2016 Volvo Car Open – Singles

Singles
2016 Volvo Car Open
Final
Champion	Sloane Stephens
Runner-up	Elena Vesnina
Score	7–6(7–4), 6–2
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
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Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but retired in the semifinals against Sloane Stephens.

Stephens went on to win the title, defeating Elena Vesnina in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2, having saved a match point against Daria Kasatkina in the quarterfinals. Vesnina was the first qualifier in history to reach the final of this event.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

0 1.   Angelique Kerber (semifinals, retired due to a viral illness)

0 2.   Belinda Bencic (second round)

0 3.   Venus Williams (third round)

0 4.   Lucie Šafářová (second round)

0 5.   Sara Errani (semifinals)

0 6.   Andrea Petkovic (second round)

0 7.   Sloane Stephens (champion)

0 8.   Madison Keys (second round)

09.   Jelena Janković (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)

10.   Samantha Stosur (third round)

11.   Kristina Mladenovic (second round)

12.   Daria Gavrilova (third round)

13.   Irina-Camelia Begu (quarterfinals)

14.   Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)

15.   Sabine Lisicki (second round)

16.   Misaki Doi (first round)

17.   Eugenie Bouchard (second round, retired due to an abdominal injury)

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	13	Irina-Camelia Begu	2	3
								1	Angelique Kerber	1	0r
								7	Sloane Stephens	6	3
	14	Daria Kasatkina	1	7	5
	7	Sloane Stephens	6	5	7
															7	Sloane Stephens	77	6
															Q	Elena Vesnina	64	2
	5	Sara Errani	77	6
		Yulia Putintseva	62	1
								5	Sara Errani	4	6	2
								Q	Elena Vesnina	6	4	6
		Laura Siegemund	5	4
	Q	Elena Vesnina	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Kerber	6	5	77
	WC	S Rogers	4	6	4				L Arruabarrena	2	7	63
		L Arruabarrena	6	3	6										1	A Kerber	6	6
		M Brengle	5	2											Q	K Kučová	2	3
	Q	K Kučová	7	6				Q	K Kučová	0	6	6
		K Bondarenko	4	6	6				K Bondarenko	6	3	3
	16	M Doi	6	3	1																	1	A Kerber	6	6
	13	I-C Begu	6	2	77																	13	I-C Begu	2	3
		C Garcia	4	6	63			13	I-C Begu	6	4	6
		B Mattek-Sands	5	6	6				B Mattek-Sands	4	6	2
		T Pereira	7	3	2										13	I-C Begu	1	6	77
		L Hradecká	3	2												M Puig	6	2	64
		M Puig	6	6					M Puig	7	6
								6	A Petkovic	5	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	L Šafářová	3	3
	Q	N Osaka	6	1	1			WC	L Chirico	6	6
	WC	L Chirico	3	6	6										WC	L Chirico	0	4
	Q	S Karatantcheva	3	3											14	D Kasatkina	6	6
		A Konjuh	6	6					A Konjuh	1	1
		S Zheng	2	1				14	D Kasatkina	6	6
	14	D Kasatkina	6	6																		14	D Kasatkina	1	7	5
	12	D Gavrilova	6	1	6																	7	S Stephens	6	5	7
		Z Diyas	1	6	3			12	D Gavrilova	6	6
		S Zhang	6	6					S Zhang	4	0
	Q	L Kerkhove	1	2											12	D Gavrilova	4	3
		D Kovinić	6	6											7	S Stephens	6	6
	Q	Ç Büyükakçay	1	3					D Kovinić	4	3
								7	S Stephens	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	S Errani	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	6					Y Shvedova	0	3
		E Rodina	1	1											5	S Errani	6	77
		A Sevastova	6	4	1										10	S Stosur	4	65
	LL	J Čepelová	4	6	6			LL	J Čepelová	4	5
	Q	A Krunić	4	4				10	S Stosur	6	7
	10	S Stosur	6	6																		5	S Errani	77	6
	15	S Lisicki	6	6																			Y Putintseva	62	1
		I Falconi	4	3				15	S Lisicki	5	6	3
		K Nara	64	0					Y Putintseva	7	4	6
		Y Putintseva	77	6												Y Putintseva	77	2	6
	WC	F Altick	3	2											3	V Williams	65	6	4
		A Riske	6	6					A Riske	4	2
								3	V Williams	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	M Keys	77	4	4
		L Siegemund	4	6	6				L Siegemund	63	6	6
	LL	PM Țig	6	3	3											L Siegemund	7	6
		M Lučić-Baroni	6	6												M Lučić-Baroni	5	2
	PR	S Peng	2	1					M Lučić-Baroni	4	6	715
		T Maria	4	3				11	K Mladenovic	6	4	613
	11	K Mladenovic	6	6																			L Siegemund	5	4
	17	E Bouchard	6	6																		Q	E Vesnina	7	6
		A Dulgheru	3	4				17	E Bouchard	4	6	0r
		L Domínguez Lino	2	6	6				L Domínguez Lino	6	1	1
		C McHale	6	4	1											L Domínguez Lino	1	3
	Q	E Vesnina	7	6											Q	E Vesnina	6	6
	Q	C Burger	5	2				Q	E Vesnina	6	6
								2	B Bencic	1	1

