2016 Australian Open – Women's singles

Main article: 2016 Australian Open

Angelique Kerber defeated defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Kerber saved a match point en route to the title, in the first round against Misaki Doi; she became the first woman to win a singles major after saving a match point in the first round.^[1] She also became the first German to win a major since Steffi Graf at the 1999 French Open.^[2][3] Williams was attempting to equal Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. Williams' loss also ended her eight-match winning streak in major finals.

Women's singles
2016 Australian Open
Champion	Angelique Kerber
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

The top three seeds (S. Williams, Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. However, Halep and Muguruza were eliminated in the first and third rounds, respectively, with Williams retaining the top spot at the end of the tournament.

The twelve seeds that lost in the opening round were the most to do so at any major since the 32-seed draw was adopted at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships.^[4]

Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the quarterfinals since Angélica Gavaldón in 1990.^[5] Zhang also won her first main draw major match in her 15th main draw appearance.

This was the first major appearance for future two-time champion and world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, who lost to Victoria Azarenka in the third round. It was also the last professional event for former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova until the 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Sharapova failed a drug test at this tournament, testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, and was suspended from professional tennis for 15 months as a result. She lost here in the quarterfinals to Williams, in a rematch of the previous year's final.

This was the final Australian Open appearance of 2008 Australian Open finalist Ana Ivanovic who lost to Madison Keys in the third round.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (final)

02.   Simona Halep (first round)

03.   Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)

04.   Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)

05.   Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)

06.   Petra Kvitová (second round)

07.   Angelique Kerber (champion)

08.   Venus Williams (first round)

09.   Karolína Plíšková (third round)

10.   Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)

11.   Timea Bacsinszky (second round)

12.   Belinda Bencic (fourth round)

13.   Roberta Vinci (third round)

14.   Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)

15.   Madison Keys (fourth round)

16.   Caroline Wozniacki (first round)

17.   Sara Errani (first round)

18.   Elina Svitolina (second round)

19.   Jelena Janković (second round)

20.   Ana Ivanovic (third round)

21.   Ekaterina Makarova (fourth round)

22.   Andrea Petkovic (first round)

23.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)

24.   Sloane Stephens (first round)

25.   Samantha Stosur (first round)

26.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)

27.   Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)

28.   Kristina Mladenovic (third round)

29.   Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)

30.   Sabine Lisicki (second round)

31.   Lesia Tsurenko (first round)

32.   Caroline Garcia (first round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2016 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Wildcards

Main article: 2016 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

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
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	5	Maria Sharapova	4	1
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								4	Agnieszka Radwańska	0	4
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
	10	Carla Suárez Navarro	1	3
															1	Serena Williams	4	6	4
															7	Angelique Kerber	6	3	6
	7	Angelique Kerber	6	7
	14	Victoria Azarenka	3	5
								7	Angelique Kerber	7	6
									Johanna Konta	5	2
		Johanna Konta	6	6
	Q	Zhang Shuai	4	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	7
		C Giorgi	4	5				1	S Williams	6	6
		S-w Hsieh	3	7	6				S-w Hsieh	1	2
		J Ostapenko	6	5	1										1	S Williams	6	6
		U Radwańska	6	4	3											D Kasatkina	1	1
		A Konjuh	0	6	6				A Konjuh	4	3
		D Kasatkina	6	6					D Kasatkina	6	6
	27	AK Schmiedlová	3	3																		1	S Williams	6	6
	17	S Errani	6	5	1																		M Gasparyan	2	1
		M Gasparyan	1	7	6				M Gasparyan	6	6
		K Nara	77	6					K Nara	4	4
	WC	O Dodin	62	2												M Gasparyan	6	6
		M Duque	2	1r												Y Putintseva	3	4
	WC	X Han	6	2				WC	X Han	3	1
		Y Putintseva	1	77	6				Y Putintseva	6	6
	16	C Wozniacki	6	63	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	B Bencic	6	6
		A Riske	4	3				12	B Bencic	6	6
		H Watson	77	5	5				T Babos	3	3
		T Babos	64	7	7										12	B Bencic	4	6	6
		A Tomljanović	62	3												K Bondarenko	6	2	4
		K Bondarenko	77	6					K Bondarenko	6	7
		D Hantuchová	0	2				23	S Kuznetsova	1	5
	23	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		12	B Bencic	5	5
	26	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	3	4																	5	M Sharapova	7	7
		L Davis	1	6	6				L Davis	79	0
		M Rybáriková	3	6	7				M Rybáriková	67	0r
		Y Wickmayer	6	3	5											L Davis	1	77	0
		A Sasnovich	6	77											5	M Sharapova	6	65	6
		E Rodina	3	62					A Sasnovich	2	1
		N Hibino	1	3				5	M Sharapova	6	6
	5	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	A Radwańska	6	6
		C McHale	2	3				4	A Radwańska	6	6
		E Bouchard	6	6					E Bouchard	4	2
		A Krunić	3	4											4	A Radwańska	6	6
		M Linette	3	0												M Puig	4	0
		M Puig	6	6					M Puig	4	78	9
	Q	Kr Plíšková	6	78				Q	Kr Plíšková	6	66	7
	25	S Stosur	4	66																		4	A Radwańska	66	6	7
	24	S Stephens	3	3																			A-L Friedsam	78	1	5
	Q	Q Wang	6	6				Q	Q Wang	3	4
		L Domínguez Lino	63	6	1				A-L Friedsam	6	6
		A-L Friedsam	77	2	6											A-L Friedsam	0	6	6
		A Tatishvili	4	6	6										13	R Vinci	6	4	4
		I Falconi	6	3	8				I Falconi	2	3
	Q	T Paszek	4	2				13	R Vinci	6	6
	13	R Vinci	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	C Suárez Navarro	7	6
	Q	V Golubic	5	4				10	C Suárez Navarro	65	6	6
	Q	M Sakkari	6	1	6			Q	M Sakkari	77	2	2
	Q	Y Wang	4	6	3										10	C Suárez Navarro	6	2
		M Niculescu	6	6												E Kulichkova	4	0r
		T Pereira	2	1					M Niculescu	4	6	4
		E Kulichkova	7	6					E Kulichkova	6	2	6
	22	A Petkovic	5	4																		10	C Suárez Navarro	0	6	6
	28	K Mladenovic	6	6																			D Gavrilova	6	3	2
		D Cibulková	3	4				28	K Mladenovic	6	77
	Q	N Gibbs	6	2	6			Q	N Gibbs	1	64
		K Koukalová	2	6	1										28	K Mladenovic	4	6	9
		D Gavrilova	77	6												D Gavrilova	6	4	11
		L Hradecká	63	4					D Gavrilova	6	6
	Q	L Kumkhum	3	1				6	P Kvitová	4	4
	6	P Kvitová	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	A Kerber	64	78	6
		M Doi	77	66	3			7	A Kerber	6	6
	WC	S Sanders	4	2					A Dulgheru	2	4
		A Dulgheru	6	6											7	A Kerber	6	6
		M Brengle	6	6												M Brengle	1	3
		C Vandeweghe	3	4					M Brengle	7	4	6
		J Larsson	6	6					J Larsson	5	6	1
	29	I-C Begu	3	2																		7	A Kerber	6	6
	19	J Janković	6	6																			A Beck	4	0
		P Hercog	3	3				19	J Janković	6	65	4
		L Siegemund	6	7					L Siegemund	3	77	6
		K Bertens	4	5												L Siegemund	0	4
	WC	P Hon	0	3												A Beck	6	6
		A Beck	6	6					A Beck	6	6
		K Siniaková	3	5				11	T Bacsinszky	2	3
	11	T Bacsinszky	6	7

