2016 WTA Finals – Singles

Singles
2016 WTA Finals
Final
Champion	Dominika Cibulková
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Dominika Cibulková defeated Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2016 WTA Finals. It was Cibulková's eighth and final WTA Tour singles title, before her retirement in 2019. For the second year in a row, the eventual champion lost two matches in the round-robin stage.

Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kerber.

Cibulková, Madison Keys, and Karolína Plíšková made their debuts in the event.

Seeds

Notes:

• Serena Williams had qualified but withdrew due to shoulder injury

Alternates

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	2	Agnieszka Radwańska	2	1
								1	Angelique Kerber	3	4
								7	Dominika Cibulková	6	6
	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	62	4
	7	Dominika Cibulková	1	77	6

Red group

		Kerber	Halep	Keys	Cibulková	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Angelique Kerber		6–4, 6–2	6–3, 6–3	7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3	3–0	6–1 (86%)	39–27 (59%)	1
3	Simona Halep	4–6, 2–6		6–2, 6–4	3–6, 6–7(5–7)	1–2	2–4 (33%)	27–31 (47%)	3
6	Madison Keys	3–6, 3–6	2–6, 4–6		6–1, 6–4	1–2	2–4 (33%)	24–29 (45%)	4
7	Dominika Cibulková	6–7(5–7), 6–2, 3–6	6–3, 7–6(7–5)	1–6, 4–6		1–2	3–4 (43%)	33–36 (48%)	2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

White group

		Radwańska	Plíšková	Muguruza	Kuznetsova	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Agnieszka Radwańska		7–5, 6–3	7–6(7–1), 6–3	5–7, 6–1, 5–7	2–1	5–2 (71%)	42–32 (57%)	2
4	Karolína Plíšková	5–7, 3–6		6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–5	6–3, 2–6, 6–7(6–8)	1–2	3–5 (38%)	41–43 (49%)	3
5	Garbiñe Muguruza	6–7(1–7), 3–6	2–6, 7–6(7–4), 5–7		3–6, 6–0, 6–1	1–2	3–5 (38%)	38–39 (49%)	4
8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7–5, 1–6, 7–5	3–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)	6–3, 0–6, 1–6		2–1	5–4 (56%)	38–45 (45%)	1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

References

• Main Draw

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