WTA Tour 2016

◄ WTA Tour 2016 ►
Period:	January 2016 - November 2016
Edition:	46
Number of tournaments:	61
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) Summer Olympic Games (1) WTA Championships (2) WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (33)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Dominika Cibulková (4)
Most of the finals:	Angelique Kerber (8)
Most prize money:	Angelique Kerber ($ 9,861,615)
Most points:	Angelique Kerber (9020)
Awards
Player of the year:	Angelique Kerber
Double team of the year:	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic
Newcomer of the year:	Johanna Konta
Newcomer of the year:	Naomi Osaka
Returner of the year:	Dominika Cibulková

The 2016 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open & US Open :
Angelique Kerber

French Open
Garbiñe Muguruza

Wimbledon Championships
Serena Williams

The WTA Tour 2016 was the 46th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Hopman Cup and Fed Cup team competitions are not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . They are listed here, however, as the top players usually play these tournaments as well.

Tour information

In 2016, a total of 62 tournaments were held in 32 countries on six continents. All tournaments including the four Grand Slam tournaments and the Fed Cup are taken into account . These are organized by the ITF and are not part of the WTA Tour (although world ranking points are also awarded there).

Tournament categories

Number of tournaments by tournament category
	WTA Championships
	WTA Elite Trophy
	21 Premier Tournaments (Four Premier Mandatory , five Premier 5 and 12 Premier)
	33 International

Changes

Compared to 2015, the tournament calendar has undergone the following changes:

• The tournaments WTA Antwerp , WTA Bad Gastein , WTA Baku and WTA Pattaya are no longer part of the tour.
• The tournaments WTA St. Petersburg , WTA Kaohsiung , WTA Gstaad , WTA Nanchang and WTA Mallorca are new in the tournament calendar.
• The tournament in Istanbul changes from July to April, Stanford changes from August to July.

Flooring

Of the 61 tournaments, 37 are hard court, 17 clay court, 6 grass and 1 carpet tournaments. 54 tournaments are played outdoors, 8 indoors.

countries

Number of tournaments by country
8 United States	2 Spain	1 Romania
7 People's Republic of China	1 Austria	1 Poland
4 Australia	1 Hong Kong	1 Sweden
4 United Kingdom	1 Italy	1 Singapore
3 Brazil	1 Qatar	1 South Korea
2 Germany	1 Colombia	1 Chinese Taipei
2 Japan	1 Luxembourg	1 Turkey
2 Canada	1 Malaysia	1 Czech Republic
2 Mexico	1 Morocco	1 Uzbekistan
2 France	1 Netherlands	1 United Arab Emirates
2 Russia	1 New Zealand	1 Switzerland

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Year-end event Premier Mandatory Premier 5 premier International

Others Hopman Cup Fed Cup Olympic games

Explanations
The string of z. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.01.	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - A $ Hard Court (indoor) - 8 teams	Darja Gavrilowa Nick Kyrgios	Elina Switolina Oleksandr Dolhopolov	2-0
	Brisbane International Brisbane , Australia Premier - $ 1,000,000 / $ 885,500 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D	Viktoriya Azaranka	Angelique Kerber	6: 3, 6: 1
		Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	Angelique Kerber Andrea Petković	7: 5, 6: 1
	Shenzhen Open Shenzhen , People's Republic of China International - $ 500,000 / $ 426,750 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Agnieszka Radwańska	Alison Riske	6: 3, 6: 2
		Vania King Monica Niculescu	Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai	6: 1, 6: 4
	ASB Classic Auckland , New Zealand International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Sloane Stephens	Julia Goerges	7: 5, 6: 2
		Elise Mertens To-Sophie Mestach	Danka Kovinić Barbora Strýcová	2: 6, 6: 3, [10: 5]
11.01.	Apia International Sydney Sydney , Australia Premier - $ 753,000 / $ 687,900 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Mónica Puig	6-0, 6-2
		Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	1: 6, 7: 5, [10: 5]
	Hobart International Hobart , Australia International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Alizé Cornet	Eugenie Bouchard	6: 1, 6: 2
		Han Xinyun Christina McHale	Kimberly Birrell Jarmila Wolfe	6: 3, 6: 0
January 18	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 15,561,973 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Angelique Kerber	Serena Williams	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 4
		Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	7: 6 1 , 6: 3
		Jelena Wesnina Bruno Soares	Coco Vandeweghe Horia Tecău	6: 4, 4: 6, [10: 5]

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.02.	Fed Cup , 1st round Cluj-Napoca , Romania Hard court (indoor) Leipzig , Germany Hard court (indoor) Marseille , France Hard court (indoor) Moscow , Russia Hard court (indoor)	Czech Republic Switzerland France Netherlands	Romania Germany Italy Russia	3: 2 3: 2 4: 1 3: 1
08.02.	St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy St. Petersburg , Russia Premier - $ 753,000 / $ 687,900 Hard court (indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Roberta Vinci	Belinda Bencic	6: 4, 6: 3
		Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	Wera Duschewina Barbora Krejčíková	6: 3, 6: 1
	Taiwan Open Kaohsiung , Taiwan International - $ 500,000 / $ 426,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Venus Williams	Misaki Doi	6: 4, 6: 2
		Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	6: 4, 6: 3
02/15	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates Premier - $ 2,000,000 / $ 1,734,900 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Sara Errani	Barbora Strýcová	6-0, 6-2
		Chuang Chia-jung Darija Jurak	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	6: 4, 6: 4
	Rio Open Rio de Janeiro , Brazil International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Francesca Schiavone	Shelby Rogers	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
		Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen	Tara Moore Conny Perrin	6: 1, 7: 6 5
02/22	Qatar Total Open Doha , Qatar Premier 5 - $ 2,818,000 / $ 2,517,250 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Carla Suarez Navarro	Jeļena Ostapenko	1: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
		Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro	6: 3, 6: 3
	Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco , Mexico International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Sloane Stephens	Dominika Cibulková	6: 4, 4: 6, 7: 6 5
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja	Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	6-0, 6-4
02/29	Abierto Monterrey Afirme Monterrey , Mexico International - $ 426,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Heather Watson	Kirsten Flipkens	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja	Petra Martić Maria Sanchez	4: 6, 7: 5, [10: 7]
	BMW Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Elina Switolina	Eugenie Bouchard	6: 7 5 , 6: 4, 7: 5
		Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan	Liang Chen Wang Yafan	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 7]

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.03.	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 5,219,780 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D	Viktoriya Azaranka	Serena Williams	6: 4, 6: 4
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Coco Vandeweghe	Julia Görges Karolína Plíšková	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 6]
21.03.	Miami Open Miami , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 5,219,780 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D	Viktoriya Azaranka	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6: 3, 6: 2
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Tímea Babos Jaroslawa Schwedowa	6: 3, 6: 4

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/04	Volvo Car Open Charleston , United States Premier - $ 731,000 Clay (Green) - 56E / 48Q / 16D	Sloane Stephens	Jelena Wesnina	7: 6 4 , 6: 2
		Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	6: 2, 7: 5
	Katowice Open Katowice , Poland International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Dominika Cibulková	Camila Giorgi	6: 4, 6: 0
		Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	Valentina Iwachnenko Marina Melnikowa	3: 6, 7: 5, [10: 8]
04/11	Claro Open Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Irina Falconi	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 4
		Lara Arruabarrena Vecino Tatjana Maria	Gabriela Cé Andrea Gámiz	2: 6, 6: 4, [10: 8]
	Fed Cup , semi-finals Lucerne , Switzerland hard court (indoor) Trélazé , France clay court (indoor)	Czech Republic France	Switzerland Netherlands	3: 2 3: 2
April 18	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart , Germany Premier - $ 731,000 Clay Court (Red) (Indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Angelique Kerber	Laura Siegemund	6: 4, 6: 0
		Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	2: 6, 6: 1, [10: 6]
	TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup Istanbul , Turkey International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Çağla Büyükakçay	Danka Kovinić	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Andreea Mitu İpek Soylu	Xenia Knoll Danka Kovinić	without a fight
04/25	Grand Prix de SAR LA Princesse Lalla Meryem Rabat , Morocco International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Timea Bacsinszky	Marina Eraković	6: 2, 6: 1
		Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić	Tatjana Maria Ioana Raluca Olaru	6: 3, 6: 0
	J&T Banka Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Lucie Šafářová	Samantha Stosur	3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
		Margarita Gasparjan Andrea Hlaváčková	María Irigoyen Paula Kania	6: 4, 6: 2

