2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season

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2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season
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Kerber playing at the 2016 Birmingham Classic.
Full nameAngelique Kerber
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Calendar prize money$9,861,615 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record63–18
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 9
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open W
French Open 1R
Wimbledon F
US Open W
Other tournaments
Championships F
Olympic Games Silver medal.svg
Doubles
Season record3–4
Calendar titles0
Current rankingNo. 217
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 190
Fed Cup
Fed Cup 1R
Last updated on: 31 October 2016.

The 2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2016 Brisbane International. Kerber entered the season as the number 10 ranked player and the defending champion at four tournaments.

Contents

Year in detail

Australian Open Series

Australian Open

Kerber entered the 2016 Australian Open as the seventh seed. She saved a match point in the second set against Misaki Doi in the first round before defeating her in three sets to advance to the second round. Following this tight encounter, Kerber defeated Alexandra Dulgheru, Madison Brengle, and compatriot Annika Beck all in comprehensive straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals, her first in Melbourne, where she faced her nemesis Victoria Azarenka, in a rematch of their encounter in Brisbane. With new tactics, Kerber assailed to a lead by two breaks in the first set. Azarenka then fought her way back into the set, but Kerber maintained a one-break lead to close out the set. In the second set, Azarenka resumed her comeback and served for the set twice, but Kerber broke Azarenka both times and had to save four set points in the process too. She ultimately took the match, thus beating Azarenka for the first time in her career, and advanced to her third career Grand Slam semifinal, the most recent one having come in Wimbledon back in 2012.

In the semifinals, Kerber faced the unseeded Johanna Konta and saw off the Briton in straight sets to book a spot in her maiden Grand Slam final, a meeting against world No. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams, who had been in dominant form. There, Kerber surprised Williams in a spectacular match where she was the underdog, and defeated Williams, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, also stopping Williams from equaling the Open Era record held by Steffi Graf.

With the title, Kerber became the first major champion to save a match point in the first round. [1] She was also the first German of any gender to win a major since Graf at the 1999 French Open. [2] [3] Kerber's victory catapulted her ranking to No.2 for the first time in her career.

All matches

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (Seed or Key)RankResultScore
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
Premier
Hard, outdoor
4 – 9 January 2016
11R Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi 35Win5–7, 6–3, 6–0
22R Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 40Win6–3, 6–3
3QF Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 28Win6–4, 6–4
4SF Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro (6)13Win6–2, 6–3
5F Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 22Loss (1)3–6, 1–6
Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
Premier
Hard, outdoor
11 – 16 January 2016
61R Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 20Win4–6, 6–0, 6–3
2R Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova 23WithdrewN/A
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 January 2016
71R Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi 64Win6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
82R Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru 61Win6–2, 6–4
93R Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 49Win6–1, 6–3
104R Flag of Germany.svg Annika Beck 55Win6–4, 6–0
11QF Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka (14)16Win6–3, 7–5
12SF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 47Win7–5, 6–2
13W Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (1)1Win6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Fed Cup World Group First Round
Leipzig, Germany
Fed Cup
Hard, indoor
6 – 7 February 2016
141R
R2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 15Win6–1, 6–3
151R
R3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 11Loss6–7(5–7), 3–6
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
21 – 27 February 2016
1RBye
162R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai 73Loss5–7, 1–6
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2016
1RBye
172R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová 64Loss5–7, 5–7
Miami Open
Miami, United States
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
21 March – 3 April 2016
1RBye
182R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 32Win6–1, 6–1
193R Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens (Q)108Win1–6, 6–2, 3–0 ret.
204R Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos 49Win6–2, 3–6, 6–4
21QF Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys (22)24Win6–3, 6–2
22SF Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka (13)8Loss2–6, 5–7
Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
Premier
Clay, outdoor
4 – 10 April 2016
1RBye
232R Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena 80Win6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
243R Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová (Q)142Win6–2, 6–3
25QF Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu (13)34Win6–2, 6–3
26SF Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens (7)25Loss1–6, 0–3 ret.
Fed Cup World Group play-offs
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Fed Cup
Clay, indoor
16 – 17 April 2016
27PO
R1
Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 35Win6–2, 6–3
28PO
R3
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 6Win6–2, 6–2
Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
Premier
Clay, indoor
18 – 24 April 2016
1RBye
292R Flag of Germany.svg Annika Beck 41Win4–6, 6–3, 6–1
30QF Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro (7)11Win6–2, 6–4
31SF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová (5)7Win6–4, 4–6, 6–2
32W Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund (Q)71Win (2)6–4, 6–0
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
1 – 8 May 2016
331R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 33Loss4–6, 2–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
9 – 15 May 2016
1RBye
342R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard 46Loss1–6, 7–5, 5–7
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
23 May – 5 June 2016
351R Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 58Loss2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Premier
Grass, outdoor
13 – 19 June 2016
361R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai (PR)266Win7–6(7–3), 6–3
372R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova 50Win5–7, 6–2, 6–2
38QF Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro (6)15Loss4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
27 June – 10 July 2016
391R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson (WC)283Win6–2, 6–2
402R Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 64Win6–4, 6–1
413R Flag of Germany.svg Carina Witthöft 109Win7–6(13–11), 6–1
424R Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi 49Win6–3, 6–1
43QF Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (5)5Win7–5, 7–6(7–2)
44SF Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (8)8Win6–4, 6–4
45F Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (1)1Loss (2)5–7, 3–6
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
International
Clay, outdoor
18 – 24 July 2016
461R Flag of Sweden.svg Cornelia Lister (WC)664Win2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2R Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena 98WithdrewN/A
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
25 – 31 July 2016
1RBye
472R Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 55Win6–3, 4–6, 6–3
483R Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (17)20Win1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
49QF Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina 33Win6–2, 6–2
50SF Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (5)5Loss0–6, 6–3, 2–6
Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Olympic Games
Hard, outdoor
6 – 14 August 2016
511R Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño (IP)80Win6–3, 7–5
522R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard 40Win6–4, 6–2
533R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (13)17Win6–0, 7–5
54QF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta (10)13Win6–1, 6–2
55SF Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys (7)9Win6–3, 7–5
56F Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig 34Loss (3)4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
15 – 21 August 2016
1RBye
572R Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 37Win6–0, 7–5
583R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 20Win7–6(7–5), 6–4
59QF Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro (9)12Win4–6, 6–3, 6–0
60SF Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (3)4Win6–3, 6–4
61F Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková (15)17Loss (4)3–6, 1–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
29 August – 11 September 2016
621R Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog 120Win6–0, 1–0 ret.
632R Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 57Win6–2, 7–6(11–9)
643R Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Bellis (Q)158Win6–1, 6–1
654R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová (14)16Win6–3, 7–5
66QF Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (7)8Win7–5, 6–0
67SF Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 74Win6–4, 6–3
68W Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková (10)12Win (3)6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
25 September – 1 October 2016
1RBye
692R Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 54Win6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4
703R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová (14)16Loss7–6(12–10), 5–7, 4–6
China Open
Beijing, China
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
2 – 9 October 2016
711R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková (Q)51Win6–4, 6–4
722R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 21Win6–3, 7–6(7–4)
733R Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 19Loss3–6, 5–7
Hong Kong Tennis Open
Hong Kong
International
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 October 2016
741R Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 97Win6–4, 6–4
752R Flag of the United States.svg Louisa Chirico 60Win6–2, 3–6, 6–2
76QF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova (8)38Loss3–6, 1–6
WTA Finals
Singapore
WTA Finals
Hard, indoor
23 – 30 October 2016
77RR Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková (7)8Win7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3
78RR Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (3)4Win6–4, 6–2
79RR Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys (6)7Win6–3, 6–3
80SF Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska (2)3Win6–2, 6–1
81F Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková (7)8Loss (5)3–6, 4–6

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (Seed or Key)RankResultScore
Brisbane International
Melbourne, Australia
Premier
Hard, outdoor
4 – 9 January 2016
Partner: Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
11R Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko / Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 76 / 53Win7–6(7–2), 6–3
2QF Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Atawo / Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet 18 / 108Win6–2, 6–3
3SF Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Parra Santonja 32 / 37Win2–6, 6–3, [10–2]
4F Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza (1)2 / 1Loss (1)5–7, 1–6
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2016
Partner: Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
51R Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching / Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan (2)6 / 5Loss4–6, 3–6
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
25 – 31 July 2016
Partner: Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
61R Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale / Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad 79 / 86Loss7–5, 5–7, [6–10]
2016 Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Olympic Games
Hard, outdoor
6 – 14 August 2016
Partner: Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
71R Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani / Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (8)23 / 107Loss2–6, 2–6

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Kerber's 2016 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

