| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 Rio Open | |
| Champion |  Francesca Schiavone |
| Runner-up |  Shelby Rogers |
| Score | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Sara Errani was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Dubai instead.
Francesca Schiavone won the title, defeating Shelby Rogers in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.
Teliana Pereira (first round)
Johanna Larsson (second round)
Danka Kovinić (quarterfinals) Christina McHale (first round)
Polona Hercog (second round)
Lara Arruabarrena (quarterfinals)
Tatjana Maria (first round)
Andreea Mitu (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Petra Martić | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Francesca Schiavone | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Shelby Rogers | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| WC | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Shelby Rogers | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | T Pereira | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Martić | 6 | 7 | P Martić | 77 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MT Torró Flor | 68 | 77 | 2 |  M Erakovic | 62 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Erakovic | 710 | 65 | 6 | P Martić | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Bogdan | 6 | 6 | 6 | L Arruabarrena | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | G Cé | 2 | 3 | A Bogdan | 5 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Peterson | 0 | 3 | 6 | L Arruabarrena | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | P Martić | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C McHale | 65 | 6 | 1 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  C Burger | 77 | 2 | 6 | Q | C Burger | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Irigoyen | 5 | 5 | Q |  E Kostova | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | E Kostova | 7 | 7 | Q | C Burger | 6 | 66 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Duque Mariño | 7 | 65 | 6 | F Schiavone | 3 | 78 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 P Parmentier | 5 | 77 | 3 | Q | M Duque Mariño | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | T Maria | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Brady | 4 | 2 | 5 | P Hercog | 5 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Haddad Maia | 2 | 1 | WC | S Cîrstea | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | WC | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 R Oprandi | 1 | 2 | 3 | D Kovinić | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | S Soler Espinosa | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Vickery | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | D Kovinić | 6 | 5 | 6 | WC | S Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A Mitu | 2 | 2 | S Rogers | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Rogers | 6 | 6 | S Rogers | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 V Cepede Royg | 64 | 6 | 6 | V Cepede Royg | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Tatishvili | 77 | 1 | 3 | S Rogers | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Glushko | 3 | 1 | Q | PC Gonçalves | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | PC Gonçalves | 6 | 6 | Q | PC Gonçalves | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Domínguez Lino | 5 | 4 | 2 | J Larsson | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Larsson | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mariana Duque Mariño (qualified)
Maria Sakkari (qualifying competition) Alizé Lim (qualifying competition) Katerina Stewart (first round) Laura Pous Tió (first round) Cindy Burger (qualified) Shahar Pe'er (first round) Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualifying competition)
Stephanie Vogt (first round) María Irigoyen (qualified) Mihaela Buzărnescu (first round) Jennifer Brady (qualified)| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
 Anastasia Rodionova | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Paula Badosa Gibert | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Paula Badosa Gibert | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Martina Caregaro | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Maria Sakkari | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Jennifer Brady | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Maria Silva | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alizé Lim | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Laura Pigossi | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Alizé Lim | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| WC | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Shahar Pe'er | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Katerina Stewart | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Elitsa Kostova | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Elitsa Kostova | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Sofia Shapatava | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Laura Pous Tió | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| PR | Nastassja Burnett | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| PR | Nastassja Burnett | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 10 | María Irigoyen | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Carolina Meligeni Alves | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 10 | María Irigoyen | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Cindy Burger | 710 | 6 | ||||||||||
| PR |  Heidi El Tabakh | 68 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Cindy Burger | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Fiona Ferro | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fiona Ferro | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Stephanie Vogt | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
Émilie Loit was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is the defending champion, but decided to participate at the Dubai Tennis Championships instead.
Polona Hercog successfully defended her title after defeating Mathilde Johansson in the final 0–6, 6–4, 7–5.
Sara Errani was the defending champion and she retained her title, beating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 6–0, 6–4.
Monica Niculescu was the defending champion, but retired in the quarterfinals against Carla Suárez Navarro.
Klára Zakopalová won the title, defeating Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–0.
Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep in the final, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Madrid Open.
Dominika Cibulková was the defending champion, but she chose not to defend her title.
Petra Kvitová defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Madrid Open. It was her second Madrid Open title.
Belinda Bencic won the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Canadian Open after Simona Halep retired in the final, with scoreline at 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 3–0. Bencic defeated six major finalists in succession en route to her first WTA Tour title. At 18 years and 23 weeks of age, Bencic became the youngest woman to win the tournament, surpassing Ana Ivanovic's record from 2006.
Venus Williams won the singles tennis title at the 2015 Wuhan Open after Garbiñe Muguruza retired in the final, with the scoreline at 6–3, 3–0. Williams saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against Roberta Vinci.
Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 China Open. It was her first WTA Premier Mandatory level-tournament and second WTA Tour title overall, and she became the first Spanish player to win a Premier Mandatory tournament.
Victoria Azarenka defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Miami Open. 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.
Serena Williams defeated Madison Keys in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Italian Open. This was Williams's second title in Rome won without dropping a set, and her fourth Italian Open title overall.
Karin Knapp was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Simona Halep defeated Madison Keys in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Canadian Open.
Sloane Stephens was the defending champion, but could not participate this year as she was recovering from a left foot surgery.
Elena Vesnina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Indian Wells Masters.
Johanna Konta defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Miami Open.
Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Anastasija Sevastova in a rematch of the previous year's final.
Elina Svitolina defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Canadian Open. It was her third consecutive Premier 5 title, making her the first woman to win the first three Premier 5 tournaments in a season, as well as the first to win three consecutive Premier 5 tournaments since Wozniacki won Montreal and Tokyo in 2010 and Dubai in 2011. This was also Wozniacki's sixth consecutive loss in a final in 2017, making her the first to lose that many finals in a row in one season, as well as the first woman to lose six finals in a single season since Maria Sharapova in 2012.