina

6th

6th

D. Kassatkina

6th

6th

27

AK Schmiedlová

3

3

1

S. Williams

6th

6th

17th

S. Errani

6th

5

1

M. Gasparjan

2

1

M. Gasparjan

1

7th

6th

M. Gasparjan

6th

6th

K. Nara

7th

6th

K. Nara

4th

4th

WC

O. Dodin

6 2

2

M. Gasparjan

6th

6th

M. Duque Mariño

2

1

r

J. Putinseva

3

4th

WC

X. Han

6th

2

WC

X. Han

3

1

J. Putinseva

1

7th

6th

J. Putinseva

6th

6th

16

C. Wozniacki

6th

6 3

4th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

B. Bencic

6th

6th

A. Riske

4th

3

12

B. Bencic

6th

6th

H. Watson

7th

5

5

T. Babos

3

3

T. Babos

6 4

7th

7th

12

B. Bencic

4th

6th

6th

A. Tomljanović

6 2

3

K. Bondarenko

6th

2

4th

K. Bondarenko

7th

6th

K. Bondarenko

6th

7th

D. Hantuchová

0

2

23

S. Kuznetsova

1

5

23

S. Kuznetsova

6th

6th

12

B. Bencic

5

5

26th

A. Pavlyuchenkova

6th

3

4th

5

M. Sharapova

7th

7th

L. Davis

1

6th

6th

L. Davis

7th

M. Rybáriková

3

6th

7th

M. Rybáriková

6 7

r

Y. Wickmayer

6th

3

5

L. Davis

1

7th

0

A. Sasnovich

6th

7th

5

M. Sharapova

6th

6 5

6th

J. Rodina

3

6 2

A. Sasnovich

2

1

N. Hibino

1

3

5

M. Sharapova

6th

6th

5

M. Sharapova

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

4th

A. Radwańska

6th

6th

C. McHale

2

3

4th

A. Radwańska

6th

6th

E. Bouchard

6th

6th

E. Bouchard

4th

2

A. Krunić

3

4th

4th

A. Radwańska

6th

6th

M. Linette

3

0

M. Puig

4th

0

M. Puig

6th

6th

M. Puig

4th

7th

9

Q

Kr. Plíšková

6th

7th

Q

Kr. Plíšková

6th

6 6

7th

25th

S. Stosur

4th

6 6

4th

A. Radwańska

6 6

6th

7th

24

S. Stephens

3

3

A.-L. Peaceful

7th

1

5

Q

Q. Wang

6th

6th

Q

Q. Wang

3

4th

L. Domínguez Lino

6 3

6th

1

A.-L. Peaceful

6th

6th

A.-L. Peaceful

7th

2

6th

A.-L. Peaceful

0

6th

6th

A. Tatishvili

4th

6th

6th

13

R. Vinci

6th

4th

4th

I. Falconi

6th

3

8th

I. Falconi

2

3

Q

T. Paszek

4th

2

13

R. Vinci

6th

6th

13

R. Vinci

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

C. Suarez Navarro

7th

6th

Q

V. Golubic

5

4th

10

C. Suarez Navarro

6 5

6th

6th

Q

M. Sakkari

6th

1

6th

Q

M. Sakkari

7th

2

2

Q

Y. Wang

4th

6th

3

10

C. Suarez Navarro

6th

2

M. Niculescu

6th

6th

J. Kulichkova

4th

0

r

T. Pereira

2

1

M. Niculescu

4th

6th

4th

J. Kulichkova

7th

6th

J. Kulichkova

6th

2

6th

22nd

A. Petković

5

4th

10

C. Suarez Navarro

0

6th

6th

28

K. Mladenovic

6th

6th

D. Gavrilova

6th

3

2

D. Cibulková

3

4th

28

K. Mladenovic

6th

7th

Q

N. Gibbs

6th

2

6th

Q

N. Gibbs

1

6 4

K. Koukalová

2

6th

1

28

K. Mladenovic

4th

6th

9

D. Gavrilova

7th

6th

D. Gavrilova

6th

4th

11

L. Hradecká

6 3

4th

D. Gavrilova

6th

6th

Q

L. Kumkhum

3

1

6th

P. Kvitová

4th

4th

6th

P. Kvitová

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

A. Kerber

6 4

7th

6th

M. Doi

7th

6 6

3

7th

A. Kerber

6th

6th

WC

S. Sanders

4th

2

A. Dulgheru

2

4th

A. Dulgheru

