2016 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2016 French Open
Final
Champion	Garbiñe Muguruza
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated the defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. It was her first major singles title, and she became the second Spaniard to win the title (after Arantxa Sánchez Vicario).^[1] Muguruza lost only one set during the tournament, to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the first round. Williams was attempting to equal Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Graf, to complete a quadruple career Grand Slam.^[2]

Williams retained the world No. 1 singles ranking after Agnieszka Radwańska and Angelique Kerber lost in fourth and first rounds, respectively.

The tournament marked the first time that former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki did not play in the main draw of a singles major (being forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury) since her major debut at the 2007 French Open, ending a streak of 36 consecutive major appearances.^[3]

This tournament was the first one since 2011 not won by either Maria Sharapova or Williams.

This tournament marked the final appearance of 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic who lost in the third round to Elina Svitolina. It also marked the first French Open main draw appearance for Jeļena Ostapenko, who would go on to win the event the following year. She lost to Naomi Osaka in the first round.

Seeds

1.

Serena Williams (final)

2.

Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

3.

Angelique Kerber (first round)

4. Garbiñe Muguruza (champion)

5.

Victoria Azarenka (first round, retired)

6.

Simona Halep (fourth round)

7.

Roberta Vinci (first round)

8.

Timea Bacsinszky (quarterfinals)

9.

Venus Williams (fourth round)

10.

Petra Kvitová (third round)

11.

Lucie Šafářová (third round)

12.

Carla Suárez Navarro (fourth round)

13.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)

14.

Ana Ivanovic (third round)

15.

Madison Keys (fourth round)

16.

Sara Errani (first round)

17.

Karolína Plíšková (first round)

18.

Elina Svitolina (fourth round)

19.

Sloane Stephens (third round)

20.

Johanna Konta (first round)

21.

Samantha Stosur (semifinals)

22.

Dominika Cibulková (third round)

23.

Jelena Janković (first round)

24.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

25.

Irina-Camelia Begu (fourth round)

26.

Kristina Mladenovic (third round)

27.

Ekaterina Makarova (second round)

28.

Andrea Petkovic (second round)

29.

Daria Kasatkina (third round)

30.

Barbora Strýcová (third round)

31.

Monica Niculescu (first round)

32.

Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Serena Williams	5	6	6

	Yulia Putintseva	7	4	1
					1	Serena Williams	7⁹	6

						Kiki Bertens	6⁷	4
	Kiki Bertens	7	6

8	Timea Bacsinszky	5	2
									1	Serena Williams	5	4

									4	Garbiñe Muguruza	7	6
	Shelby Rogers	5	3

4	Garbiñe Muguruza	7	6
					4	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6

					21	Samantha Stosur	2	4
21	Samantha Stosur	6	7⁸

	Tsvetana Pironkova	4	6⁶

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

1	S Williams	6	6
	M Rybáriková	2	0		1	S Williams	6	6
	T Pereira	7	3	9		T Pereira	2	1
	Kr Plíšková	5	6	7					1	S Williams	6	7¹²
	S Crawford	4	0						26	K Mladenovic	4	6¹⁰
	T Babos	6	6			T Babos	4	3
	F Schiavone	2	4		26	K Mladenovic	6	6
26	K Mladenovic	6	6										1	S Williams	6	6
18	E Svitolina	6	6										18	E Svitolina	1	1
Q	S Cîrstea	1	3		18	E Svitolina	6	6
WC	T Townsend	6	6		WC	T Townsend	3	0
WC	A Hesse	2	1						18	E Svitolina	6	6
	K Nara	5	6	2					14	A Ivanovic	4	4
	D Allertová	7	3	0^r		K Nara	5	1
WC	O Dodin	0	7	2	14	A Ivanovic	7	6
14	A Ivanovic	6	5	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

12	C Suárez Navarro	6	4	6
Q	K Siniaková	2	6	2	12	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	Q Wang	6	6			Q Wang	1	3
WC	T Andrianjafitrimo	0	0							12	C Suárez Navarro	6	3	6
WC	Ar Rodionova	2	3							22	D Cibulková	4	6	1
	A Konjuh	6	6			A Konjuh	4	6	0
	S Zheng	3	1		22	D Cibulková	6	3	6
22	D Cibulková	6	6												12	C Suárez Navarro	5	5
28	A Petkovic	6	6													Y Putintseva	7	7
PR	L Robson	2	2		28	A Petkovic	2	2
	Y Putintseva	6	6			Y Putintseva	6	6
PR	A Wozniak	1	1								Y Putintseva	6	6
	A Sevastova	6	6								K Knapp	1	1
Q	S Vickery	2	2			A Sevastova	3	4
	K Knapp	6	6⁶	4		K Knapp	6	6
5	V Azarenka	3	7⁸	0^r

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

3	A Kerber	2	6	3
	K Bertens	6	3	6		K Bertens	6	6
WC	A Lim	3	2			C Giorgi	4	1
	C Giorgi	6	6								K Bertens	6	3	10
Q	İ Soylu	6	1	0						29	D Kasatkina	2	6	8
WC	V Razzano	4	6	6	WC	V Razzano	6	1	3
	A-L Friedsam	1	6	3	29	D Kasatkina	3	6	6
29	D Kasatkina	6	4	6												K Bertens	7⁷	6
20	J Konta	2	3												15	M Keys	6⁴	3
	J Görges	6	6			J Görges	5	7⁷	5
	M Puig	7	6			M Puig	7	6⁴	7
	O Govortsova	5	3								M Puig	6³	3
	D Gavrilova	7	4	4						15	M Keys	7⁷	6
	M Duque Mariño	5	6	6		M Duque Mariño	3	2
	D Vekić	3	2		15	M Keys	6	6
15	M Keys	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	V Williams	7⁷	7⁷
	A Kontaveit	6⁵	6⁴		9	V Williams	6	6
Q	L Chirico	6	2	8	Q	L Chirico	2	1
	L Davis	2	6	6						9	V Williams	7⁷	1	6
	A Cornet	6	6								A Cornet	6⁵	6	0
	K Flipkens	1	0			A Cornet	6	6⁵	6
	T Maria	6	3	6		T Maria	3	7⁷	4
23	J Janković	3	6	3											9	V Williams	2	4
31	M Niculescu	2	6²												8	T Bacsinszky	6	6
	P Parmentier	6	7⁷			P Parmentier	6	6
	I Falconi	6	0	6		I Falconi	3	1
	M Barthel	4	6	2							P Parmentier	4	2
	L Siegemund	2	2							8	T Bacsinszky	6	6
	E Bouchard	6	6			E Bouchard	4	4
LL	S Soler Espinosa	3	1		8	T Bacsinszky	6	6
8	T Bacsinszky	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	R Vinci	1	3
	K Bondarenko	6	6			K Bondarenko	6	3	5
	A Beck	6	6			A Beck	4	6	7
Q	M Zanevska	1	2								A Beck	4	6	1
	C Vandeweghe	6	3	6						25	I-C Begu	6	2	6
	N Broady	4	6	3		C Vandeweghe	7⁷	6⁴	8
	B Mattek-Sands	7	1	3	25	I-C Begu	6⁴	7⁷	10
25	I-C Begu	5	6	6											25	I-C Begu	3	4
17	Ka Plíšková	6	4	3												S Rogers	6	6
	S Rogers	3	6	6		S Rogers	6	6
	E Vesnina	6	6			E Vesnina	4	2
	M Brengle	2	3								S Rogers	6	6³	6
	L Arruabarrena	6⁶	3							10	P Kvitová	0	7⁷	0
	S-w Hsieh	7⁸	6			S-w Hsieh	4	1
	D Kovinić	2	6	5	10	P Kvitová	6	6
10	P Kvitová	6	4	7

