2016 WTA Finals

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The **2016 WTA Finals** was a women's tennis tournament at Kallang, Singapore. It was the 46th edition of the singles event and the 41st edition of the doubles competition. The tournament was contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams.

## Champions

### Singles

Main article: 2016 WTA Finals – Singles
* File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková defeated  Angelique Kerber, 6–3, 6–4

### Doubles

Main article: 2016 WTA Finals – Doubles
* Ekaterina Makarova /  Elena Vesnina defeated  Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Lucie Šafářová, 7–6(7–5), 6–3

## Tournament

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The 2016 WTA Finals took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium the week of October 24, 2016, and was the 46th edition of the event. The tournament was run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2016 WTA Tour. Singapore was the ninth city to host the WTA Finals since its inauguration in 1972 and will host the event for at least five years. The event also held an exhibition tournament: the WTA Future Stars Under-14 and Under-16 tournaments.

### Qualifying

In singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must be included.

In doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand Slams or Premier-level tournaments.

### Format

The singles event features eight players in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player meets the other three players in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player in one group meets the second-placed player in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match. The doubles event returns to a single elimination event. The winners of each quarterfinal match will advance to the semifinals and the winners of each semifinal match will advance to the final.

#### Round robin tie-breaking methods

The final standings of each group were determined by the first of the following methods that applied:

1. Greatest number of wins.
2. Greatest number of matches played.
3. Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:

a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players.
b. Highest percentage of sets won.
c. Highest percentage of games won.
## See also

* 2016 WTA Elite Trophy
* 2016 ATP World Tour Finals

## References

1. ↑ "WTA re-launches year-end Championships as WTA Finals" (PDF). *www.wtatennis.com*. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2014.
2. ↑ Fischer, Kevin (ed.). "2016 Women's Tennis Association Media Guide" (PDF). *wtatennis.com*. WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
3. ↑ "2016 WTA Calendar" (PDF). *wtatennis.com*. WTA. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

## External links

* Official website

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