2016 Wimbledon Championships -- women 's singles - wikipedia 2016 Wimbledon Championships -- women 's singles Women 's Singles 2016 Wimbledon Championships Champion Serena Williams Runner - up Angelique Kerber Final score 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3 Details Draw 128 ( 12 Q / 6 WC ) Seeds 32 Events Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls Legends men women seniors WC Doubles men women ← 2015 Wimbledon Championships 2017 → Main article : 2016 Wimbledon Championships Serena Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3. By winning her seventh Wimbledon title, Williams equaled Steffi Graf 's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. This was also the first time two women contested two major finals against one another in a single season since Amélie Mauresmo and Justine Henin - Hardenne met in the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon finals. The top five seeds ( Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza, Agnieszka Radwańska, Kerber and Simona Halep ) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament. However, Halep was removed from the contention at the end of third round, while Williams retained the top spot by reaching the fourth round and eventually winning the title. She also spent her 300th week at the top of the WTA rankings during the second week of the tournament, and won her 300th Slam match at the tournament by defeating Annika Beck in the third round. At 36 years old, Venus Williams became the oldest woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Martina Navratilova at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3.1 Key 3.2 Finals 3.3 Top half 3.3. 1 Section 1 3.3. 2 Section 2 3.3. 3 Section 3 3.3. 4 Section 4 3.4 Bottom half 3.4. 1 Section 5 3.4. 2 Section 6 3.4. 3 Section 7 3.4. 4 Section 8 4 References 5 External links 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 SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking w / o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Serena Williams 6 6 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Serena Williams 6 6 Elena Vesnina 0 19 Dominika Cibulková Elena Vesnina 6 6 Serena Williams 7 6 Angelique Kerber 5 5 Simona Halep 5 6 Angelique Kerber 7 7 Angelique Kerber 6 6 8 Venus Williams 8 Venus Williams 7 6 Yaroslava Shvedova 6 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round S Williams 6 6 Q A Sadiković S Williams 6 6 6 C McHale 7 6 C McHale 7 WC D Hantuchová 5 S Williams 6 6 H Watson 6 0 10 A Beck 0 A Beck 6 12 A Beck 6 6 A Sasnovich 6 6 A Sasnovich 31 K Mladenovic S Williams 7 6 18 S Stephens 7 6 13 S Kuznetsova 5 0 PR S Peng 6 18 S Stephens 7 8 Q M Minella 7 Q M Minella 6 6 6 A Tatishvili 5 0 18 S Stephens 7 6 WC T Moore 6 6 13 S Kuznetsova 6 6 8 A Van Uytvanck WC T Moore 6 C Wozniacki 5 13 S Kuznetsova 6 6 13 S Kuznetsova 7 6 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 11 T Bacsinszky 6 6 Q L Kumkhum 11 T Bacsinszky 6 6 M Niculescu 6 6 M Niculescu 6 Q A Krunić 11 T Bacsinszky Y Putintseva 7 6 21 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 WC M Melnikova 5 Y Putintseva 5 S-w Hsieh 5 6 21 A Pavlyuchenkova 7 6 21 A Pavlyuchenkova 7 6 21 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 27 C Vandeweghe 6 7 27 C Vandeweghe K Bondarenko 6 27 C Vandeweghe 6 6 WC K Swan T Babos T Babos 6 6 27 C