2016 Volvo Car Open – Singles

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Singles
2016 Volvo Car Open
Final
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Score7–6(7–4), 6–2
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
  2015  · Volvo Car Open ·  2017  

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but retired in the semifinals against Sloane Stephens.

Contents

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.   Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (semifinals, retired due to a viral illness)
0 2.   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic (second round)
0 3.   Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (third round)
0 4.   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová (second round)
0 5.   Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani (semifinals)
0 6.   Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic (second round)
0 7.   Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens (champion)
0 8.   Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys (second round)
09.   Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)
10.   Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (third round)
11.   Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
12.   Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova (third round)
13.   Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu (quarterfinals)
14.   Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)
15.   Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki (second round)
16.   Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi (first round)
17.   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 66
13 Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 2 3
1 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 1 0r
7 Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 63
14 Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina 1 75
7 Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 65 7
7 Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 776
Q Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 642
5 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 776
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 621
5 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 4 62
Q Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 64 6
Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund 5 4
Q Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 76

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 65 77
WC Flag of the United States.svg S Rogers 4 64 Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena 2 763
Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena 63 61 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 66
Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle 5 2 Q Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučová 2 3
Q Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučová 76Q Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučová 0 66
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 4 66 Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 63 3
16 Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 63 1 1 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 66
13 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 62 7713 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 2 3
Flag of France.svg C Garcia 4 66313 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 64 6
Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 5 66 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 4 62
Flag of Brazil.svg T Pereira 73 2 13 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 1 677
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká 3 2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg M Puig 62 64
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg M Puig 66 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg M Puig 76
6 Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 5 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 3 3
Q Flag of Japan.svg N Osaka 61 1 WC Flag of the United States.svg L Chirico 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg L Chirico 3 66WC Flag of the United States.svg L Chirico 0 4
Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg S Karatantcheva 3 3 14 Flag of Russia.svg D Kasatkina 66
Flag of Croatia.svg A Konjuh 66 Flag of Croatia.svg A Konjuh 1 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 2 1 14 Flag of Russia.svg D Kasatkina 66
14 Flag of Russia.svg D Kasatkina 6614 Flag of Russia.svg D Kasatkina 1 75
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Gavrilova 61 67 Flag of the United States.svg S Stephens 65 7
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Z Diyas 1 63 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Gavrilova 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 66 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 4 0
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg L Kerkhove 1 2 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Gavrilova 4 3
Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 667 Flag of the United States.svg S Stephens 66
Q Flag of Turkey.svg Ç Büyükakçay 1 3 Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 4 3
7 Flag of the United States.svg S Stephens 66

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova 66 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova 0 3
Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina 1 1 5 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 677
Flag of Latvia.svg A Sevastova 64 1 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 4 65
LL Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová 4 66LL Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová 4 5
Q Flag of Serbia.svg A Krunić 4 4 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 67
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 665 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 776
15 Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 66 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 621
Flag of the United States.svg I Falconi 4 3 15 Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 5 63
Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 640 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 74 6
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 776 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 772 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg F Altick 3 2 3 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 6564
Flag of the United States.svg A Riske 66 Flag of the United States.svg A Riske 4 2
3 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 66

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Flag of the United States.svg M Keys 774 4
Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 4 66 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 6366
LL Flag of Romania.svg PM Țig 63 3 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 76
Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić-Baroni 66 Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić-Baroni 5 2
PR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 2 1 Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić-Baroni 4 6715
Flag of Germany.svg T Maria 4 3 11 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 64 613
11 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 66 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 5 4
17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bouchard 66Q Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 76
Flag of Romania.svg A Dulgheru 3 4 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bouchard 4 60r
Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 2 66 Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 61 1
Flag of the United States.svg C McHale 64 1 Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 1 3
Q Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 76Q Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 66
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Burger 5 2 Q Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 66
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg B Bencic 1 1

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka (qualified)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford (qualifying competition, withdrew)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili (first round)
  6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun (first round)
  7. Flag of Turkey.svg Çağla Büyükakçay (qualified)
  8. Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
  9. Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  10. Flag of Romania.svg Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  11. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sesil Karatantcheva (qualified)
  12. Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová (qualified)
  13. Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)
  14. Flag of France.svg Alizé Lim (first round)
  15. Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula (first round)
  16. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 66
Flag of Spain.svg Sílvia Soler Espinosa 4 0
1 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 66
Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo 4 4
Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo 2 67
15 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula 61 5

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová 0 2
2 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 679
9 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová 4 67
WC Flag of the United States.svg Ellie Halbauer 0 61
9 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová 64 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford 61 6
WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder 2 62
3 Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cindy Burger w/o
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cindy Burger 62 7
13 Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg 4 65

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 64 2
WC Flag of the United States.svg Raveena Kingsley4 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Raveena Kingsley 0 5
11 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sesil Karatantcheva 67
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková 6653
11 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sesil Karatantcheva 4 776

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili 60 5
PR Flag of Portugal.svg Michelle Larcher de Brito 2 67
PR Flag of Portugal.svg Michelle Larcher de Brito 1 5
12 Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 67
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Amra Sadiković 3 0
12 Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun 3 74
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove 65 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove 1 66
10 Flag of Romania.svg Patricia Maria Țig 63 4
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson 3 3
10 Flag of Romania.svg Patricia Maria Țig 66

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Flag of Turkey.svg Çağla Büyükakçay 771 79
Flag of the United States.svg Julia Boserup 61667
7 Flag of Turkey.svg Çağla Büyükakçay 76
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 5 1
Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva 3 60
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 677

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić 3 66
PR Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin 60 3
8 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić 66
Flag of Serbia.svg Jovana Jakšić 0 2
Flag of Serbia.svg Jovana Jakšić 66
14 Flag of France.svg Alizé Lim 1 3

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