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Singles
2016 WTA Finals
Final
ChampionSlovakia Dominika Cibulková
Runner-upGermany Angelique Kerber
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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2016 tennis event results Main article: 2016 WTA Finals

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

  1. Germany Angelique Kerber (final)
  2. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
  3. Romania Simona Halep (round robin)
  4. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (round robin)
  5. Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (round robin)
  6. United States Madison Keys (round robin)
  7. Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (champion)
  8. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)

Notes:

Alternates

  1. United Kingdom Johanna Konta (Did not play)
  2. Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (Did not play)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Germany Angelique Kerber 6 6
2 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 2 1
1 Germany Angelique Kerber 3 4
7 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 6 6
8 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6 4
7 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 1 7 6

Red group

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

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

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