2016 Miami Open – Women's singles
Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Victoria Azarenka won the title, defeating Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2. She became the first woman since Kim Clijsters in 2005 to win Indian Wells and Miami back to back, and became only the third woman in history, after Steffi Graf and Clijsters to complete the 'Sunshine Double' in singles. Seeds. All seeds received a bye into the second round.