DateTournamentCityCategorySurface2015 result2015 points2016 pointsOutcome
4 January 2016–
9 January 2016
Brisbane International Brisbane Premier HardQF100305Lost in the final to Victoria Azarenka
11 January 2016–
16 January 2016
Sydney International Sydney Premier HardSF18555Withdrew before second round match against Ekaterina Makarova
18 January 2016–
31 January 2016
Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard1R102,000Won in the final against Serena Williams
6 February 2016–
7 February 2016
Fed Cup: Germany vs Switzerland
World Group First Round
Leipzig Fed Cup Hard (i)SFFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland def. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, 3–2
Germany relegated to WG Play-offs
21 February 2016–
27 February 2016
Qatar Open Doha Premier 5 Hard1R11Lost in second round against Zheng Saisai
7 March 2016–
20 March 2016
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Premier Mandatory Hard2R1010Lost in second round against Denisa Allertová
21 March 2016–
3 April 2016
Miami Open Miami Premier Mandatory Hard3R65390Lost in the semifinals against Victoria Azarenka
4 April 2016–
10 April 2016
Charleston Open Charleston Premier ClayW470185Retired in the semifinals against Sloane Stephens
16 April 2016–
17 April 2016
Fed Cup: Romania vs Germany
World Group play-offs
Cluj-Napoca Fed Cup Clay (i)SFFlag of Germany.svg  Germany def. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 4–1
Germany remain in World Group
18 April 2016–
24 April 2016
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart Premier Clay (i)W470470Won in the final against Laura Siegemund
1 May 2016–
8 May 2016
Madrid Open Madrid Premier Mandatory Clay1R1010Lost in first round against Barbora Strýcová
9 May 2016–
15 May 2016
Italian Open Rome Premier 5 Clay2R601Lost in second round against Eugenie Bouchard
23 May 2016–
5 June 2016
French Open Paris Grand Slam Clay3R13010Lost in first round against Kiki Bertens
13 June 2016–
19 June 2016
Birmingham Classic Birmingham Premier GrassW470100Lost in the quarterfinals against Carla Suárez Navarro
27 June 2016–
10 July 2016
Wimbledon Championships London Grand Slam Grass3R1301,300Lost in the final to Serena Williams
18 July 2016–
24 July 2016
Swedish Open Båstad International ClayDNS30Withdrew before second round match against Lara Arruabarrena
25 July 2016–
31 July 2016
Canadian Open Montreal Premier 5 Hard3R105350Lost in semifinals against Simona Halep
6 August 2016–
14 August 2016
Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games HardQF (2012)Lost in the final to Monica Puig
15 August 2016–
21 August 2016
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Premier 5 Hard1R1585Lost in the final to Karolína Plíšková
29 August 2016–
11 September 2016
US Open New York Grand Slam Hard3R1302,000Won in the final against Karolína Plíšková
25 September 2016–
1 October 2016
Wuhan Open Wuhan Premier 5 HardSF350105Lost in the third round match against Petra Kvitová
2 October 2016–
9 October 2016
China Open Beijing Premier Mandatory HardQF215120Lost in the third round match against Elina Svitolina
10 October 2016–
16 October 2016
Hong Kong Tennis Open Hong Kong International HardF18060Lost in the quarterfinals against Daria Gavrilova
23 October 2016–
30 October 2016
WTA Finals Singapore WTA Finals Hard (i)RR3701,080Lost in the final to Dominika Cibulková
Total year-end points9,167

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

(Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of the most recent match between the two players, Italic denotes top 50; for players whose ranking changed over the course of the year, see the note for a more complete breakdown by ranking.)

Finals

Singles: 8 (3–5)

Legend
Grand Slams (2–1)
WTA Tour Championships (0–1)
WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–1)
WTA Premier 5 (0–1)
WTA Premier (1–1)
WTA International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by venue
Outdoors (2–4)
Indoors (1–1)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up9 January 2016Premier Brisbane International, AustraliaHard Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 3–6, 1–6
Winner30 January 2016Grand Slam Australian Open, AustraliaHard Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Winner24 April 2016Premier Stuttgart Open, GermanyClay (i) Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up9 July 2016Grand Slam Wimbledon Championships, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams5–7, 3–6
Silver13 August 2016Olympic Games Summer Olympics, BrazilHard Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up21 August 2016Premier 5 Cincinnati Masters, United StatesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 3–6, 1–6
Winner10 September 2016Grand Slam US Open, United StatesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up30 October 2016Tour Championships WTA Finals, SingaporeHard (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slams (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)
WTA Premier 5 (0–0)
WTA Premier (0–1)
WTA International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by venue
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore in the final
Runner-up9 January 2016Premier Brisbane International, AustraliaHard Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
5–7, 1–6

