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 World No. 1 Kerber in the final in straight sets. This was the second year in a row where a player won the tournament after losing two matches in the round-robin stage. This would be Cibulková's 8th and final WTA singles title, before her retirement in 2019.
Seeds
Angelique Kerber (Final)
Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
Simona Halep (Round robin)
Karolína Plíšková (Round robin)
Garbiñe Muguruza (Round robin)
Madison Keys (Round robin)
Dominika Cibulková (Champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Semifinals)
Notes:
Serena Williams had qualified but withdrew due to shoulder injury
Alternates
Johanna Konta (Did not play)- Carla Suárez Navarro (Did not play)
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