# 2016 French Open – Women's singles

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. It was her first major title, and she was the second Spaniard to win the title (after Arantxa Sánchez Vicario). Muguruza lost only one set during the tournament, to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the first round. Williams was attempting to equal Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Graf, to complete a quadruple career Grand Slam.
Williams retained the world No. 1 singles ranking after Agnieszka Radwańska and Angelique Kerber lost in fourth and first rounds, respectively.
The tournament marked the first time that former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki did not play in the main draw of a singles major (being forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury) since her major debut at the 2007 French Open, ending a streak of 36 consecutive major appearances.
This was the first French Open since 2011 not won by either Maria Sharapova or Williams.
This tournament marked the final French Open appearance of 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic; she lost in the third round to Elina Svitolina. It also marked the first French Open main draw appearance for Jeļena Ostapenko, who would win the event the following year; she lost to 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.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Serena Williams | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kiki Bertens | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Kiki Bertens | 7 | 6 | | | Kiki Bertens | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Timea Bacsinszky | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 21 | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 21 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 7$^8$ | | 21 | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 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 | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Muguruza | S. Williams |
| 1st serve % | 46/79 (58%) | 34/69 (49%) |
| 1st serve points won | 34 of 46 = 74% | 24 of 34 = 71% |
| 2nd serve points won | 15 of 33 = 45% | 15 of 35 = 43% |
| Total service points won | 49 of 79 = 62.03% | 39 of 69 = 56.52% |
| Aces | 4 | 7 |
| Double faults | 9 | 4 |
| Winners | 18 | 23 |
| Unforced errors | 25 | 22 |
| Net points won | 5 of 10 = 50% | 4 of 6 = 67% |
| Break points converted | 4 of 10 = 40% | 2 of 8 = 25% |
| Return points won | 30 of 69 = 43% | 30 of 79 = 38% |
| Total points won | 79 | 69 |
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