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Elena Vesnina (qualified)
2. Naomi Osaka (qualified)
3. Samantha Crawford (qualifying competition, withdrew)
4. Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
5. Anna Tatishvili (first round)
6. Han Xinyun (first round)
7. Çağla Büyükakçay (qualified)
8. Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
9. Jana Čepelová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
10. Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
11. Sesil Karatantcheva (qualified)
12. Kristína Kučová (qualified)
13. Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)
14. Alizé Lim (first round)
15. Jessica Pegula (first round)
16. Ysaline Bonaventure (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Elena Vesnina
2. Naomi Osaka
3. Cindy Burger
4. Sesil Karatantcheva
5. Kristína Kučová
6. Lesley Kerkhove
7. Çağla Büyükakçay
8. Aleksandra Krunić

Lucky losers

1. Jana Čepelová
2. Patricia Maria Țig

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Elena Vesnina	6	6
		Sílvia Soler Espinosa	4	0
								1	Elena Vesnina	6	6
									Sara Sorribes Tormo	4	4
		Sara Sorribes Tormo	2	6	7
	15	Jessica Pegula	6	1	5

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Naomi Osaka	6	6
		Tereza Martincová	0	2
								2	Naomi Osaka	6	79
								9	Jana Čepelová	4	67
	WC	Ellie Halbauer	0	6	1
	9	Jana Čepelová	6	4	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Samantha Crawford	6	1	6
	WC	Patty Schnyder	2	6	2
								3	Samantha Crawford
									Cindy Burger	w/o
		Cindy Burger	6	2	7
	13	Verónica Cepede Royg	4	6	5

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Kateřina Siniaková	6	4	2
	WC	Raveena Kingsley	4	6	6
								WC	Raveena Kingsley	0	5
								11	Sesil Karatantcheva	6	7
		Andrea Hlaváčková	6	65	3
	11	Sesil Karatantcheva	4	77	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Anna Tatishvili	6	0	5
	PR	Michelle Larcher de Brito	2	6	7
								PR	Michelle Larcher de Brito	1	5
								12	Kristína Kučová	6	7
		Amra Sadiković	3	0
	12	Kristína Kučová	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Han Xinyun	3	7	4
		Lesley Kerkhove	6	5	6
									Lesley Kerkhove	1	6	6
								10	Patricia Maria Țig	6	3	4
	WC	Laura Robson	3	3
	10	Patricia Maria Țig	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Çağla Büyükakçay	77	1	79
		Julia Boserup	61	6	67
								7	Çağla Büyükakçay	7	6
								16	Ysaline Bonaventure	5	1
		Alla Kudryavtseva	3	60
	16	Ysaline Bonaventure	6	77

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Aleksandra Krunić	3	6	6
	PR	Melanie Oudin	6	0	3
								8	Aleksandra Krunić	6	6
									Jovana Jakšić	0	2
		Jovana Jakšić	6	6
	14	Alizé Lim	1	3

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw