2016 Australian Open – Women's singles

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
Final
ChampionGermany Angelique Kerber
Runner-upUnited States Serena Williams
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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

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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

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Wildcards

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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References

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General
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.
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