Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles
Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Final
Champion	Monica Puig
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Score	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
Qualification
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Women's singles tennis at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
First-round match between Kirsten Flipkens and Venus Williams
Venue	Olympic Tennis Centre
Dates	6–13 August 2016
Competitors	64 from 36 nations
Medalists
Monica Puig   Puerto Rico Angelique Kerber   Germany Petra Kvitová   Czech Republic
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Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico's Monica Puig defeated Germany's Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 to win the gold medal in women's singles tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[1] It was Puerto Rico's first Olympic gold medal, and Puig became the first unseeded female player to win the Olympic tennis gold medal. In the bronze medal match, the Czech Republic's Petra Kvitová defeated the United States' Madison Keys 7–5, 2–6, 6–2. It was Germany's first medal in women's singles since 1992 and the Czech Republic's first since 1996.

The tournament was held from 6 to 13 August 2016 at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro. There were 64 competitors from 36 nations. ^[2]

Background

This was the 13th appearance of the women's singles tennis. A women's event was held only once during the first three Games (only men's tennis was played in 1896 and 1904), but has been held at every Olympics for which there was a tennis tournament since 1908. Tennis was not a medal sport from 1928 to 1984, though there were demonstration events in 1968 and 1984. ^[2]

Returning from the 2012 Games were gold medalist Serena Williams of the United States and quarter-finalists Angelique Kerber of Germany, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, and Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic. The 2000 champion, Venus Williams, was also back for her fifth Olympic singles appearance (sister Serena was only on her third). Serena Williams and Kerber were the top two seeds this Games, with Venus #5. ^[2]

Montenegro and Turkey each made their debut in the event. France made its 12th appearance, most among nations to that point, having missed only the 1908 Games in London (when only British players competed).

Qualification

Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification for the women's singles was primarily through the WTA ranking list of 6 June 2016. An additional restriction was that players had to have been part of a nominated team for three Billie Jean King Cup events between 2013 and 2016 (with some exceptions). Nations had been limited to four players in the event since the 2000 Games. There were 64 quota places available for women's singles. The first 56 were assigned through the world ranking. There were two Tripartite Commission invitation places and 6 final qualification places allocated by the ITF based on continental and national representation along with world rankings.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches were in best-of-3 sets. A tiebreak would be played in all sets reaching 6–6 (previously, no tiebreak would be used in the third set of a match).

Schedule

August
6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	—	11:00	12:00	12:00
Round of 64		Round of 32	Round of 16	Play cancelled due to rain	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Bronze medal match Gold medal match

Seeds

0 1.    Serena Williams  (USA)(third round)

0 2.    Angelique Kerber  (GER)(final, silver medalist)

0 3.    Garbiñe Muguruza  (ESP)(third round)

0 4.    Agnieszka Radwańska  (POL)(first round)

0 5.    Venus Williams  (USA)(first round)

0 6.    Roberta Vinci  (ITA)(first round)

0 7.    Madison Keys  (USA)(semifinals, fourth place)

0 8.    Svetlana Kuznetsova  (RUS)(third round)

0 9.    Carla Suárez Navarro  (ESP)(third round)

10.    Johanna Konta  (GBR)(quarterfinals)

11.    Petra Kvitová  (CZE)(semifinals, bronze medalist)

12.    Timea Bacsinszky  (SUI)(first round)

13.    Samantha Stosur  (AUS)(third round)

14.    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  (RUS)(second round)

15.    Elina Svitolina  (UKR)(quarterfinals)

16.    Barbora Strýcová  (CZE)(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
• 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