6th

6th

7th

A. Kerber

6th

6th

M. Brengle

6th

6th

M. Brengle

1

3

C. Vandeweghe

3

4th

M. Brengle

7th

4th

6th

J. Larsson

6th

6th

J. Larsson

5

6th

1

29

I.-C. Begu

3

2

7th

A. Kerber

6th

6th

19th

J. Janković

6th

6th

A. Beck

4th

0

P. Hercog

3

3

19th

J. Janković

6th

6 5

4th

L. Siegemund

6th

7th

L. Siegemund

3

7th

6th

K. Bertens

4th

5

L. Siegemund

0

4th

WC

P. Hon

0

3

A. Beck

6th

6th

A. Beck

6th

6th

A. Beck

6th

6th

K. Siniaková

3

5

11

T. Bacsinszky

2

3

11

T. Bacsinszky

6th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

14th

W. Asaranka

6th

6th

A. Van Uytvanck

0

0

14th

W. Asaranka

6th

6th

WC

S. Crawford

2

4th

D. Kovinić

1

2

D. Kovinić

6th

6th

14th

W. Asaranka

6th

6th

Q

N. Osaka

6th

6th

Q

N. Osaka

1

1

D. Vekic

3

2

Q

N. Osaka

6th

6th

PR

V. Duval

2

3

18th

E. Switolina

4th

4th

18th

E. Switolina

6th

6th

14th

W. Asaranka

6th

6th

32

C. Garcia

2

4th

B. Strýcová

2

4th

B. Strýcová

6th

6th

B. Strýcová

7th

6th

M. Barthel

6th

5

4th

PR

V. King

6 5

4th

PR

V. King

3

7th

6th

B. Strýcová

6th

6th

K. Flipkens

5

6th

7th

3

G. Muguruza

3

2

M. Lučić-Baroni

7th

2

5

K. Flipkens

4th

2

A. Accountability

0

4th

3

G. Muguruza

6th

6th

3

G. Muguruza

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

V. Williams

4th

2

J. Konta

6th

6th

J. Konta

6th

6th

C. Witthöft

1

2

S. Zheng

2

3

S. Zheng

6th

6th

J. Konta

6th

6th

B. Mattek-Sands

4th

7th

3

D. Allertová

2

2

D. Allertová

6th

6 5

6th

D. Allertová

6th

2

6th

PR

P. Cetkovská

4th

4th

30th

S. Lisicki

3

6th

4th

30th

S. Lisicki

6th

6th

J. Konta

4th

6th

8th

21st

J. Makarova

6th

6th

21st

J. Makarova

6th

4th

6th

WC

M. Inglis

3

0

21st

J. Makarova

6th

6th

T. Maria

6th

6th

T. Maria

4th

2

W. Hawarzowa

4th

3

21st

J. Makarova

6th

6th

A. Mitu

3

4th

9

Ka. Plíšková

3

2

J. Goerges

6th

6th

J. Goerges

6 5

1

WC

K. Birrell

4th

4th

9

Ka. Plíšková

7th

6th

9

Ka. Plíšková

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

15th

M. Keys

7th

6th

S. Dijas

6 5

1

15th

M. Keys

6 4

6th

6th

Z. Pironkowa

4th

4th

J. Schwedowa

7th

3

3

J. Schwedowa

6th

6th

15th

M. Keys

4th

6th

6th

Q

A. Sevastova

6th

4th

20th

A. Ivanović

6th

4th

4th

J. Wolfe

0

2

r

Q

A. Sevastova

3

3

WC

T. Patterson

2

3

20th

A. Ivanović

6th

6th

20th

A. Ivanović

6th

6th

15th

M. Keys

6th

3

3

31

L. Zurenko

7th

2

3

Q

S. Zhang

3

6th

6th

V. Lepchenko

6 5

6th

6th

V. Lepchenko

7th

6th

L. Arruabarrena Vecino

6 4

6th

6th

L. Arruabarrena Vecino

6 7

4th

Q

M. Sanewska

7th

3

3

V. Lepchenko

1

3

B. Jovanovski

1

0

Q

S. Zhang

6th

6th

A. Cornet

6th

6th

A. Cornet

3

3

Q

S. Zhang

6th

6th

Q

S. Zhang

6th

6th

2

S. Halep

4th

3

Web links

• Australian Open 2016 (women singles) as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage