2016 French Open – Women's Singles

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated defending champion Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. Williams was attempting, for the third time, to equal Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Steffi Graf, to complete a quadruple Career Grand Slam.[1] Muguruza became just the second Spanish woman in history, after three-time champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, to win the French Open.[2] Muguruza dropped only one set the entire tournament, to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the first round.

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

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

Kiki Bertens became the first Dutch woman to reach the semi-final of a Grand Slam event since Betty Stöve reached the same stage, at the 1977 US Open.[3]

The tournament marked the first time that former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki did not play in the main draw of a Grand Slam singles event (being forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury)[4] since her major debut at the 2007 French Open, ending a streak of 36 consecutive Grand Slam appearances. It also marked the first French Open main draw appearance (and Latvia's first Grand Slam champion) for Jeļena Ostapenko, who would go on to win the event the following year. She was beaten by Naomi Osaka in the first round.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (Final)

02.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)

03.   Angelique Kerber (First round)

04.   Garbiñe Muguruza (Champion)

05.   Victoria Azarenka (First round, retired)

06.   Simona Halep (Fourth round)

07.   Roberta Vinci (First round)

08.   Timea Bacsinszky (Quarterfinals)

09.   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

• 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	5	6	6
		Yulia Putintseva	7	4	1
								1	Serena Williams	7^9	6
									Kiki Bertens	6^7	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	7^8
		Tsvetana Pironkova	4	6^6

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	7^12
		S Crawford	4	0											26	K Mladenovic	4	6^10
		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	6^6	4				K Knapp	6	6
	5	V Azarenka	3	7^8	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	7^7	6
	20	J Konta	2	3																		15	M Keys	6^4	3
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	5	7^7	5
		M Puig	7	6					M Puig	7	6^4	7
		O Govortsova	5	3												M Puig	6^3	3
		D Gavrilova	7	4	4										15	M Keys	7^7	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	7^7	7^7
		A Kontaveit	6^5	6^4				9	V Williams	6	6
	Q	L Chirico	6	2	8			Q	L Chirico	2	1
		L Davis	2	6	6										9	V Williams	7^7	1	6
		A Cornet	6	6												A Cornet	6^5	6	0
		K Flipkens	1	0					A Cornet	6	6^5	6
		T Maria	6	3	6				T Maria	3	7^7	4
	23	J Janković	3	6	3																	9	V Williams	2	4
	31	M Niculescu	2	6^2																		8	T Bacsinszky	6	6
		P Parmentier	6	7^7					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

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	7^7	6^4	8
		B Mattek-Sands	7	1	3			25	I-C Begu	6^4	7^7	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	6^3	6
		L Arruabarrena	6^6	3											10	P Kvitová	0	7^7	0
		S-w Hsieh	7^8	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	7^7	6										24	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	4
		A Sasnovich	7	6^2	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	6^7	6	6										4	G Muguruza	6	6
		C McHale	7^9	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	7^7	6
		Z Diyas	2	6	6				Z Diyas	6^5	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	6^0	3
	21	S Stosur	6	4	6																	21	S Stosur	7^7	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	6^0	7
		A Riske	2	6	2										11	L Šafářová	3	7^7	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	7^8
		J Larsson	6	4	7				J Larsson	5	6^6
		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	6^0	1
		M Gasparyan	4	3				19	S Stephens	7^7	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	7^7					P Hercog	4	4
		L Domínguez Lino	4	6^4											30	B Strýcová	2	7^8	2
		L Tsurenko	3	5											2	A Radwańska	6	6^6	6
		C Garcia	6	7					C Garcia	2	4
		B Jovanovski	0	2				2	A Radwańska	6	6
	2	A Radwańska	6	6

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References

• Draw

1. "Garbiñe Muguruza beats Serena Williams to win French Open title – as it happened". Guardian. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
2. "French Open 2016: Garbine Muguruza upsets Serena Williams to win title". BBC Sport. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
3. "Kiki Bertens reaches Roland Garros semi-finals".
4. "Caroline Wozniacki withdraws from French Open due to injured ankle". USA Today. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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