2016 Italian Open – Women's 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.

Women's singles
2016 Italian Open
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upUnited States Madison Keys
Score7–6(7–5), 6–3
Draw56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds16

Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but could not defend her title because of her provisional suspension after failing a drug test at the Australian Open.[1]

Seeds

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

01.  United States Serena Williams (champion)
02.  Germany Angelique Kerber (second round)
03.  Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)
04.  Belarus Victoria Azarenka (second round)
05.  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (second round)
06.  Romania Simona Halep (second round)
07.  Italy Roberta Vinci (second round)
08.  Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
09.  Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
10.  Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (second round)
11.  Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky (quarterfinals)
12.  United States Venus Williams (second round)
13.  Serbia Ana Ivanovic (second round)
14.  Italy Sara Errani (first round)
15.  Ukraine Elina Svitolina (first round)
16.  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Serena Williams 6 6
9 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 0
1 United States Serena Williams 6 6
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 4 1
  Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 6 77
Japan Misaki Doi 2 63
1 United States Serena Williams 77 6
United States Madison Keys 65 3
11 Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 5 2
3 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 7 6
3 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 65 4
United States Madison Keys 77 6
United States Madison Keys 6 4 6
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 4 6 3

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States S Williams 6 6
Germany A-L Friedsam 6 7 Germany A-L Friedsam 4 3
Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 4 5 1 United States S Williams 79 6
WC Italy C Giovine 1 6 2 Q United States C McHale 67 1
Q United States C McHale 6 2 6 Q United States C McHale 63 6 6
Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 4 4 13 Serbia A Ivanovic 77 4 1
13 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 6 1 United States S Williams 6 6
9 Russia S Kuznetsova 7 6 9 Russia S Kuznetsova 2 0
France C Garcia 5 4 9 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6
Q United States A Riske 6 65 1 Australia S Stosur 4 4
Australia S Stosur 4 77 6 9 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 2 6
Germany S Lisicki 1 63 Australia D Gavrilova 2 6 3
Australia D Gavrilova 6 77 Australia D Gavrilova 6 4 6
6 Romania S Halep 3 6 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Belarus V Azarenka 3 2
Russia M Gasparyan 3 0 Romania I-C Begu 6 6
Romania I-C Begu 6 6 Romania I-C Begu 6 6
Romania M Niculescu 4 1 Russia D Kasatkina 1 4
Q Colombia M Duque Mariño 6 6 Q Colombia M Duque Mariño 2 2
Russia D Kasatkina 6 6 Russia D Kasatkina 6 6
16 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 4 4 Romania I-C Begu 6 77
10 Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 6 Japan M Doi 2 63
WC Italy F Schiavone 3 2 10 Czech Republic L Šafářová 3 5
France A Cornet 62 1 Japan M Doi 6 7
Japan M Doi 77 6 Japan M Doi 4 7 6
Q Sweden J Larsson 1 2 United Kingdom J Konta 6 5 2
United Kingdom J Konta 6 6 United Kingdom J Konta 6 6
7 Italy R Vinci 0 4

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 7
Brazil T Pereira 6 78 Brazil T Pereira 1 5
Germany A Beck 4 66 8 Spain C Suárez Navarro 7 5 2
Q Germany J Görges 6 65 3 11 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 5 7 6
Ukraine L Tsurenko 1 77 6 Ukraine L Tsurenko 2 4
Belgium Y Wickmayer 2 2 11 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 6
11 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 6 11 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 5 2
15 Ukraine E Svitolina 1 6 1 3 Spain G Muguruza 7 6
Q Puerto Rico M Puig 6 4 6 Q Puerto Rico M Puig 1 1
France K Mladenovic 3 1 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6
Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6 Latvia J Ostapenko 1 4
Russia E Makarova 6 6 3 Spain G Muguruza 6 6
Montenegro D Kovinić 2 2 Russia E Makarova 1 0
3 Spain G Muguruza 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Czech Republic P Kvitová 3 4
United States M Keys 6 6 United States M Keys 6 6
Germany A Petkovic 4 1 United States M Keys 77 6
Q Netherlands K Bertens 1 4 Hungary T Babos 62 3
Hungary T Babos 6 6 Hungary T Babos 65 7 6
United States C Vandeweghe 4 3 12 United States V Williams 77 5 4
12 United States V Williams 6 6 United States M Keys 6 4 6
14 Italy S Errani 4 6 0 Czech Republic B Strýcová 4 6 3
Q United Kingdom H Watson 6 3 6 Q United Kingdom H Watson 4 2
Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 6 Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 6
WC Italy K Knapp 2 2 Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 6
Serbia J Janković 4 6 3 Canada E Bouchard 1 0
Canada E Bouchard 6 2 6 Canada E Bouchard 6 5 7
2 Germany A Kerber 1 7 5

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (first round)
  2. Russia Elena Vesnina (qualifying competition)
  3. United Kingdom Heather Watson (qualified)
  4. Germany Julia Görges (qualified)
  5. United States Christina McHale (qualified)
  6. Puerto Rico Monica Puig (qualified)
  7. Sweden Johanna Larsson (qualified)
  8. United States Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
  9. United States Irina Falconi (first round)
  10. United States Madison Brengle (first round)
  11. China Zheng Saisai (first round)
  12. United States Nicole Gibbs (first round)
  13. Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (first round)
  14. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
  15. Spain Lara Arruabarrena (qualifying competition)
  16. Croatia Ana Konjuh (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 63 77 1
Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño 77 64 6
  Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño 6 4 77
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 0 6 65
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 78
9 United States Irina Falconi 4 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Russia Elena Vesnina 1 6 6
Germany Tatjana Maria 6 4 0
2 Russia Elena Vesnina 4 4
United States Alison Riske 6 6
United States Alison Riske 6 6
13 Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 2 1

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 United Kingdom Heather Watson 6 2 6
WC Italy Nastassja Burnett 3 6 3
3 United Kingdom Heather Watson 7 4 6
16 Croatia Ana Konjuh 5 6 3
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova 1 77 3
16 Croatia Ana Konjuh 6 63 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Germany Julia Görges 6 6
Slovenia Polona Hercog 4 3
4 Germany Julia Görges 7 6
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 5 3
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 6
10 United States Madison Brengle 4 1

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 United States Christina McHale 6 6
PR United Kingdom Laura Robson 4 2
5 United States Christina McHale 6 3 6
United Kingdom Naomi Broady 4 6 1
United Kingdom Naomi Broady 6 6
11 China Zheng Saisai 3 2

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Puerto Rico Monica Puig 6 6
WC Italy Martina Colmegna 3 0
6 Puerto Rico Monica Puig 6 6
15 Spain Lara Arruabarrena 4 3
WC Italy Martina Di Giuseppe 2 4
15 Spain Lara Arruabarrena 6 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Sweden Johanna Larsson 7 6
Croatia Donna Vekić 5 2
7 Sweden Johanna Larsson 6 6
14 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 3 4
WC Italy Alberta Brianti 6 1 4
14 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 2 6 6

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 United States Varvara Lepchenko 6 6
Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova 3 0
8 United States Varvara Lepchenko 2 3
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 6 6
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 6 6
12 United States Nicole Gibbs 2 4

References

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