# 2016 Italian Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Madison Keys in the final, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Italian Open. This was Williams's second title in Rome won without dropping a set, and her fourth Italian Open title overall.
Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but could not defend her title because of her provisional suspension after failing a drug test at the Australian Open.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Serena Williams (champion)
    02. Angelique Kerber (second round)
    03. Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)
    04. Victoria Azarenka (second round)
    05. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    06. Simona Halep (second round)
    07. Roberta Vinci (second round)
    08. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
    09. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
    10. Lucie Šafářová (second round)
    11. Timea Bacsinszky (quarterfinals)
    12. Venus Williams (second round)
    13. Ana Ivanovic (second round)
    14. Sara Errani (first round)
    15. Elina Svitolina (first round)
    16. Karolína Plíšková (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 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2 | 0 | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Irina-Camelia Begu | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Irina-Camelia Begu | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Misaki Doi | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Misaki Doi | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 1 | Serena Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Madison Keys | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 11 | Timea Bacsinszky | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Madison Keys | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 3 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Madison Keys | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Madison Keys | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Madison Keys | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Barbora Strýcová | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 7 | | | A-L Friedsam | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Giovine | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | Q | C McHale | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | C McHale | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 4 | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 0 |
| | C Garcia | 5 | 4 | | 9 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Riske | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | S Stosur | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 9 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | D Gavrilova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | D Gavrilova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Halep | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 4 | V Azarenka | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | M Gasparyan | 3 | 0 | | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 4 | 1 | | | | | D Kasatkina | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Duque Mariño | 6 | 6 | Q | M Duque Mariño | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 10 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Doi | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| WC | F Schiavone | 3 | 2 | 10 | L Šafářová | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6$^2$ | 1 | | M Doi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | M Doi | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Q | J Larsson | 1 | 2 | | | | | J Konta | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | R Vinci | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | T Pereira | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | 8 | C Suárez Navarro | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | J Görges | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | 11 | T Bacsinszky | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | L Tsurenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 2 | 2 | | 11 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | T Bacsinszky | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | E Svitolina | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Muguruza | 7 | 6 |
| Q | M Puig | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | M Puig | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 3 | 1 | | | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Ostapenko | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 2 | 2 | | | E Makarova | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | G Muguruza | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | P Kvitová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | M Keys | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Bertens | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | T Babos | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | T Babos | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 4 | 3 | | 12 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Keys | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | S Errani | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Q | H Watson | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | H Watson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Knapp | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Janković | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | E Bouchard | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | E Bouchard | 6 | 2 | 6 | | E Bouchard | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Kerber | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Yulia Putintseva (first round)
* Elena Vesnina (qualifying competition)
* Heather Watson (qualified)
* Julia Görges (qualified)
* Christina McHale (qualified)
* Monica Puig (qualified)
* Johanna Larsson (qualified)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
* Irina Falconi (first round)
* Madison Brengle (first round)
* Zheng Saisai (first round)
* Nicole Gibbs (first round)
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (first round)
* Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
* Lara Arruabarrena (qualifying competition)
* Ana Konjuh (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Mariana Duque Mariño
* Alison Riske
* Heather Watson
* Julia Görges
* Christina McHale
* Monica Puig
* Johanna Larsson
* Kiki Bertens

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Yulia Putintseva | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Mariana Duque Mariño | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Mariana Duque Mariño | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 0 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 7$^8$ | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 0 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| 9 | Irina Falconi | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Elena Vesnina | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Elena Vesnina | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 |
| | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 2 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Heather Watson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Nastassja Burnett | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Nastassja Burnett | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Heather Watson | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Ana Konjuh | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | Yaroslava Shvedova | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 16 | Ana Konjuh | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Julia Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Polona Hercog | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Polona Hercog | 4 | 3 | 4 | Julia Görges | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 5 | 3 |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Madison Brengle | 4 | 1 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Laura Robson | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| PR | Laura Robson | 4 | 2 | 5 | Christina McHale | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | Naomi Broady | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | Naomi Broady | 6 | 6 | | Naomi Broady | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Zheng Saisai | 3 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Martina Colmegna | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Martina Colmegna | 3 | 0 | 6 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 15 | Lara Arruabarrena | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Martina Di Giuseppe | 2 | 4 | 15 | Lara Arruabarrena | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Johanna Larsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 5 | 2 | | 7 | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Hsieh Su-wei | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Alberta Brianti | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | Hsieh Su-wei | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Hsieh Su-wei | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tsvetana Pironkova | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Tsvetana Pironkova | 3 | 0 | 8 | Varvara Lepchenko | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 |
| | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 | | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Nicole Gibbs | 2 | 4 | | | | |