| WTA Rankings (Singles), as of 29 August 2016[update][6] | ||||
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| # | Player | Points | Prev | Move† |
| 1 | 7,050 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 6,860 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 5,830 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 5,705 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5,151 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4,005 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3,551 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3,465 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3,286 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 3,190 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 3,135 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 3,100 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 3,100 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 2,905 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 2,713 | 16 | ||
| 16 | 2,580 | 15 | ||
| 17 | 2,370 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 2,195 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 2,101 | 23 | ||
| 20 | 2,054 | 20 | ||
2016 WTA Tour
| Details | |
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| Duration | 4 January – 6 November 2016 |
| Edition | 46th |
| Tournaments | 61 |
| Categories | Grand 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 titles | |
| Most tournament finals | |
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The 2016 WTA Tour is 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), and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1]
Contents
Schedule[edit]
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[edit]
February[edit]
March[edit]
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| March 7 March 14 |
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $6,844,139 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
6–4, 6–4 |
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| March 21 March 28 |
Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $6,844,139 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
6–3, 6–2 |
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April[edit]
May[edit]
June[edit]
July[edit]
August[edit]
September[edit]
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| September 12 | Tournoi de Québec Quebec City, Canada WTA International $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Japan Women's Open Tokyo, Japan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| September 19 | Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier $1,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| September 26 | Wuhan Open Wuhan, China WTA Premier 5 $2,589,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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October[edit]
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| October 3 | China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory $6,289,521 – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 10 | Tianjin Open Tianjin, China WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Hong Kong Open Hong Kong WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Linz Open Linz, Austria WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 17 | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier $823,888 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City, Luxembourg WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 24 | WTA Finals Singapore Year-end championships $7,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 31 | WTA Elite Trophy[2] Zhuhai, China Year-end championships $2,214,500 – Hard (i) – 12S (RR)/6D (RR) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| November 7 | Fed Cup Final |
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Statistical information[edit]
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[edit]
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
Titles won by player[edit]
| Total | Player | S | D | X | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
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| 7 | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | ● | ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | ● | ● | ● ● | ● ● | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | ● | ● | ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ● | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | ● ● | ● | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ● | ● ● | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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Titles won by nation[edit]
| Total | Nation | S | D | X | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
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| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles information[edit]
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
Irina Falconi – Bogotá (draw)
Çağla Büyükakçay – İstanbul (draw)
Viktorija Golubic – Gstaad (draw)
Laura Siegemund – Båstad (draw)
Johanna Konta – Stanford (draw)
Duan Yingying – Nanchang (draw)
- Doubles
Elise Mertens – Auckland (draw)
Han Xinyun – Hobart (draw)
Christina McHale – Hobart (draw)
Verónica Cepede Royg – Rio de Janeiro (draw)
Varatchaya Wongteanchai – Kuala Lumpur (draw)
Yang Zhaoxuan – Kuala Lumpur (draw)
Coco Vandeweghe – Indian Wells (draw)
Eri Hozumi – Katowice (draw)
Miyu Kato – Katowice (draw)
Andreea Mitu – İstanbul (draw)
İpek Soylu – İstanbul (draw)
Xenia Knoll – Rabat (draw)
Jessica Moore – Bucharest (draw)
Lu Jingjing – Nanchang (draw)
- Mixed Doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
- Doubles
Martina Hingis – Brisbane (draw)
Sania Mirza – Sydney (draw)
Top 10 entry[edit]
The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
- Singles
Belinda Bencic (enters at #9 on February 15)
Roberta Vinci (enters at #10 on February 22)
Madison Keys (enters at #10 on June 20)
- Doubles
Caroline Garcia (enters at #9 on May 9)
WTA Rankings[edit]
These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the current date of the 2016 season.[3][4]
Singles[edit]
Player has qualified for the 2016 WTA Finals
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Doubles[edit]
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Prize money leaders[edit]
| # | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Year-to-date | |