Earnings

Singles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Brisbane International $103,850$103,850
Sydney International $10,540$114,390
Australian Open $2,553,740$2,668,130
Qatar Open $15,185$2,683,315
Indian Wells Masters $19,530$2,702,845
Miami Open $251,500$2,954,345
Charleston Open $33,600$2,987,945
Stuttgart Open $129,551$3,117,496
Madrid Open $15,193$3,132,689
Italian Open $15,680$3,148,369
French Open $32,314$3,180,683
Birmingham Classic $22,310$3,202,993
Wimbledon Championships $1,532,910$4,735,903
Swedish Open $3,400$4,739,303
Canadian Open $121,150$4,860,453
Cincinnati Masters $247,320$5,107,773
US Open $3,437,565$8,545,338
Wuhan Open $26,900$8,572,238
China Open $62,768$8,635,006
Hong Kong Tennis Open $6,175$8,641,181
WTA Finals $1,200,000$9,841,181
$9,841,181
Doubles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Brisbane International $12,259$12,259
Indian Wells Masters $5,930$18,189
Canadian Open $2,245$20,434
$20,434
Total
$9,861,615

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Bold denotes tournament win

See also

Notes

  1. Keys was ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their first meeting (1–0) but inside the top 10 for their following meetings (2–0).
  2. Beck was ranked outside the top 50 for their first meeting (1–0) but inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their second meeting (1–0).
  3. Doi was ranked outside the top 50 for their first meeting (1–0) but inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their second meeting (1–0).
  4. Mladenovic was ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their first meeting (1–0) but outside the top 50 for their second meeting (1–0).
  5. Kvitová was ranked inside the top 10 for their first meeting (1–0) but ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their following meetings (1–1).
  6. Azarenka was ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their first two meetings (1–1) but inside the top 10 for their third meeting (0–1).

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Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 French Open. It was her first French Open title, fourth major title overall and she completed the career Grand Slam. It was Sharapova's first major title since the 2008 Australian Open, and her first since a shoulder surgery that threatened to end her career four years prior. She lost only one set during the tournament, to Klára Zakopalová in the fourth round. Sharapova regained the world No. 1 ranking with the win; Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwańska were also in contention for the top spot.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angelique Kerber career statistics</span> Tennis player statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of German former professional tennis player Angelique Kerber. Kerber won 14 career singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2016 Australian Open, 2016 US Open and 2018 Wimbledon Championships. She also won titles on each playing surface. She was also the runner-up at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and won Silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Kerber became the world No. 1 for the first time in her career on 12 September 2016.

The 2015 WTA Finals was a women's tennis tournament at Singapore. It was the 45th edition of the singles event and the 40th edition of the doubles competition. The tournament was contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams.

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.

Angelique Kerber defeated defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Kerber saved a match point en route to the title, in the first round against Misaki Doi; she became the first woman to win a singles major after saving a match point in the first round. She also became the first German to win a major since Steffi Graf at the 1999 French Open. Williams was attempting to equal Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. Williams' loss also ended her eight-match winning streak in major finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Serena Williams tennis season</span>

The 2016 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2016 Hopman Cup. Williams entered the season as the number one ranked player and the defending champion at five tournaments, including the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.

Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 US Open. It was her first US Open title, and second major singles title overall. Kerber became the first player since Martina Hingis in 1997 to win both hard court majors in the same calendar year, having also won the Australian Open. She also attained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time after Serena Williams failed to reach the final. In addition to Kerber and Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwańska were in contention for the top ranking. The final was a rematch of the Cincinnati final three weeks prior, won by Plíšková.

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Venus Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Wimbledon title, and second and last major singles title overall. She dropped just one set during the tournament, to Angelique Kerber in the fourth round.

Naomi Osaka defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Indian Wells Masters. It was her first WTA Tour title. This was the first time two players under 21 had contested the final since Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams in 2001. At 20 years old, Osaka was the youngest Indian Wells champion since Ana Ivanovic in 2008, and the youngest at any Premier Mandatory event since Caroline Wozniacki at the 2010 China Open. She was also only the third unseeded player to win the tournament after Serena Williams (1999) and Clijsters (2005), and the first Japanese player to win a Premier Mandatory title.

The 2019 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2019 WTA Tour.

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