2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2016 Western & Southern Open
2015 Champion	Serena Williams

Main article: 2016 Western & Southern Open

Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began due to injury.

Angelique Kerber is in contention for the world No. 1 ranking, which she will attain if she wins the title.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

2

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

15

Karolína Plíšková

7

Svetlana Kuznetsova

3

Simona Halep

9

Carla Suárez Navarro

2

Angelique Kerber

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								LL	M Doi	2	6	6
	Q	S Zheng	2	2				WC	C McHale	6	3	4
	WC	C McHale	6	6											LL	M Doi	5	3
		J Ostapenko	1	78	77										15	Ka Plíšková	7	6
		AK Schmiedlová	6	66	65				J Ostapenko	4	1
								15	Ka Plíšková	6	6
																						15	Ka Plíšková
																						7	S Kuznetsova
								12	T Bacsinszky	6	6
	Q	S Zhang	3	3					L Tsurenko	3	0
		L Tsurenko	6	6											12	T Bacsinszky	2	6	2
	Q	A Riske	6	78											7	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6
	Q	V Flink	4	66				Q	A Riske	6	3	1
								7	S Kuznetsova	3	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	G Muguruza	77	6
		S Errani	6	3	4				C Vandeweghe	64	2
		C Vandeweghe	4	6	6										4	G Muguruza
	LL	V Golubic	4	6	5										16	A Pavlyuchenkova
	Q	K Nara	6	4	7			Q	K Nara	65	1
								16	A Pavlyuchenkova	77	6
								13	B Bencic	5	2
	WC	L Chirico	4	4				Q	T Babos	7	6
	Q	T Babos	6	6											Q	T Babos
	LL	J Larsson	6	4	6										8	D Cibulková
		I-C Begu	3	6	3			LL	J Larsson	77	4	5
								8	D Cibulková	65	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Radwańska	6	6
		A Petkovic	6	64	6				A Petkovic	0	1
		L Šafářová	4	77	2										5	A Radwańska
	Q	D Vekić	6	6											10	J Konta
		A Ivanovic	4	2				Q	D Vekić	2	3
								10	J Konta	6	6
																						3	S Halep
								17	E Svitolina	2	2
		C Garcia	5	3				Q	D Gavrilova	6	6
	Q	D Gavrilova	7	6											Q	D Gavrilova	1	2
	Q	A Beck	6	6											3	S Halep	6	6
		Y Putintseva	2	3				Q	A Beck	3	1
								3	S Halep	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	R Vinci	7	6
	LL	T Pironkova	6	6				LL	T Pironkova	5	3
		D Kasatkina	1	1											6	R Vinci	1	5
	Q	A Cornet	77	6											9	C Suárez Navarro	6	7
		K Bertens	61	3				Q	A Cornet	2	0r
								9	C Suárez Navarro	6	1
																						9	C Suárez Navarro
																						2	A Kerber
								14	S Stosur	611	3
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	713	6
	Q	E Bouchard	4	0												B Strýcová	65	4
	Q	K Bondarenko	61	3											2	A Kerber	77	6
		K Mladenovic	77	6					K Mladenovic	0	5
								2	A Kerber	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

2

Qualifiers

2

Lucky losers

2

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Misaki Doi	6	69	6
	WC	Jessica Pegula	4	711	3
								1	Misaki Doi	6	65	4
								WC	Varvara Flink	0	77	6
	WC	Varvara Flink	6	6
	22	Çağla Büyükakçay	4	1

Second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2/WC	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
		Carina Witthöft	4	1
								2/WC	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
								21	Viktorija Golubic	4	2
		Lauren Davis	2	4
	21	Viktorija Golubic	6	6

Third qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Tímea Babos	6	6
		Evgeniya Rodina	3	4
								3	Tímea Babos	77	5	6
								WC	Jennifer Brady	64	7	3
	WC	Jennifer Brady	6	3	77
	17	Wang Qiang	3	6	64

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Annika Beck	6	4	6
		Lara Arruabarrena	1	6	4
								4	Annika Beck	6	6
								24	Tsvetana Pironkova	4	2
		Kateryna Kozlova	78	4	2
	24	Tsvetana Pironkova	66	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Daria Gavrilova	6	6
		Mona Barthel	0	4
								5	Daria Gavrilova	6	6
									Naomi Osaka	4	2
		Naomi Osaka	6	6
	16	Julia Görges	4	4

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Yaroslava Shvedova	7	2	67
		Ana Konjuh	5	6	79
									Ana Konjuh	78	2	2
								19	Alison Riske	66	6	6
		Magda Linette	6	4	4
	19	Alison Riske	1	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Alizé Cornet	6	2	6
		Anett Kontaveit	4	6	3
								7	Alizé Cornet	7	3	6
									Sorana Cîrstea	5	6	1
		Sorana Cîrstea	2	6	6
	23	Nao Hibino	6	3	2

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Zhang Shuai	6	6
		Samantha Crawford	3	1
								8	Zhang Shuai	6	6
								20	Johanna Larsson	3	3
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	79	67	1
	20	Johanna Larsson	67	79	6

Ninth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Anastasija Sevastova	3	64
		Sabine Lisicki	6	77
									Sabine Lisicki	3	2
								15	Zheng Saisai	6	6
		Maria Sakkari	4	3
	15	Zheng Saisai	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Danka Kovinić	2	6	4
	WC	Jamie Loeb	6	1	6
								WC	Jamie Loeb	6	3	2
								14	Kateryna Bondarenko	3	6	6
	WC	Sofia Kenin	1	2
	14	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Varvara Lepchenko	66	64
		Donna Vekić	78	77
								Donna Vekić		6	77
								Mariana Duque Mariño		1	62
		Mariana Duque Mariño	7	6
	13	Kirsten Flipkens	5	4

Twelfth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Monica Niculescu	66	3
		Kurumi Nara	78	6
									Kurumi Nara	6	7
								PR	Karin Knapp	1	5
	PR	Karin Knapp	77	3	6
	18	Camila Giorgi	60	6	4

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw

External links

"Event Information". Retrieved 16 July 2016.