2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Angelique Kerber in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. It was her seventh and last Wimbledon singles title and 22nd major singles title overall, equaling Steffi Graf's Open Era record.^[1][2]

Women's singles
2016 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Score	7–5, 6–3
Draw	128 (12 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2016 Wimbledon Championships

This was the first time two women contested multiple major finals in the same season since Amélie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne met in the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon finals, as Williams and Kerber had contested the 2016 Australian Open final.^[3][4]

In addition to Williams and Kerber, Garbiñe Muguruza, Agnieszka Radwańska and Simona Halep were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Williams retained the top spot by reaching the fourth round. She also spent her 300th week atop the WTA rankings during the tournament, and won her 300th major match by defeating Annika Beck in the third round.

At 36 years old, Venus Williams was the oldest woman to reach a major semifinal since Martina Navratilova at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships.^[5]

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (champion)

02.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)

03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

04.   Angelique Kerber (final)

05.   Simona Halep (quarterfinals)

06.   Roberta Vinci (third round)

07.   Belinda Bencic (second round, retired due to a wrist injury)

08.   Venus Williams (semifinals)

09.   Madison Keys (fourth round)

10.   Petra Kvitová (second round)

11.   Timea Bacsinszky (third round)

12.   Carla Suárez Navarro (fourth round)

13.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)

14.   Samantha Stosur (second round)

15.   Karolína Plíšková (second round)

16.   Johanna Konta (second round)

17.   Elina Svitolina (second round)

18.   Sloane Stephens (third round)

19.   Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)

20.   Sara Errani (second round)

21.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)

22.   Jelena Janković (second round)

23.   Ana Ivanovic (first round)

24.   Barbora Strýcová (third round)

25.   Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)