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Van Uytvanck	0	0				14	V Azarenka	6	6
	WC	S Crawford	2	4					D Kovinić	1	2
		D Kovinić	6	6											14	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	N Osaka	6	6											Q	N Osaka	1	1
		D Vekić	3	2				Q	N Osaka	6	6
	PR	V Duval	2	3				18	E Svitolina	4	4
	18	E Svitolina	6	6																		14	V Azarenka	6	6
	32	C Garcia	2	4																			B Strýcová	2	4
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	77	6
		M Barthel	6	5	4			PR	V King	65	4
	PR	V King	3	7	6											B Strýcová	6	6
		K Flipkens	5	6	7										3	G Muguruza	3	2
		M Lučić-Baroni	7	2	5				K Flipkens	4	2
		A Kontaveit	0	4				3	G Muguruza	6	6
	3	G Muguruza	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	V Williams	4	2
		J Konta	6	6					J Konta	6	6
		C Witthöft	1	2					S Zheng	2	3
		S Zheng	6	6												J Konta	6	6
		B Mattek-Sands	4	77	3											D Allertová	2	2
		D Allertová	6	65	6				D Allertová	6	2	6
	PR	P Cetkovská	4	4				30	S Lisicki	3	6	4
	30	S Lisicki	6	6																			J Konta	4	6	8
	21	E Makarova	6	6																		21	E Makarova	6	4	6
	WC	M Inglis	3	0				21	E Makarova	6	6
		T Maria	6	6					T Maria	4	2
		O Govortsova	4	3											21	E Makarova	6	6
		A Mitu	3	4											9	Ka Plíšková	3	2
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	65	1
	WC	K Birrell	4	4				9	Ka Plíšková	77	6
	9	Ka Plíšková	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	M Keys	77	6
		Z Diyas	65	1				15	M Keys	64	6	6
		T Pironkova	4	4					Y Shvedova	77	3	3
		Y Shvedova	6	6											15	M Keys	4	6	6
	Q	A Sevastova	6	4											20	A Ivanovic	6	4	4
		J Wolfe	0	2r				Q	A Sevastova	3	3
	WC	T Patterson	2	3				20	A Ivanovic	6	6
	20	A Ivanovic	6	6																		15	M Keys	6	3	3
	31	L Tsurenko	77	2	3																	Q	S Zhang	3	6	6
		V Lepchenko	65	6	6				V Lepchenko	79	6
		L Arruabarrena	64	6	6				L Arruabarrena	67	4
	Q	M Zanevska	77	3	3											V Lepchenko	1	3
		B Jovanovski	1	0											Q	S Zhang	6	6
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	3	3
	Q	S Zhang	6	6				Q	S Zhang	6	6
	2	S Halep	4	3

Championship match statistics

Category	Kerber	S. Williams
1st serve %	44/80 (55%)	51/96 (53%)
1st serve points won	32 of 44 = 73%	35 of 51 = 69%
2nd serve points won	17 of 36 = 47%	19 of 45 = 42%
Total service points won	49 of 80 = 61.25%	54 of 96 = 56.25%
Aces	5	7
Double faults	3	6
Winners	16	36
Unforced errors	13	40
Net points won	4 of 5 = 80%	22 of 39 = 56%
Break points converted	5 of 9 = 56%	4 of 8 = 50%
Return points won	42 of 96 = 44%	31 of 80 = 39%
Total points won	91	85
Source

References

General

• Women drawsheet on ausopen.com

Specific

1. "Kerber saves match point". Retrieved 30 January 2016.
2. "Australian Open: Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win women's final". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
3. "Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to clinch Australian Open title". Guardian. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
4. Nguyen, Courtney (19 January 2016). "INSIDER NOTEBOOK: UPSETS AND AZARENKA". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
5. "Qualifier Zhang Shuai overcomes injured Madison Keys, who ends match in tears". EuroSport. au.eurosport.com. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

External links

• 2016 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2015 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2016 French Open – Women's singles