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| 1 | $6,525,038 | $290,601 | $0 | $6,815,639 | ||
| 2 | $5,107,773 | $20,434 | $0 | $5,128,207 | ||
| 3 | $2,802,337 | $16,264 | $0 | $2,818,601 | ||
| 4 | $2,663,969 | $38,300 | $2,345 | $2,704,614 | ||
| 5 | $2,651,080 | $0 | $0 | $2,651,080 | ||
| 6 | $1,673,725 | $0 | $0 | $1,673,725 | ||
| 7 | $1,526,914 | $81,015 | $0 | $1,607,929 | ||
| 8 | $1,254,571 | $290,601 | $0 | $1,545,172 | ||
| 9 | $1,251,145 | $291,457 | $0 | $1,542,602 | ||
| 10 | $1,086,097 | $386,011 | $67,791 | $1,539,899 | ||
Statistics leaders[edit]
as of 22 August 2016[update][10]
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Points distribution[edit]
| 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) | +450 | +360 | (230 for each win, 70 for each loss) | |||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Finals (D) | 1500 | 1050 | 690 | 460 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 180 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 12 | – | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 305 | 180 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 16 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 180 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
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| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
Awards[edit]
Player of the month[edit]
| Month | Player | Nationality | Other candidates |
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| January | Angelique Kerber (41%) | ||
| February | Carla Suárez Navarro (44%) | ||
| March | Victoria Azarenka (70%) | ||
| April | Angelique Kerber (54%) | ||
| May | Garbiñe Muguruza (70%) | ||
| June | Serena Williams (62%) | ||
| July | Simona Halep (84%) | ||
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Breakthrough of the month[edit]
| Month | Player | Nationality | Other candidates |
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| January | Zhang Shuai (44%) | ||
| February | Jeļena Ostapenko (50%) | ||
| March | Nicole Gibbs (64%) | ||
| April | Çağla Büyükakçay (92%) | ||
| May | Kiki Bertens (69%) | ||
| June | Elena Vesnina (62%) | ||
| July | Kristína Kučová (49%) | ||
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Shot of the month[edit]
| Month | Player | Nationality | Other candidates |
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| January | Caroline Wozniacki (42%) | ||
| February | Agnieszka Radwańska (84%) | ||
| March | Agnieszka Radwańska (55%) | ||
| April | Monica Niculescu (79%) | ||
| May | Simona Halep (70%) | ||
| June | Agnieszka Radwańska (77%) | ||
| July | Simona Halep (79%) | ||
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Retirements[edit]
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:
Sofia Arvidsson (born 16 February 1984, in Halmstad, Sweden), joined the pro tour in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 29 in 2006, reaching a career high doubles ranking of number 67 in 2011. Arvidsson won two singles title and one doubles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams singles she reached the 3rd round once at the 2006 Australian Open. She decided to retire in January 2016 at the age of 31.[11]
Mathilde Johansson (born 28 April 1985, in Boulogne-Billancourt, France), joined the pro tour in 2000, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 59 in 2009, reaching a career high doubles ranking of number 110 in 2010. Johansson played her final match in the singles 2016 French Open qualifications .[12]
Vladimíra Uhlířová (born 4 May 1978 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia), joined the pro tour in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 400 in 2003, reaching a career high doubles ranking of number 18 in 2007. Uhlířová has won five doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 17 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. In Grand Slams doubles she reached the semifinals at the 2007 US Open. She announced her retirement from professional tennis January 2016.
Nicole Vaidišová (born 23 April 1989 in Nuremberg, West Germany), joined the pro tour in 2003, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 7 in 2007, reaching a career high doubles ranking of number 128 in 2006. Vaidišová has won six singles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 2 singles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. In Grand Slams singles she reached the semifinals at the 2006 French Open and the 2007 Australian Open. Vaidišová came her first retirement in 2010, but she returned to pro tour in 2014. She announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis in July 2016.[13]
Stephanie Vogt (born 15 February 1990 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein), joined the pro tour in 2006, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 137 in 2014, reaching a career high doubles ranking of number 69 in 2016. Vogt has won two doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 12 singles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. She announced her retirement from professional tennis August 2016.
See also[edit]
- 2016 ATP World Tour
- 2016 WTA 125K series
- 2016 ITF Women's Circuit
- Women's Tennis Association
- International Tennis Federation
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2016 WTA calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ^ "WTA Elite Trophy To Debut In Zhuhai". WTA Tour. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ "Singles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Doubles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "WTA Championships Road to Singapore Singles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "WTA Rankings (singles)" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc.
- ^ "WTA Championships Road to Singapore Doubles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "WTA Rankings (doubles)". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc.
- ^ "WTA Prize Money" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc.
- ^ "WTA MATCHFACTS" (PDF). wtatour.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Arvidsson Dreams Of Life Post-Tennis". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ ".@JohanssonMath l'a confirmé après sa victoire au 1er tour des qualifications : ce sera son dernier tournoi. #RG16". Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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