26.   Kiki Bertens (third round)

27.   CoCo Vandeweghe (fourth round)

28.   Lucie Šafářová (fourth round)

29.   Daria Kasatkina (third round)

30.   Caroline Garcia (second round)

31.   Kristina Mladenovic (first round)

32.   Andrea Petkovic (second round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	21	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	4	4
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
									Elena Vesnina	2	0
	19	Dominika Cibulková	2	2
		Elena Vesnina	6	6
															1	Serena Williams	7	6
															4	Angelique Kerber	5	3
	5	Simona Halep	5	62
	4	Angelique Kerber	7	77
								4	Angelique Kerber	6	6
								8	Venus Williams	4	4
	8	Venus Williams	77	6
		Yaroslava Shvedova	65	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	A Sadiković	2	4				1	S Williams	67	6	6
		C McHale	7	6					C McHale	79	2	4
	WC	D Hantuchová	5	2											1	S Williams	6	6
		H Watson	6	0	10											A Beck	3	0
		A Beck	3	6	12				A Beck	6	6
		A Sasnovich	6	6					A Sasnovich	2	1
	31	K Mladenovic	3	3																		1	S Williams	7	6
	18	S Stephens	77	6																		13	S Kuznetsova	5	0
	PR	S Peng	65	2				18	S Stephens	3	78	8
	Q	M Minella	7	3				Q	M Minella	6	66	6
		A Tatishvili	5	0r											18	S Stephens	77	2	6
	WC	T Moore	6	6											13	S Kuznetsova	61	6	8
		A Van Uytvanck	3	2				WC	T Moore	1	6	3
		C Wozniacki	5	4				13	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6
	13	S Kuznetsova	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	T Bacsinszky	6	6
	Q	L Kumkhum	4	2				11	T Bacsinszky	4	6	6
		M Niculescu	6	6					M Niculescu	6	2	1
	Q	A Krunić	1	4											11	T Bacsinszky	3	2
		Y Putintseva	7	6											21	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	WC	M Melnikova	5	2					Y Putintseva	5	1
		S-w Hsieh	5	6	1			21	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6
	21	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	1	6																	21	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	27	C Vandeweghe	6	77																		27	C Vandeweghe	3	3
		K Bondarenko	2	63				27	C Vandeweghe	6	6
	WC	K Swan	2	3					T Babos	2	3
		T Babos	6	6											27	C Vandeweghe	6	6
		Kr Plíšková	3	6	5										6	R Vinci	3	4
	LL	Y Duan	6	3	7			LL	Y Duan	3	5
		A Riske	2	7	3			6	R Vinci	6	7
	6	R Vinci	6	5	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Radwańska	6	6
		K Kozlova	2	1				3	A Radwańska	6	4	9
		K Knapp	3	3					A Konjuh	2	6	7
		A Konjuh	6	6											3	A Radwańska	6	6
		P Parmentier	3	5												K Siniaková	3	1
		K Siniaková	6	7					K Siniaková	4	6	6
		Ç Büyükakçay	2	3				30	C Garcia	6	4	1
	30	C Garcia	6	6																		3	A Radwańska	3	7	7
	19	D Cibulková	7	6																		19	D Cibulková	6	5	9
		M Lučić-Baroni	5	3				19	D Cibulková	6	6
		D Gavrilova	2	6	6				D Gavrilova	3	2
		Q Wang	6	3	4										19	D Cibulková	6	6
		E Bouchard	6	6												E Bouchard	4	3
		M Rybáriková	3	4					E Bouchard	6	1	6
		M Puig	1	5				16	J Konta	3	6	1
	16	J Konta	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	P Kvitová	6	6
		S Cîrstea	0	4				10	P Kvitová	5	65
		E Makarova	6	4	6				E Makarova	7	77
		J Larsson	1	6	1											E Makarova	6	6
	WC	E Rodina	6	7											24	B Strýcová	4	2
		L Tsurenko	3	5				WC	E Rodina	4	0
		A Kontaveit	6	4	4			24	B Strýcová	6	6
	24	B Strýcová	4	6	6																		E Makarova	7	1	7
	32	A Petkovic	3	7	6																		E Vesnina	5	6	9
		N Hibino	6	5	2			32	A Petkovic	5	3
		E Vesnina	7	6					E Vesnina	7	6
	Q	T Paszek	5	2												E Vesnina	7	7
	Q	J Boserup	6	0	6										Q	J Boserup	5	5
	Q	T Maria	4	6	2			Q	J Boserup	6	1
		T Pironkova	2	3				7	B Bencic	4	0r
	7	B Bencic	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	S Halep	6	6
		AK Schmiedlová	4	1				5	S Halep	6	6
		A Sevastova	67	4					F Schiavone	1	1
		F Schiavone	79	6											5	S Halep	6	6
		D Kovinić	2	63											26	K Bertens	4	3
		M Barthel	6	77					M Barthel	4	4
		J Ostapenko	3	2				26	K Bertens	6	6
	26	K Bertens	6	6																		5	S Halep	65	6	6
	20	S Errani	6	6																		9	M Keys	77	4	3
		PM Țig	4	4				20	S Errani	64	5
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	77	7
		P Hercog	3	0												A Cornet	4	7	2
		N Gibbs	3	1											9	M Keys	6	5	6
		K Flipkens	6	6					K Flipkens	4	6	3
		L Siegemund	3	1				9	M Keys	6	4	6
	9	M Keys	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	Ka Plíšková	6	0	8
		Y Wickmayer	2	6	6			15	Ka Plíšková	65	3
		M Doi	6	6					M Doi	77	6
		L Chirico	1	2												M Doi	77	6
		Z Diyas	4	0												A-L Friedsam	61	3
		A-L Friedsam	6	6					A-L Friedsam	6	77
	Q	E Alexandrova	6	7				Q	E Alexandrova	4	61
	23	A Ivanovic	2	5																			M Doi	3	1
	25	I-C Begu	1	4																		4	A Kerber	6	6
		C Witthöft	6	6					C Witthöft	6	6
		K Nara	6	65	6				K Nara	3	0
		M Brengle	2	77	3											C Witthöft	611	1
		T Pereira	7	63	2										4	A Kerber	713	6
		V Lepchenko	5	77	6				V Lepchenko	1	4
	WC	L Robson	2	2				4	A Kerber	6	6
	4	A Kerber	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	V Williams	77	6
		D Vekić	63	4				8	V Williams	7	4	6
		S Zheng	3	2				Q	M Sakkari	5	6	3
	Q	M Sakkari	6	6											8	V Williams	7	4	10
		L Arruabarrena	6	1	8										29	D Kasatkina	5	6	8
		O Govortsova	2	6	6				L Arruabarrena	69	3
	PR	V Duval	0	5				29	D Kasatkina	711	6
	29	D Kasatkina	6	7																		8	V Williams	77	6
	22	J Janković	6	6																		12	C Suárez Navarro	63	4
		S Vögele	2	2				22	J Janković	6	61	6
		I Falconi	6	3	8			Q	M Erakovic	4	77	8
	Q	M Erakovic	4	6	10										Q	M Erakovic	2	2
		M Gasparyan	3	0r											12	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		D Allertová	6	3					D Allertová	6	2	1
		S Zhang	3	6	4			12	C Suárez Navarro	3	6	6
	12	C Suárez Navarro	6	4	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	S Stosur	7	6
		M Linette	5	3				14	S Stosur	4	2
		S Lisicki	6	6					S Lisicki	6	6
		S Rogers	1	3												S Lisicki	62	1
		Y Shvedova	7	6												Y Shvedova	77	6
		J Görges	5	4					Y Shvedova	6	3	6
		N Broady	2	3				17	E Svitolina	2	6	4
	17	E Svitolina	6	6																			Y Shvedova	6	6
	28	L Šafářová	67	77	7																	28	L Šafářová	2	4
		B Mattek-Sands	79	63	5			28	L Šafářová	6	6
		S Crawford	7	6					S Crawford	3	4
	Q	P Kania	5	3											28	L Šafářová	4	6	12
	Q	J Čepelová	7	7											Q	J Čepelová	6	1	10
		M Duque Mariño	5	5				Q	J Čepelová	6	6
		C Giorgi	2	7	4			2	G Muguruza	3	2
	2	G Muguruza	6	5	6

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Kerber
1st serve %	43/66 (65%)	44/66 (67%)
1st serve points won	38 of 43 = 88%	26 of 44 = 59%
2nd serve points won	9 of 23 = 39%	15 of 22 = 68%
Total service points won	47 of 66 = 71.21%	41 of 66 = 62.12%
Aces	13	0
Double faults	3	1
Winners	39	12
Unforced errors	21	9
Net points won	16 of 21 = 76%	1 of 1 = 100%
Break points converted	2 of 6 = 33%	0 of 1 = 0%
Return points won	25 of 66 = 38%	19 of 66 = 29%
Total points won	72	60
Source