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.05.	Mutua Madrid Open Madrid , Spain Premier Mandatory - € 4,185,405 Clay Court (red) - 64E / 32Q / 28D	Simona Halep	Dominika Cibulková	6: 2, 6: 4
		Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	6: 4, 6: 4
09.05.	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome , Italy Premier 5 - € 2,183,600 Clay Court (red) - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Serena Williams	Madison Keys	7: 6 5 , 6: 3
		Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	6: 1, 6: 7 5 , [10: 3]
16.05.	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay (red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Caroline Garcia	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	6: 4, 6: 1
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja	María Irigoyen Liang Chen	6: 2, 6: 0
	Nürnberger Versicherungscup Nürnberg , Germany International - € 250,000 clay court (red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Kiki Bertens	Mariana Duque Mariño	6: 2, 6: 2
		Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	Shūko Aoyama Renata Voráčová	6: 3, 6: 4
05/23	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - € 28,028,600 clay court (red) - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Garbiñe Muguruza	Serena Williams	7: 5, 6: 4
		Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 4
		Martina Hingis Leander Paes	Sania Mirza Ivan Dodig	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 8]

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.06.	Aegon Open Nottingham Nottingham , UK International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 16D	Karolína Plíšková	Alison Riske	7: 6 8 , 7: 5
		Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai	Gabriela Dabrowski Yang Zhaoxuan	7: 5, 3: 6, [10: 7]
	Ricoh Open’s -Hertogenbosch , Netherlands International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Lawn - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Coco Vandeweghe	Kristina Mladenovic	7: 5, 7: 5
		Oksana Kalaschnikowa Jaroslawa Schwedowa	Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić	6: 1, 6: 1
13.06.	AEGON Classic Birmingham Birmingham , UK Premier - $ 731,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 16D	Madison Keys	Barbora Strýcová	6: 3, 6: 4
		Karolína Plíšková Barbora Strýcová	Vania King Alla Kudryavtseva	6: 3, 7: 6 1
	Mallorca Open Mallorca , Spain International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Turf - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Caroline Garcia	Anastasija Sevastova	6: 3, 6: 4
		Gabriela Dabrowski María José Martínez Sánchez	Anna-Lena Friedsam Laura Siegemund	6: 4, 6: 2
June 20	AEGON International Eastbourne Eastbourne , UK Premier - $ 665,900 Lawn - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Dominika Cibulková	Karolína Plíšková	7: 5, 6: 3
		Darija Jurak Anastassija Rodionova	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	5: 7, 7: 6 4 , [10: 6]
06/27	Wimbledon Championships London , Great Britain Grand Slam - £ Lawn - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Serena Williams	Angelique Kerber	7: 5, 6: 3
		Serena Williams Venus Williams	Tímea Babos Jaroslawa Schwedowa	6: 3, 6: 4
		Heather Watson Henri Kontinen	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Robert Farah	7: 6 5 , 6: 4

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07/11	BRD Bucharest Open Bucharest , Romania International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Simona Halep	Anastasija Sevastova	6-0, 6-0
		Jessica Moore Varatchaya Wongteanchai	Alexandra Cadanțu Katarzyna Piter	6: 3, 7: 6 5
	Ladies Championship Gstaad Gstaad , Switzerland International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay court (red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Viktorija Golubic	Kiki Bertens	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
		Lara Arruabarrena Vecino Xenia Knoll	Annika Beck Yevgenia Rodina	6: 1, 3: 6, [10: 8]
07/18	Bank of the West Classic Stanford , United States Premier - $ 665,900 Hard Court - 28E / 14Q / 16D	Johanna Konta	Venus Williams	7: 5, 5: 7, 6: 2
		Raquel Atawo Abigail Spears	Darija Jurak Anastassija Rodionova	6: 3, 6: 4
	Ericsson Open Båstad , Sweden International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Laura Siegemund	Kateřina Siniaková	7: 5, 6: 1
		Andreea Mitu Alicja Rosolska	Lesley Kerkhove Lidsija Marosawa	6: 3, 7: 5
	Citi Open Washington DC , United States International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Yanina Wickmayer	Lauren Davis	6: 4, 6: 2
		Monica Niculescu Yanina Wickmayer	Shūko Aoyama Risa Ozaki	6: 4, 6: 3
25.07.	Rogers Cup Montreal , Canada Premier 5 - $ 2,377,305 Hard Court - 56E / 47Q / 28D	Simona Halep	Madison Keys	7: 6, 6: 3
		Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	Simona Halep Monica Niculescu	6: 3, 7: 6 5

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
08/01	Brasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis , Brazil International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court - 32E / 21Q / 16D	Irina-Camelia Begu	Tímea Babos	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
		Lyudmyla Kitschenok Nadija Kitschenok	Tímea Babos Réka Luca Jani	6: 3, 6: 1
	Jiangxi Open Nanchang , People's Republic of China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Duan Yingying	Vania King	1: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Liang Chen Lu Jingjing	Shūko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya	3: 6, 7: 6 2 , [13:11]
08.08.	Summer Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Olympic Games Hard Court - 64E / 31D / 16M	Mónica Puig	Angelique Kerber	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 1
		Petra Kvitová	Madison Keys	7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 2
		Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	Timea Bacsinszky Martina Hingis	6: 4, 6: 4
		Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	7: 5, 6: 1
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Jack Sock	Venus Williams Rajeev Ram	6: 7 3 , 6: 1, [10: 7]
		Lucie Hradecká Radek Štěpánek	Sania Mirza Rohan Bopanna	6: 1, 7: 5
08/15	Western & Southern Open Cincinnati , United States Premier 5 - $ 2,400,490 Hard Court - 56E / 48Q / 28D	Karolína Plíšková	Angelique Kerber	6: 3, 6: 1
		Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová	Martina Hingis Coco Vandeweghe	7: 5, 6: 4
08/22	Connecticut Open New Haven , United States Premier - $ 689,063 Hard - 30E / 48Q / 16D	Agnieszka Radwańska	Elina Switolina	6: 1, 7: 6 3
		Sania Mirza Monica Niculescu	Kateryna Bondarenko Chuang Chia-young	7: 5, 6: 4
08/29	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 20,102,700 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Angelique Kerber	Karolína Plíšková	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	2: 6, 7: 6 5 , 6: 4
		Laura Siegemund Mate Pavić	Coco Vandeweghe Rajeev Ram	6: 4, 6: 4

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
12.09.	Coupe Banque Nationale Quebec , Canada International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Océane Dodin	Lauren Davis	6: 4, 6: 3
		Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	Alla Kudrjawzewa Alexandra Panowa	7: 6 2 , 7: 6 2
	Japan Women's Open Tennis Tokyo , Japan International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 31Q / 16D	Christina McHale	Kateřina Siniaková	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
		Shūko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya	Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith	6: 3, 6: 3
19.09.	Korea Open Seoul , South Korea International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Lara Arruabarrena Vecino	Monica Niculescu	6: 0, 2: 6, 6: 0
		Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson	Akiko Omae Peangtarn Plipuech	6: 2, 6: 3
	Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou , China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 23Q / 16D	Lesja Zurenko	Jelena Janković	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 4
		Asia Muhammad Peng Shuai	Wolha Hawarzowa Wera Lapko	6: 2, 7: 6 3
	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan Premier - $ 1,000,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Caroline Wozniacki	Naomi Osaka	7: 5, 6: 3
		Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová	Liang Chen Yang Zhaoxuan	6: 1, 6: 1
26.09.	Wuhan Open Wuhan , People's Republic of China Premier 5 - $ 2,513,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Petra Kvitová	Dominika Cibulková	6: 1, 6: 1
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová	6: 1, 6: 4
	Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Kristýna Plíšková	Nao Hibino	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3
		Ioana Raluca Olaru İpek Soylu	Demi Schuurs Renata Voráčová	7: 5, 6: 3

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.10.	China Open Beijing , China Premier Mandatory - $ 4,720,380 Hard Court - 60E / 32Q / 28D	Agnieszka Radwańska	Johanna Konta	6: 4, 6: 2
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	6: 4, 6: 4
10.10.	Generali Ladies Linz Linz , Austria International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Dominika Cibulková	Viktorija Golubic	6: 3, 7: 5
		Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	4: 6, 6: 2, [10: 7]
	Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open Hong Kong , China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Caroline Wozniacki	Kristina Mladenovic	6: 1, 6: 7 4 , 6: 2
		Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Naomi Broady Heather Watson	6: 3, 6: 1
	Tianjin Open Tianjin , China International - $ 500,000 / $ 426,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Peng Shuai	Alison Riske	7: 6 3 , 6: 2
		Christina McHale Peng Shuai	Magda Linette Xu Yifan	7: 6 8 , 6: 0
17.10.	Kremlin Cup Moscow , Russia Premier - $ 750,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Daria Gavrilova	6: 2, 6: 1
		Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	Darja Gavrilowa Darja Kassatkina	4: 6, 6: 0, [10: 7]
	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City , Luxembourg International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Monica Niculescu	Petra Kvitová	6: 4, 6: 0
		Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	Monica Niculescu Patricia Maria Țig	4: 6, 7: 5, [11: 9]
October 24	WTA Championships Singapore Year End Event - $ 7,000,000 Hard Court - 8E / 8D	Dominika Cibulková	Angelique Kerber	6: 3, 6: 4
		Jelena Wesnina Ekaterina Makarova	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	7: 6 5 , 6: 3
October 31	WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai , China Year-End Event - $ 2,150,000 Hard Court ( Indoor ) - 12E / 6D	Petra Kvitová	Elina Switolina	6: 4, 6: 2
		Xu Yifan İpek Soylu	Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi	6: 4, 3: 6, [10: 7]

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.11.	Fed Cup , Strasbourg final , France hard court (indoor)	Czech Republic	France	3: 2

¹ the date marks the beginning of each week

Resignations

The following players ended their tennis careers in 2016:

•  Vladimíra Uhlířová - January 2016
•  Janette Husárová - January 2016
•  Sofia Arvidsson - January 4th, 2016
•  Mathilde Johansson - May 18, 2016
•  Tamarine Tanasugarn - June 2016
•  Nicole Vaidišová - July 20, 2016
•  Stephanie Vogt - August 2016
•  Vera Swonaryova - August 2016
•  Klaudia Jans-Ignacik - September 1, 2016
•  Klára Koukalová - September 26, 2016
•  Sandra Klemenschits - October 10, 2016
•  Lourdes Domínguez Lino - October 29, 2016
•  Ana Ivanović - December 28, 2016

World ranking

The following are the top 10 in the tennis world rankings at the end of 2016:

space	Player	Points	Tournaments
1.	Angelique Kerber	9080	21st
2.	Serena Williams	7050	14th
3.	Agnieszka Radwańska	5600	20th
4th	Simona Halep	5228	18th
5.	Dominika Cibulková	4875	23
6th	Karolína Plíšková	4600	22nd
7th	Garbiñe Muguruza	4236	20th
8th.	Madison Keys	4137	16
9.	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4115	21st
10.	Johanna Konta	3640	23

Money ranking

A total of US $ 137 million in prize money was awarded on the WTA Tour in 2016. In addition to the tournament prize money, the WTA transferred a total of 3,000,000 US dollars as bonus payments to the players.

The top earners of the 2016 season (in US dollars)

space	Player	singles	Double	Mixed	bonus	total
1.	Angelique Kerber	9,841,181	20,434		275,000	10,136,615
2.	Serena Williams	7,384,429	290.601			7,675,030
3.	Simona Halep	3,590,480	40,428	2,345	700,000	4,333,253
4th	Agnieszka Radwańska	3,762,193			400,000	4,162,193
5.	Karolína Plíšková	3,375,673	375.420		225,000	3,976,093
6th	Dominika Cibulková	3,912,431	28.002			3,940,433
7th	Garbiñe Muguruza	3,287,124	16,264		600,000	3,903,388
8th.	Viktoriya Azaranka	2,651,080				2,651,080
9.	Petra Kvitová	2,182,099	18,417		300,000	5,203,236
10.	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2.260.009	136,470			2,396,479
11.	Johanna Konta	2,251,516	44,366		68,000	2,363,882
12.	Madison Keys	2,286,802	24,220			2,311,022
13.	Jelena Wesnina	1,391,114	720.510	67,791		2,179,415
14th	Carla Suarez Navarro	1,837,102	81.015		68,000	1,343,777
15th	Lucie Šafářová	689.820	906.338	4,599	225,000	1,825,757
16.	Venus Williams	1,533,132	290.601			1,823,733
17th	Caroline Garcia	888.563	915,637			1,804,200
18th	Elina Switolina	1,633,871	39,990	3,990		1,677,851
19th	Kristina Mladenovic	601.235	920.837	15,727		1,537,799
20th	Timea Bacsinszky	1,303,751	24,175		200,000	1,527,926
21st	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	1,231,823	294.264			1,586,087
22nd	Ekaterina Makarova	828.725	684.955			1,513,680
23.	Jaroslawa Schwedowa	948.884	441.130	34,733		1,424,747
24.	Caroline Wozniacki	1,407,338	1,635			1,408,973
25th	Samantha Stosur	1,291,535	55,986	4,530		1,352,051
26th	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	229.203	1,088,600	6,760		1,324,563
27.	Roberta Vinci	1,232,434	34,394			1,266,828
28.	Tímea Babos	767.865	449.192	5,000		1,222,057
29	Coco Vandeweghe	660.295	353,847	75,610		1,089,752
30th	Kiki Bertens	952.090	118,684	2,300		1,073,074
31.	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	1,004,274	54.008	1,690		1,059,972
32.	Zhang Shuai	1.002.270	28,550	2,300		1,033,120

All players who earned more than one million US dollars in prize money in the 2016 season are taken into account.

See also

• WTA Challenger Series 2016
• ITF Women's Circuit 2016
• ATP World Tour 2016
• ATP Challenger Tour 2016

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Mediaguide 2016 ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (wtatennis.com, accessed January 5, 2016) 
2. ↑ WTA tournament calendar 2016 (PDF; 29.7 kB)
3. ^ Sofia Arvidsson announces retirement. January 4, 2016, accessed January 5, 2016 . 
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6. ↑ "My dream has come true" - Nicole Vaidisova resigns for good. tennisnet.com, accessed on July 22, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Steffi Vogt ends her career surprisingly. (No longer available online.) In: tennisnet.com. August 10, 2016, archived from the original on August 20, 2016 ; accessed on August 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ Vera Zvonareva announces great things. In: tennis.net. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016 . 
9. ↑ Sandra Klemenschits says goodbye to the Generali Ladies Linz. In: tennisnet.com. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Former Top 40 Player Lourdes Dominguez Lino Retires From Tennis. In: tennisworldusa.org. November 1, 2016, accessed November 16, 2016 . 
11. ↑ FORMER NO. 1, FRENCH OPEN CHAMPION ANA IVANOVIC ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT. In: tennis.com. December 28, 2016, accessed December 28, 2016 . 
12. ↑ WTA prize money leaders (wtatennis.com, accessed August 20, 2017)