# 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.
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.
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.

## 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.

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sadiković | 2 | 4 | | 1 | S Williams | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 7 | 6 | | | C McHale | 7$^9$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Kuznetsova | 5 | 0 |
| PR | S Peng | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 18 | S Stephens | 3 | 7$^8$ | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Minella | 7 | 3 | | Q | M Minella | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 18 | S Stephens | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | T Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | S Kuznetsova | 6$^1$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 3 |
| | K Bondarenko | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 0 | 4 | | 10 | P Kvitová | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | E Makarova | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 4 | 1 | 5 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6$^7$ | 4 | | F Schiavone | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 26 | K Bertens | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 7$^7$ | | M Barthel | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 3 | 2 | 26 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Halep | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Keys | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 |
| | PM Țig | 4 | 4 | 20 | S Errani | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | A Cornet | 7$^7$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | Ka Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | M Doi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Chirico | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | M Doi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | A-L Friedsam | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | |
| | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Alexandrova | 6 | 7 | | Q | E Alexandrova | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | K Nara | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | C Witthöft | 6$^{11}$ | 1 | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 7 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | V Lepchenko | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Robson | 2 | 2 | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 6$^3$ | 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 | 6$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | V Duval | 0 | 5 | | 29 | D Kasatkina | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 22 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | C Suárez Navarro | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| | S Vögele | 2 | 2 | | 22 | J Janković | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Falconi | 6 | 3 | 8 | Q | M Erakovic | 4 | 7$^7$ | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Erakovic | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | Q | M Erakovic | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Gasparyan | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Shvedova | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | L Šafářová | 2 | 4 |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 7$^9$ | 6$^3$ | 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 |
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