• TRI = Tripartite invitation
• IP = ITF place

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold medal match)
	15	Elina Svitolina  (UKR)	2	0
	11	Petra Kvitová  (CZE)	6	6
								11	Petra Kvitová  (CZE)	4	6	3
									Monica Puig  (PUR)	6	1	6
		Monica Puig  (PUR)	6	6
		Laura Siegemund  (GER)	1	1
																Monica Puig  (PUR)	6	4	6
															2	Angelique Kerber  (GER)	4	6	1
	7	Madison Keys  (USA)	6	6
		Daria Kasatkina  (RUS)	3	1
								7	Madison Keys  (USA)	3	5				Bronze medal match
								2	Angelique Kerber  (GER)	6	7
	10	Johanna Konta  (GBR)	1	2											11	Petra Kvitová  (CZE)	7	2	6
	2	Angelique Kerber  (GER)	6	6											7	Madison Keys  (USA)	5	6	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	S Williams  (USA)	6	6
		D Gavrilova  (AUS)	4	2				1	S Williams  (USA)	77	6
		J Larsson  (SWE)	1	6	3				A Cornet  (FRA)	65	2
		A Cornet  (FRA)	6	2	6										1	S Williams  (USA)	4	3
		H Watson  (GBR)	6	65	6										15	E Svitolina  (UKR)	6	6
	PR	S Peng  (CHN)	4	77	3				H Watson  (GBR)	3	6	3
		A Petkovic  (GER)	6	1	3			15	E Svitolina  (UKR)	6	1	6
	15	E Svitolina  (UKR)	2	6	6																	15	E Svitolina  (UKR)	2	0
	11	P Kvitová  (CZE)	6	6																		11	P Kvitová  (CZE)	6	6
		T Babos  (HUN)	1	2				11	P Kvitová  (CZE)	6	6
		C Wozniacki  (DEN)	6	6					C Wozniacki  (DEN)	2	4
	Alt	L Hradecká  (CZE)	2	2											11	P Kvitová  (CZE)	4	6	6
		E Makarova  (RUS)	3	6	78											E Makarova  (RUS)	6	4	4
		Ç Büyükakçay  (TUR)	6	0	66				E Makarova  (RUS)	3	6	6
		AK Schmiedlová  (SVK)	7	6					AK Schmiedlová  (SVK)	6	4	2
	6	R Vinci  (ITA)	5	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	G Muguruza  (ESP)	6	6
	Alt	A Mitu  (ROU)	2	2				3	G Muguruza  (ESP)	6	6
		N Hibino  (JPN)	6	3	6				N Hibino  (JPN)	1	1
		I-C Begu  (ROU)	4	6	3										3	G Muguruza  (ESP)	1	1
		M Puig  (PUR)	6	6												M Puig  (PUR)	6	6
	IP	P Hercog  (SLO)	3	2					M Puig  (PUR)	6	6
	IP	M Linette  (POL)	0	3				14	A Pavlyuchenkova  (RUS)	3	2
	14	A Pavlyuchenkova  (RUS)	6	6																			M Puig  (PUR)	6	6
	12	T Bacsinszky  (SUI)	77	4	67																		L Siegemund  (GER)	1	1
		S Zhang  (CHN)	64	6	79				S Zhang  (CHN)	2	4
		L Siegemund  (GER)	1	6	6				L Siegemund  (GER)	6	6
		T Pironkova  (BUL)	6	4	2											L Siegemund  (GER)	6	6
		L Šafářová  (CZE)	4	6	6											K Flipkens  (BEL)	4	3
	PR	K Knapp  (ITA)	6	1	1				L Šafářová  (CZE)	2	0r
		K Flipkens  (BEL)	4	6	77				K Flipkens  (BEL)	6	0
	5	V Williams  (USA)	6	3	65

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	M Keys  (USA)	6	6
		D Kovinić  (MNE)	3	3				7	M Keys  (USA)	7	64	77
	Alt	A Krunić  (SRB)	1	4					K Mladenovic  (FRA)	5	77	65
		K Mladenovic  (FRA)	6	6											7	M Keys  (USA)	6	3	6
		A Konjuh  (CRO)	77	6											9	C Suárez Navarro  (ESP)	3	6	3
		A Beck  (GER)	65	1					A Konjuh  (CRO)	65	3
		A Ivanovic  (SRB)	6	1	2			9	C Suárez Navarro  (ESP)	77	6
	9	C Suárez Navarro  (ESP)	2	6	6																	7	M Keys  (USA)	6	6
	16	B Strýcová  (CZE)	78	6																			D Kasatkina  (RUS)	3	1
		Y Wickmayer  (BEL)	66	1				16	B Strýcová  (CZE)	2	2
		S Errani  (ITA)	4	6	6				S Errani  (ITA)	6	6
		K Bertens  (NED)	6	4	3											S Errani  (ITA)	5	2
	IP	O Jabeur  (TUN)	6	64	1											D Kasatkina  (RUS)	7	6
		D Kasatkina  (RUS)	3	77	6				D Kasatkina  (RUS)	6	6
	IP	S Zheng  (CHN)	6	7				IP	S Zheng  (CHN)	1	4
	4	A Radwańska  (POL)	4	5

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	S Kuznetsova  (RUS)	6	4	6
		Q Wang  (CHN)	1	6	0			8	S Kuznetsova  (RUS)	w/o
		M Niculescu  (ROU)	6	6					M Niculescu  (ROU)
	TRI	V Cepede Royg  (PAR)	2	3											8	S Kuznetsova  (RUS)	6	5	5
		C Garcia  (FRA)	6	6											10	J Konta  (GBR)	3	7	7
	IP	T Pereira  (BRA)	1	2					C Garcia  (FRA)	2	3
	TRI	S Vogt  (LIE)	3	1				10	J Konta  (GBR)	6	6
	10	J Konta  (GBR)	6	6																		10	J Konta  (GBR)	1	2
	13	S Stosur  (AUS)	1	6	6																	2	A Kerber  (GER)	6	6
		J Ostapenko  (LAT)	6	3	2			13	S Stosur  (AUS)	6	6
		M Doi  (JPN)	6	6					M Doi  (JPN)	3	4
	Alt	Y Shvedova  (KAZ)	3	4											13	S Stosur  (AUS)	0	5
		E Bouchard  (CAN)	6	6											2	A Kerber  (GER)	6	7
		S Stephens  (USA)	3	3					E Bouchard  (CAN)	4	2
	IP	M Duque Mariño  (COL)	3	5				2	A Kerber  (GER)	6	6
	2	A Kerber  (GER)	6	7

References

1. "Monica Puig makes Puerto Rico gold medal history in women's singles". Guardian. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
2. "Singles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

External links

• Women's Singles Drawsheet: Results
• Olympic Tennis Event
• Entry List ^{[ permanent dead link ]}