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

13	S Kuznetsova	4	6	6
	Y Shvedova	6	1	4	13	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	N Gibbs	7	2	2		H Watson	1	3
	H Watson	5	6	6						13	S Kuznetsova	6	6
Q	Ç Büyükakçay	5	7⁷	6						24	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	4
	A Sasnovich	7	6²	2	Q	Ç Büyükakçay	3	6	1
Q	S Sorribes Tormo	2	0		24	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	4	6
24	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6											13	S Kuznetsova	3	4
27	E Makarova	5	6	6										4	G Muguruza	6	6
	V Lepchenko	7	4	3	27	E Makarova	6	2	2
	Y Wickmayer	6	6			Y Wickmayer	2	6	6
	A Dulgheru	1	3								Y Wickmayer	3	0
WC	M Georges	6⁷	6	6						4	G Muguruza	6	6
	C McHale	7⁹	0	3	WC	M Georges	2	0
	AK Schmiedlová	6	3	3	4	G Muguruza	6	6
4	G Muguruza	3	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

6	S Halep	6	6
	N Hibino	2	0		6	S Halep	7⁷	6
	Z Diyas	2	6	6		Z Diyas	6⁵	2
	C Witthöft	6	4	2					6	S Halep	4	6	6
	M Lučić-Baroni	6	6							N Osaka	6	2	3
Q	D Hantuchová	1	2			M Lučić-Baroni	3	3
	N Osaka	6	7			N Osaka	6	6
32	J Ostapenko	4	5											6	S Halep	6⁰	3
21	S Stosur	6	4	6										21	S Stosur	7⁷	6
	M Doi	2	6	3	21	S Stosur	6	6
	S Zhang	7	6			S Zhang	3	4
PR	G Voskoboeva	5	2						21	S Stosur	6	6⁰	7
	A Riske	2	6	2					11	L Šafářová	3	7⁷	5
Q	V Golubic	6	1	6	Q	V Golubic	2	2
PR	V Diatchenko	0	2		11	L Šafářová	6	6
11	L Šafářová	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

16	S Errani	3	2
	T Pironkova	6	6			T Pironkova	7	7⁸
	J Larsson	6	4	7		J Larsson	5	6⁶
	M Linette	3	6	5						T Pironkova	6	6
Q	V Cepede Royg	6	6						19	S Stephens	2	1
	S Lisicki	2	2		Q	V Cepede Royg	6⁰	1
	M Gasparyan	4	3		19	S Stephens	7⁷	6
19	S Stephens	6	6												T Pironkova	2	6	6
30	B Strýcová	6	7											2	A Radwańska	6	3	3
Q	L Hradecká	4	5		30	B Strýcová	6	6
	P Hercog	6	7⁷			P Hercog	4	4
	L Domínguez Lino	4	6⁴						30	B Strýcová	2	7⁸	2
	L Tsurenko	3	5						2	A Radwańska	6	6⁶	6
	C Garcia	6	7			C Garcia	2	4
	B Jovanovski	0	2		2	A Radwańska	6	6
2	A Radwańska	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Muguruza	S. Williams
1st serve %	46/79 (58%)	34/69 (49%)
1st serve points won	34 of 46 = 74%	24 of 34 = 71%
2nd serve points won	15 of 33 = 45%	15 of 35 = 43%
Total service points won	49 of 79 = 62.03%	39 of 69 = 56.52%
Aces	4	7
Double faults	9	4
Winners	18	23
Unforced errors	25	22
Net points won	5 of 10 = 50%	4 of 6 = 67%
Break points converted	4 of 10 = 40%	2 of 8 = 25%
Return points won	30 of 69 = 43%	30 of 79 = 38%
Total points won	79	69
Source

References

^ "French Open 2016: Garbine Muguruza upsets Serena Williams to win title". BBC Sport. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
^ "Garbiñe Muguruza beats Serena Williams to win French Open title – as it happened". Guardian. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
^ "Caroline Wozniacki withdraws from French Open due to injured ankle". USA Today. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

External links

Preceded by 2016 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[1] "French Open 2016: Garbine Muguruza upsets Serena Williams to win title". BBC Sport. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[2] "Garbiñe Muguruza beats Serena Williams to win French Open title – as it happened". Guardian. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[3] "Caroline Wozniacki withdraws from French Open due to injured ankle". USA Today. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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