2016 Summer Olympics / Tennis / Women's singles

sport	tennis
discipline	singles
gender	Women
Attendees	64 athletes from 36 countries
Competition location	Centro Olímpico de Tênis
Competition phase	August 6th to 13th, 2016
Medalists  Mónica Puig ( PUR )  Angelique Kerber ( GER )  Petra Kvitová ( CZE )

Tennis competitions at the 2016 Olympic Games
singles	Ladies	Men's
Double	Ladies	Men's	Mixed

The women's tennis singles for the 2016 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 13 August in the Centro Olímpico de Tênis .

The 2012 Olympic champion was Serena Williams , but she was unable to defend her title. In the final, Mónica Puig from Puerto Rico won against the German Angelique Kerber . A total of 64 players took part in this tournament.

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Serena Williams Round of 16 02.  Angelique Kerber silver 03.  Garbiñe Muguruza Round of 16 04th  Agnieszka Radwańska 1 round 05.  Venus Williams 1 round 06th  Roberta Vinci 1 round 07th  Madison Keys 4th Place 08th.  Svetlana Kuznetsova Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 09.  Carla Suarez Navarro Round of 16 10.  Johanna Konta Quarter finals 11.  Petra Kvitová bronze 12.  Timea Bacsinszky 1 round 13.  Samantha Stosur Round of 16 14th  Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova 2nd round 15th  Elina Switolina Quarter finals 16.  Barbora Strýcová 2nd round

Results

Explanation of symbols

INV = Tripartite Invitation IP = ITF place ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking

r = retired d = disqualification where = walk over

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

15th

Elina Switolina

2

0

11

Petra Kvitová

6th

6th

11

Petra Kvitová

4th

6th

3

Mónica Puig

6th

1

6th

Mónica Puig

6th

6th

Laura Siegemund

1

1

Mónica Puig

6th

4th

6th

2

Angelique Kerber

4th

6th

1

7th

Madison Keys

6th

6th

Darja Kassatkina

3

1

7th

Madison Keys

3

5

2

Angelique Kerber

6th

7th

Bronze game

10

Johanna Konta

1

2

2

Angelique Kerber

6th

6th

11

Petra Kvitová

7th

2

6th

7th

Madison Keys

5

6th

2

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

S. Williams

6th

6th

D. Gavrilova

4th

2

1

S. Williams

7th

6th

A. Cornet

6 5

2

J. Larsson

1

6th

3

A. Cornet

6th

2

6th

1

S. Williams

4th

3

15th

E. Switolina

6th

6th

H. Watson

6th

6 5

6th

PR

S. Peng

4th

7th

3

H. Watson

3

6th

3

15th

E. Switolina

6th

1

6th

A. Petković

6th

1

3

15th

E. Switolina

2

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

11

P. Kvitová

6th

6th

T. Babos

1

2

11

P. Kvitová

6th

6th

C. Wozniacki

2

4th

C. Wozniacki

6th

6th

OLD

L. Hradecká

2

2

11

P. Kvitová

4th

6th

6th

J. Makarova

6th

4th

4th

J. Makarova

3

6th

7th

Ç. Büyükakçay

6th

0

6 6

J. Makarova

3

6th

6th

AK Schmiedlová

6th

4th

2

AK Schmiedlová

7th

6th

6th

R. Vinci

5

4th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

3

G. Muguruza

6th

6th

OLD

A. Mitu

2

2

3

G. Muguruza

6th

6th

N. Hibino

1

1

N. Hibino

6th

3

6th

I.-C. Begu

4th

6th

3

3

G. Muguruza

1

1

M. Puig

6th

6th

M. Puig

6th

6th

IP

P. Hercog

3

2

M. Puig

6th

6th

14th

A. Pavlyuchenkova

3

2

IP

M. Linette

0

3

14th

A. Pavlyuchenkova

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

12

T. Bacsinszky

7th

4th

6 7

S. Zhang

6 4

6th

7th

S. Zhang

2

4th

L. Siegemund

6th

6th

L. Siegemund

1

6th

6th

Z. Pironkowa

6th

4th

2

L. Siegemund

6th

6th

K. Flipkens

4th

3

L. Šafářová

4th

6th

6th

PR

K. Knapp

6th

1

1

L. Šafářová

2

r

K. Flipkens

6th

K. Flipkens

4th

6th

7th

5

V. Williams

6th

3

6 5

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

M. Keys

6th

6th

D. Kovinić

3

3

7th

M. Keys

7th

6 4

7th

K. Mladenovic

5

7th

6 5

OLD

A. Krunić

1

4th

K. Mladenovic

6th

6th

7th

M. Keys

6th

3

6th

9

C. Suarez Navarro

3

6th

3

A. Konjuh

7th

6th

A. Beck

6 5

1

A. Konjuh

6 5

3

9

C. Suarez Navarro

7th

6th

A. Ivanović

6th

1

2

9

C. Suarez Navarro

2

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

16

B. Strýcová

7th

6th

Y. Wickmayer

6 6

1

16

B. Strýcová

2

2

S. Errani

6th

6th

S. Errani

4th

6th

6th

K. Bertens

6th

4th

3

S. Errani

5

2

D. Kassatkina

7th

6th

IP

O. Jabeur

6th

6 4

1

D. Kassatkina

3

7th

6th

D. Kassatkina

6th

6th

IP

S. Zheng

1

4th

IP

S. Zheng

6th

7th

4th

A. Radwańska

4th

5

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

8th

S. Kuznetsova

6th

4th

6th

Q. Wang

1

6th

0

8th

S. Kuznetsova

w.

O.

M. Niculescu

M. Niculescu

6th

6th

INV

V. Cepede Royg

2

3

8th

S. Kuznetsova

6th

5

5

10

J. Konta

3

7th

7th

C. Garcia

6th

6th

IP

T. Pereira

1

2

C. Garcia

2

3

10

J. Konta

6th

6th

INV

S. Vogt

3

1

10

J. Konta

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

13

S. Stosur

1

6th

6th

J. Ostapenko

6th

3

2

13

S. Stosur

6th

6th

M. Doi

3

4th

M. Doi

6th

6th

OLD

J. Schwedowa

3

4th

13

S. Stosur

0

5

2

A. Kerber

6th

7th

E. Bouchard

6th

6th

S. Stephens

3

3

E. Bouchard

4th

2

2

A. Kerber

6th

6th

IP

M. Duque Mariño

3

5

2

A. Kerber

6th

7th

Web links

• Official website of the ladies tournament on rio2016.com (English)