2016 WTA Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 WTA Finals | |
| Champion |  Dominika Cibulková |
| Runner-up |  Angelique Kerber |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Angelique Kerber. Dominika Cibulková, Madison Keys and Karolína Plíšková made their debuts in the event.
Cibulková won the title, defeating Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–4.
Seeds
Alternates
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
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