Vandeweghe 6 6 Kr Plíšková 6 5 6 R Vinci LL Y Duan 6 7 LL Y Duan 5 A Riske 7 6 R Vinci 6 7 6 R Vinci 6 5 6 Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round A Radwańska 6 6 K Kozlova A Radwańska 6 9 K Knapp A Konjuh 6 7 A Konjuh 6 6 A Radwańska 6 6 P Parmentier 5 K Siniaková K Siniaková 6 7 K Siniaková 6 6 Ç Büyükakçay 30 C Garcia 6 30 C Garcia 6 6 A Radwańska 7 7 19 D Cibulková 7 6 19 D Cibulková 6 5 9 M Lučić - Baroni 5 19 D Cibulková 6 6 D Gavrilova 6 6 D Gavrilova Q Wang 6 19 D Cibulková 6 6 E Bouchard 6 6 E Bouchard M Rybáriková E Bouchard 6 6 M Puig 5 16 J Konta 6 16 J Konta 6 7 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 10 P Kvitová 6 6 S Cîrstea 0 10 P Kvitová 5 6 E Makarova 6 6 E Makarova 7 7 J Larsson 6 E Makarova 6 6 WC E Rodina 6 7 24 B Strýcová L Tsurenko 5 WC E Rodina 0 A Kontaveit 6 24 B Strýcová 6 6 24 B Strýcová 6 6 E Makarova 7 7 32 A Petkovic 7 6 E Vesnina 5 6 9 N Hibino 6 5 32 A Petkovic 5 E Vesnina 7 6 E Vesnina 7 6 Q T Paszek 5 E Vesnina 7 7 Q J Boserup 6 0 6 Q J Boserup 5 5 Q T Maria 6 Q J Boserup 6 T Pironkova 7 B Bencic 0 7 B Bencic 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 5 S Halep 6 6 AK Schmiedlová 5 S Halep 6 6 A Sevastova 6 F Schiavone F Schiavone 7 6 5 S Halep 6 6 D Kovinić 6 26 K Bertens M Barthel 6 7 M Barthel J Ostapenko 26 K Bertens 6 6 26 K Bertens 6 6 5 S Halep 6 6 6 20 S Errani 6 6 9 M Keys 7 PM Țig 20 S Errani 6 5 A Cornet 6 6 A Cornet 7 7 P Hercog 0 A Cornet 7 N Gibbs 9 M Keys 6 5 6 K Flipkens 6 6 K Flipkens 6 L Siegemund 9 M Keys 6 6 9 M Keys 6 6 Section 6 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 15 Ka Plíšková 6 0 8 Y Wickmayer 6 6 15 Ka Plíšková 6 M Doi 6 6 M Doi 7 6 L Chirico M Doi 7 6 Z Diyas 0 A-L Friedsam 6 A-L Friedsam 6 6 A-L Friedsam 6 7 Q E Alexandrova 6 7 Q E Alexandrova 6 23 A Ivanovic 5 M Doi 25 I-C Begu A Kerber 6 6 C Witthöft 6 6 C Witthöft 6 6 K Nara 6 6 6 K Nara 0 M Brengle 7 C Witthöft 6 T Pereira 7 6 A Kerber 7 6 V Lepchenko 5 7 6 V Lepchenko WC L Robson A Kerber 6 6 A Kerber 6 6 Section 7 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 8 V Williams 7 6 D Vekić 6 8 V Williams 7 6 S Zheng Q M Sakkari 5 6 Q M Sakkari 6 6 8 V Williams 7 10 L Arruabarrena 6 8 29 D Kasatkina 5 6 8 O Govortsova 6 6 L Arruabarrena 6 PR V Duval 0 5 29 D Kasatkina 7 6 29 D Kasatkina 6 7 8 V Williams 7 6 22 J Janković 6 6 12 C Suárez Navarro 6 S Vögele 22 J Janković 6 6 6 I Falconi 6 8 Q M Erakovic 7 8 Q M Erakovic 6 10 Q M Erakovic M Gasparyan 0 12 C Suárez Navarro 6 6 D Allertová 6 D Allertová 6 S Zhang 6 12 C Suárez Navarro 6 6 12 C Suárez Navarro 6 6 Section 8 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 14 S Stosur 7 6 M Linette 5 14 S Stosur S Lisicki 6 6 S Lisicki 6 6 S Rogers S Lisicki 6 Y Shvedova 7 6 Y Shvedova 7 6 J Görges 5 Y Shvedova 6 6 N Broady 17 E Svitolina 6 17 E Svitolina 6 6 Y Shvedova 6 6 28 L Šafářová 6 7 7 28 L Šafářová B Mattek - Sands 7 6 5 28 L Šafářová 6 6 S Crawford 7 6 S Crawford Q P Kania 5 28 L Šafářová 6 12 Q J Čepelová 7 7 Q J Čepelová 6 10 M Duque Mariño 5 5 Q J Čepelová 6 6 C Giorgi 7 G Muguruza G Muguruza 6 5 6 Flag Icon Key List of National Flags References Jump up ^ `` Wimbledon 2016 : Serena Williams beats Angelique Kerber to win 22nd Grand Slam ''. 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Question: who won the women's singles wimbledon championship 2016
Answer: Serena Williams