2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2016 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Karolína Plíšková
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Score	6–3, 6–1
Draw	56 (12 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2016 Western & Southern Open

Karolína Plíšková defeated Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Cincinnati Masters. It was her sixth WTA Tour singles title.The two would play each other three weeks later, in the final of the US Open; Kerber would avenge her loss by beating Plíšková in three sets.^[1]

Serena Williams was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to injury.

Kerber was in contention for the world No. 1 ranking, which she would have attained had she won the title.^[2] However, by losing in the final she remained No. 2.^[3]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Serena Williams (withdrew)

02.   Angelique Kerber (final)

03.   Simona Halep (semifinals)

04.   Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)

05.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

06.   Roberta Vinci (third round)

07.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

08.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)

09.   Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)

10.   Johanna Konta (third round)

11.   Petra Kvitová (withdrew)

12.   Timea Bacsinszky (third round)

13.   Belinda Bencic (second round)

14.   Samantha Stosur (second round)

15.   Karolína Plíšková (champion)

16.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

17.   Elina Svitolina (second 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							Semifinals							Final
	15	Karolína Plíšková	6	4	6
	7	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3	6	2
								15	Karolína Plíšková	6	6
								4	Garbiñe Muguruza	1	3
	4	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6
	Q	Tímea Babos	4	3
															15	Karolína Plíšková	6	6
															2	Angelique Kerber	3	1
	5	Agnieszka Radwańska	5	1
	3	Simona Halep	7	6
								3	Simona Halep	3	4
								2	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	9	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	3	0
	2	Angelique Kerber	4	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	M Doi	2	6	6
	Q	S Zheng	2	2				WC	C McHale	6	3	4
	WC	C McHale	6	6											LL	M Doi	5	3
		J Ostapenko	1	7^8	7^7										15	Ka Plíšková	7	6
		AK Schmiedlová	6	6^6	6^5				J Ostapenko	4	1
								15	Ka Plíšková	6	6
																						15	Ka Plíšková	6	4	6
																						7	S Kuznetsova	3	6	2
								12	T Bacsinszky	6	6
	Q	S Zhang	3	3					L Tsurenko	3	0
		L Tsurenko	6	6											12	T Bacsinszky	2	6	2
	Q	A Riske	6	7^8											7	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6
	Q	V Flink	4	6^6				Q	A Riske	6	3	1
								7	S Kuznetsova	3	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	G Muguruza	7^7	6
		S Errani	6	3	4				C Vandeweghe	6^4	2
		C Vandeweghe	4	6	6										4	G Muguruza	7	6
	LL	V Golubic	4	6	5										16	A Pavlyuchenkova	5	1
	Q	K Nara	6	4	7			Q	K Nara	6^5	1
								16	A Pavlyuchenkova	7^7	6
																						4	G Muguruza	6	6
																						Q	T Babos	4	3
								13	B Bencic	5	2
	WC	L Chirico	4	4				Q	T Babos	7	6
	Q	T Babos	6	6											Q	T Babos	4	6	6
	LL	J Larsson	6	4	6										8	D Cibulková	6	3	1
		I-C Begu	3	6	3			LL	J Larsson	7^7	4	5
								8	D Cibulková	6^5	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Radwańska	6	6
		A Petkovic	6	6^4	6				A Petkovic	0	1
		L Šafářová	4	7^7	2										5	A Radwańska	6^1	6	6
	Q	D Vekić	6	6											10	J Konta	7^7	4	0
		A Ivanovic	4	2				Q	D Vekić	2	3
								10	J Konta	6	6
																						5	A Radwańska	5	1
																						3	S Halep	7	6
								17	E Svitolina	2	2
		C Garcia	5	3				Q	D Gavrilova	6	6
	Q	D Gavrilova	7	6											Q	D Gavrilova	1	2
	Q	A Beck	6	6											3	S Halep	6	6
		Y Putintseva	2	3				Q	A Beck	3	1
								3	S Halep	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	R Vinci	7	6
	LL	T Pironkova	6	6				LL	T Pironkova	5	3
		D Kasatkina	1	1											6	R Vinci	1	5
	Q	A Cornet	7^7	6											9	C Suárez Navarro	6	7
		K Bertens	6^1	3				Q	A Cornet	2	0^r
								9	C Suárez Navarro	6	1
																						9	C Suárez Navarro	6	3	0
																						2	A Kerber	4	6	6
								14	S Stosur	6^11	3
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	7^13	6
	Q	E Bouchard	4	0												B Strýcová	6^5	4
	Q	K Bondarenko	6^1	3											2	A Kerber	7^7	6
		K Mladenovic	7^7	6					K Mladenovic	0	5
								2	A Kerber	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Misaki Doi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Eugenie Bouchard (qualified)
3. Tímea Babos (qualified)
4. Annika Beck (qualified)
5. Daria Gavrilova (qualified)
6. Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
7. Alizé Cornet (qualified)
8. Zhang Shuai (qualified)
9. Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
10. Danka Kovinić (first round)
11. Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
12. Monica Niculescu (first round)
13. Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
14. Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
15. Zheng Saisai (qualified)
16. Julia Görges (first round)
17. Wang Qiang (first round)
18. Camila Giorgi (first round)
19. Alison Riske (qualified)
20. Johanna Larsson (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
21. Viktorija Golubic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
22. Çağla Büyükakçay (first round)
23. Nao Hibino (first round)
24. Tsvetana Pironkova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Varvara Flink
2. Eugenie Bouchard
3. Tímea Babos
4. Annika Beck
5. Daria Gavrilova
6. Alison Riske
7. Alizé Cornet
8. Zhang Shuai
9. Zheng Saisai
10. Kateryna Bondarenko
11. Donna Vekić
12. Kurumi Nara

Lucky losers

1. Misaki Doi
2. Viktorija Golubic
3. Johanna Larsson
4. Tsvetana Pironkova

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Misaki Doi	6	6^9	6
	WC	Jessica Pegula	4	7^11	3
								1	Misaki Doi	6	6^5	4
								WC	Varvara Flink	0	7^7	6
	WC	Varvara Flink	6	6
	22	Çağla Büyükakçay	4	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2/WC	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
		Carina Witthöft	4	1
								2/WC	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
								21	Viktorija Golubic	4	2
		Lauren Davis	2	4
	21	Viktorija Golubic	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Tímea Babos	6	6
		Evgeniya Rodina	3	4
								3	Tímea Babos	7^7	5	6
								WC	Jennifer Brady	6^4	7	3
	WC	Jennifer Brady	6	3	7^7
	17	Wang Qiang	3	6	6^4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Annika Beck	6	4	6
		Lara Arruabarrena	1	6	4
								4	Annika Beck	6	6
								24	Tsvetana Pironkova	4	2
		Kateryna Kozlova	7^8	4	2
	24	Tsvetana Pironkova	6^6	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Daria Gavrilova	6	6
		Mona Barthel	0	4
								5	Daria Gavrilova	6	6
									Naomi Osaka	4	2
		Naomi Osaka	6	6
	16	Julia Görges	4	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Yaroslava Shvedova	7	2	6^7
		Ana Konjuh	5	6	7^9
									Ana Konjuh	7^8	2	2
								19	Alison Riske	6^6	6	6
		Magda Linette	6	4	4
	19	Alison Riske	1	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Alizé Cornet	6	2	6
		Anett Kontaveit	4	6	3
								7	Alizé Cornet	7	3	6
									Sorana Cîrstea	5	6	1
		Sorana Cîrstea	2	6	6
	23	Nao Hibino	6	3	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Zhang Shuai	6	6
		Samantha Crawford	3	1
								8	Zhang Shuai	6	6
								20	Johanna Larsson	3	3
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	7^9	6^7	1
	20	Johanna Larsson	6^7	7^9	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Anastasija Sevastova	3	6^4
		Sabine Lisicki	6	7^7
									Sabine Lisicki	3	2
								15	Zheng Saisai	6	6
		Maria Sakkari	4	3
	15	Zheng Saisai	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Danka Kovinić	2	6	4
	WC	Jamie Loeb	6	1	6
								WC	Jamie Loeb	6	3	2
								14	Kateryna Bondarenko	3	6	6
	WC	Sofia Kenin	1	2
	14	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

First round

Qualifying competition

11

Varvara Lepchenko

6^6

6^4

Donna Vekić

7^8

7^7

Donna Vekić

6

7^7

Mariana Duque Mariño

1

6^2

Mariana Duque Mariño

7

6

13

Kirsten Flipkens

5

4

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Monica Niculescu	6^6	3
		Kurumi Nara	7^8	6
									Kurumi Nara	6	7
								PR	Karin Knapp	1	5
	PR	Karin Knapp	7^7	3	6
	18	Camila Giorgi	6^0	6	4

References

1. "Angelique Kerber defeats Karolina Pliskova for US Open title – as it happened". Guardian. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
2. "With Serena Williams on shelf, Angelique Kerber eyes No. 1 ranking in Cincinnati". Tennis. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
3. "Angelique Kerber loses to Karolina Pliskova in Cincinnati Open final". Tennis. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

• "Main Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2016.
• Qualifying Draw

External links

"Event Information". Archived from the original on 2015-05-14. Retrieved 16 July 2016.