2016 French Open – Women's Singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Garbiñe Muguruza, 5–7, 4–6. Williams was attempting, for the third time, to equal Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Steffi Graf, to complete a quadruple Career Grand Slam. Muguruza became just the second Spanish woman in history, after three-time champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, to win the French Open.

The top three seeds (Williams, Agnieszka Radwańska and Angelique Kerber) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Williams retained the top spot after Kerber and Radwańska lost in the first and fourth rounds, respectively.

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3.1 Key 3.2 Finals 3.3 Top half 3.3.1 Section 1 3.3.2 Section 2 3.3.3 Section 3 3.3.4 Section 4 3.4 Bottom half 3.4.1 Section 5 3.4.2 Section 6 3.4.3 Section 7 3.4.4 Section 8 4 References

Seeds
1.  United States Serena Williams (Final)2. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)3. Germany Angelique Kerber (First round)4. Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (Champion)5. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (First round, retired)6. Romania Simona Halep (Fourth round)7. Italy Roberta Vinci (First round)8. Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky (Quarterfinals)9. United States Venus Williams (Fourth round)10. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (Third round)11. Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (Third round)12. Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (Fourth round)13. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth round)14. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (Third round)15. United States Madison Keys (Fourth round)16. Italy Sara Errani (First round)17. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (First round)18. Ukraine Elina Svitolina (Fourth round)19. United States Sloane Stephens (Third round)20. United Kingdom Johanna Konta (First round)21. Australia Samantha Stosur (Semifinals)22. Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (Third round)23. Serbia Jelena Janković (First round)24. Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third round)25. Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (Fourth round)26. France Kristina Mladenovic (Third round)27. Russia Ekaterina Makarova (Second round)28. Germany Andrea Petkovic (Second round)29. Russia Daria Kasatkina (Third round)30. Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová (Third round)31. Romania Monica Niculescu (First round)32. Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko (First round) Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2016 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw
Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals  Final 1 United States Serena Williams 5 6 6 Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 7 4 1 1 United States Serena Williams 79 6 Netherlands Kiki Bertens 67 4 Netherlands Kiki Bertens 7 6 8 Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 5 2 1 United States Serena Williams 5 4 4 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 7 6 United States Shelby Rogers 5 3 4 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 7 6 4 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 6 6 21 Australia Samantha Stosur 2 4 21 Australia Samantha Stosur 6 78 Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova 4 66

Top half

Section 1

First Round  Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round 1 United States S Williams 6 6 Slovakia M Rybáriková 2 0   1 United States S Williams 6 6 Brazil T Pereira 7 3 9   Brazil T Pereira 2 1 Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 5 6 7   1 United States S Williams 6 712 United States S Crawford 4 0    26 France K Mladenovic 4 610 Hungary T Babos 6 6    Hungary T Babos 4 3 Italy F Schiavone 2 4   26 France K Mladenovic 6 6 26 France K Mladenovic 6 6     1 United States S Williams 6 6 18 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6     18 Ukraine E Svitolina 1 1 Q Romania S Cîrstea 1 3   18 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6 WC United States T Townsend 6 6   WC United States T Townsend 3 0 WC France A Hesse 2 1    18 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6 Japan K Nara 5 6 2   14 Serbia A Ivanovic 4 4 Czech Republic D Allertová 7 3 0r   Japan K Nara 5 1 WC France O Dodin 0 7 2  14 Serbia A Ivanovic 7 6 14 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 5 6

Section 2

First Round  Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round 12 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 4 6 Q Czech Republic K Siniaková 2 6 2  12 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6 China Q Wang 6 6    China Q Wang 1 3 WC France T Andrianjafitrimo 0 0    12 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 3 6 WC Australia Ar Rodionova 2 3    22 Slovakia D Cibulková 4 6 1 Croatia A Konjuh 6 6    Croatia A Konjuh 4 6 0 China S Zheng 3 1   22 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 3 6 22 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 6     12 Spain C Suárez Navarro 5 5 28 Germany A Petkovic 6 6      Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 7 7 PR United Kingdom L Robson 2 2   28 Germany A Petkovic 2 2 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 6    Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 6 PR Canada A Wozniak 1 1     Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 6 Latvia A Sevastova 6 6     Italy K Knapp 1 1 Q United States S Vickery 2 2    Latvia A Sevastova 3 4 Italy K Knapp 6 66 4   Italy K Knapp 6 6 5 Belarus V Azarenka 3 78 0r

Section 3

First Round  Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round 3 Germany A Kerber 2 6 3 Netherlands K Bertens 6 3 6   Netherlands K Bertens 6 6 WC France A Lim 3 2    Italy C Giorgi 4 1 Italy C Giorgi 6 6     Netherlands K Bertens 6 3 10 Q Turkey İ Soylu 6 1 0   29 Russia D Kasatkina 2 6 8 WC France V Razzano 4 6 6  WC France V Razzano 6 1 3 Germany A-L Friedsam 1 6 3  29 Russia D Kasatkina 3 6 6 29 Russia D Kasatkina 6 4 6     Netherlands K Bertens 77 6 20 United Kingdom J Konta 2 3     15 United States M Keys 64 3 Germany J Görges 6 6    Germany J Görges 5 77 5 Puerto Rico M Puig 7 6    Puerto Rico M Puig 7 64 7 Belarus O Govortsova 5 3     Puerto Rico M Puig 63 3 Australia D Gavrilova 7 4 4   15 United States M Keys 77 6 Colombia M Duque Mariño 5 6 6   Colombia M Duque Mariño 3 2 Croatia D Vekić 3 2   15 United States M Keys 6 6 15 United States M Keys 6 6

Section 4

First Round  Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round 9 United States V Williams 77 77 Estonia A Kontaveit 65 64   9 United States V Williams 6 6 Q United States L Chirico 6 2 8  Q United States L Chirico 2 1 United States L Davis 2 6 6   9 United States V Williams 77 1 6 France A Cornet 6 6     France A Cornet 65 6 0 Belgium K Flipkens 1 0    France A Cornet 6 65 6 Germany T Maria 6 3 6   Germany T Maria 3 77 4 23 Serbia J Janković 3 6 3    9 United States V Williams 2 4 31 Romania M Niculescu 2 62     8 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 6 France P Parmentier 6 77    France P Parmentier 6 6 United States I Falconi 6 0 6   United States I Falconi 3 1 Germany M Barthel 4 6 2    France P Parmentier 4 2 Germany L Siegemund 2 2    8 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 6 Canada E Bouchard 6 6    Canada E Bouchard 4 4 LL Spain S Soler Espinosa 3 1   8 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 6 8 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round  Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round 7 Italy R Vinci 1 3 Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 6    Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 3 5 Germany A Beck 6 6    Germany A Beck 4 6 7 Q Ukraine M Zanevska 1 2     Germany A Beck 4 6 1 United States C Vandeweghe 6 3 6   25 Romania I-C Begu 6 2 6 United Kingdom N Broady 4 6 3   United States C Vandeweghe 77 64 8 United States B Mattek-Sands 7 1 3  25 Romania I-C Begu 64 77 10 25 Romania I-C Begu 5 6 6    25 Romania I-C Begu 3 4 17 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 4 3     United States S Rogers 6 6 United States S Rogers 3 6 6   United States S Rogers 6 6 Russia E Vesnina 6 6    Russia E Vesnina 4 2 United States M Brengle 2 3     United States S Rogers 6 63 6 Spain L Arruabarrena 66 3    10 Czech Republic P Kvitová 0 77 0 Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 78 6    Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 4 1 Montenegro D Kovinić 2 6 5  10 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6 10 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 4 7

Section 6

First Round  Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round 13 Russia S Kuznetsova 4 6 6 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 1 4  13 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6 United States N Gibbs 7 2 2   United Kingdom H Watson 1 3 United Kingdom H Watson 5 6 6   13 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6 Q Turkey Ç Büyükakçay 5 77 6   24 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 1 4 Belarus A Sasnovich 7 62 2  Q Turkey Ç Büyükakçay 3 6 1 Q Spain S Sorribes Tormo 2 0   24 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 4 6 24 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6     13 Russia S Kuznetsova 3 4 27 Russia E Makarova 5 6 6    4 Spain G Muguruza 6 6 United States V Lepchenko 7 4 3  27 Russia E Makarova 6 2 2 Belgium Y Wickmayer 6 6    Belgium Y Wickmayer 2 6 6 Romania A Dulgheru 1 3     Belgium Y Wickmayer 3 0 WC France M Georges 67 6 6   4 Spain G Muguruza 6 6 United States C McHale 79 0 3  WC France M Georges 2 0 Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 6 3 3  4 Spain G Muguruza 6 6 4 Spain G Muguruza 3 6 6

Section 7

First Round  Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round 6 Romania S Halep 6 6 Japan N Hibino 2 0   6 Romania S Halep 77 6 Kazakhstan Z Diyas 2 6 6   Kazakhstan Z Diyas 65 2 Germany C Witthöft 6 4 2   6 Romania S Halep 4 6 6 Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 6 6     Japan N Osaka 6 2 3 Q Slovakia D Hantuchová 1 2    Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 3 3 Japan N Osaka 6 7    Japan N Osaka 6 6 32 Latvia J Ostapenko 4 5     6 Romania S Halep 60 3 21 Australia S Stosur 6 4 6    21 Australia S Stosur 77 6 Japan M Doi 2 6 3  21 Australia S Stosur 6 6 China S Zhang 7 6    China S Zhang 3 4 PR Kazakhstan G Voskoboeva 5 2    21 Australia S Stosur 6 60 7 United States A Riske 2 6 2   11 Czech Republic L Šafářová 3 77 5 Q Switzerland V Golubic 6 1 6  Q Switzerland V Golubic 2 2 PR Russia V Diatchenko 0 2   11 Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 6 11 Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 6

Section 8

First Round  Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round 16 Italy S Errani 3 2 Bulgaria T Pironkova 6 6    Bulgaria T Pironkova 7 78 Sweden J Larsson 6 4 7   Sweden J Larsson 5 66 Poland M Linette 3 6 5    Bulgaria T Pironkova 6 6 Q Paraguay V Cepede Royg 6 6    19 United States S Stephens 2 1 Germany S Lisicki 2 2   Q Paraguay V Cepede Royg 60 1 Russia M Gasparyan 4 3   19 United States S Stephens 77 6 19 United States S Stephens 6 6      Bulgaria T Pironkova 2 6 6 30 Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 7     2 Poland A Radwańska 6 3 3 Q Czech Republic L Hradecká 4 5   30 Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 6 Slovenia P Hercog 6 77    Slovenia P Hercog 4 4 Spain L Domínguez Lino 4 64    30 Czech Republic B Strýcová 2 78 2 Ukraine L Tsurenko 3 5    2 Poland A Radwańska 6 66 6 France C Garcia 6 7    France C Garcia 2 4 Serbia B Jovanovski 0 2   2 Poland A Radwańska 6 6 2 Poland A Radwańska 6 6

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