2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season

The 2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2016 Brisbane International. Kerber entered the season as the number 10 ranked player and the defending champion at four tournaments.

2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season
Kerber playing at the 2016 Birmingham Classic.
Full nameAngelique Kerber
Country Germany
Calendar prize money$9,861,615 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record63–18 (77.8%)
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous year 9
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French Open1R
WimbledonF
US OpenW
Other tournaments
ChampionshipsF
Olympic Games
Doubles
Season record3–4 (42.9%)
Calendar titles0
Current rankingNo. 217
Ranking change from previous year 190
Fed Cup
Fed Cup1R
Last updated on: 31 October 2016.

Year in detail

Brisbane International

Kerber entered Brisbane as the fourth seed. She faced Camila Giorgi in the first round and lost the first set 7-5. Kerber baited errors out of Giorgi's game and proceeded to win the second and third set 6-3,6-0. Kerber then advanced to the final defeating Madison Brengle, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Carla Suárez Navarro to advance to the final, where she faced Victoria Azarenka. Despite Kerber's good form in during the tournament, she was completely outplayed, broken five times en route to a 6-3, 6-1 defeat.

Apia Sydney International

In Sydney, Kerber defeated Elina Svitolina 4-6, 6-0, 6-3. She then withdrew from her second round match against Ekaterina Makarova.

Australian Open

Kerber entered the 2016 Australian Open as the seventh seed. She saved a match point in the second set against Misaki Doi in the first round before defeating her in three sets to advance to the second round. Following this tight encounter, Kerber defeated Alexandra Dulgheru, Madison Brengle, and compatriot Annika Beck all in comprehensive straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals, where she faced her nemesis Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of their encounter in Brisbane. With new tactics, Kerber assailed to a 4-0 lead in the first set. Azarenka fought her way back into the set, but Kerber maintain a one break lead and closed out the first set 6-3. In the second set, Azarenka resumed her comeback and served for the set twice at 5-2 and 5-4, but Kerber broke Azarenka both times and saved four set points. She ultimately took the match 6-4, 7-5 defeating Azarenka for the first time and advancing to the semifinals in Australia for the first time as well. In the semifinals, she faced the unseeded Johanna Konta, and lead 3-0 in the first set. Konta erased Kerber's lead, reeling off four games in a row, but Kerber managed to claim the set 7-5. Kerber then dominated the second set to defeat Konta in straights for her seventh meeting against defending champion, Serena Williams who had been in dominant form. Despite Kerber entering her maiden Grand Slam final, she played as spectacular match as the underdog and defeated Williams, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, stopping Williams from equaling the Open Era record held by Steffi Graf. Kerber became the first major champion to save a match point in the first round.[1] She was also the first German of any gender to win a major since Graf at the 1999 French Open.[2][3] Kerber's victory catapulted her ranking to No.2 for the first time in her career.

All matches

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
Premier
Hard, outdoor
4 – 9 January 2016
11R Camila Giorgi35Win5–7, 6–3, 6–0
22R Madison Brengle40Win6–3, 6–3
3QF Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova28Win6–4, 6–4
4SF Carla Suárez Navarro (6)13Win6–2, 6–3
5F Victoria Azarenka22Loss (1)3–6, 1–6
Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
Premier
Hard, outdoor
11 – 16 January 2016
61R Elina Svitolina20Win4–6, 6–0, 6–3
2R Ekaterina Makarova23WithdrewN/A
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 January 2016
71R Misaki Doi64Win6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
82R Alexandra Dulgheru61Win6–2, 6–4
93R Madison Brengle49Win6–1, 6–3
104R Annika Beck55Win6–4, 6–0
11QF Victoria Azarenka (14)16Win6–3, 7–5
12SF Johanna Konta47Win7–5, 6–2
13W Serena Williams (1)1Win (1)6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Fed Cup World Group First Round
Leipzig, Germany
Fed Cup
Hard, indoor
6 – 7 February 2016
141R
R2
Timea Bacsinszky15Win6–1, 6–3
151R
R3
Belinda Bencic11Loss6–7(5–7), 3–6
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
21 – 27 February 2016
1R Bye
162R Zheng Saisai73Loss5–7, 1–6
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2016
1R Bye
172R Denisa Allertová64Loss5–7, 5–7
Miami Open
Miami, United States
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
21 March – 3 April 2016
1R Bye
182R Barbora Strýcová32Win6–1, 6–1
193R Kiki Bertens (Q)108Win1–6, 6–2, 3–0 ret.
204R Tímea Babos49Win6–2, 3–6, 6–4
21QF Madison Keys (22)24Win6–3, 6–2
22SF Victoria Azarenka (13)8Loss2–6, 5–7
Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
Premier
Clay, outdoor
4 – 10 April 2016
1R Bye
232R Lara Arruabarrena80Win6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
243R Kristína Kučová (Q)142Win6–2, 6–3
25QF Irina-Camelia Begu (13)34Win6–2, 6–3
26SF Sloane Stephens (7)25Loss1–6, 0–3 ret.
Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Fed Cup
Clay, indoor
16 – 17 April 2016
27PO
R1
Irina-Camelia Begu35Win6–2, 6–3
28PO
R3
Simona Halep6Win6–2, 6–2
Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
Premier
Clay, indoor
18 – 24 April 2016
1R Bye
292R Annika Beck41Win4–6, 6–3, 6–1
30QF Carla Suárez Navarro (7)11Win6–2, 6–4
31SF Petra Kvitová (5)7Win6–4, 4–6, 6–2
32W Laura Siegemund (Q)71Win (2)6–4, 6–0
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
1 – 8 May 2016
331R Barbora Strýcová33Loss4–6, 2–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
9 – 15 May 2016
1R Bye
342R Eugenie Bouchard46Loss1–6, 7–5, 5–7
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
23 May – 5 June 2016
351R Kiki Bertens58Loss2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Premier
Grass, outdoor
13 – 19 June 2016
361R Peng Shuai (PR)266Win7–6(7–3), 6–3
372R Daria Gavrilova50Win5–7, 6–2, 6–2
38QF Carla Suárez Navarro (6)15Loss4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
27 June – 10 July 2016
391R Laura Robson (WC)283Win6–2, 6–2
402R Varvara Lepchenko64Win6–4, 6–1
413R Carina Witthöft109Win7–6(13–11), 6–1
424R Misaki Doi49Win6–3, 6–1
43QF Simona Halep (5)5Win7–5, 7–6(7–2)
44SF Venus Williams (8)8Win6–4, 6–4
45F Serena Williams (1)1Loss (2)5–7, 3–6
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
International
Clay, outdoor
18 – 24 July 2016
461R Cornelia Lister (WC)664Win2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2R Lara Arruabarrena98WithdrewN/A
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
25 – 31 July 2016
1R Bye
472R Mirjana Lučić-Baroni55Win6–3, 4–6, 6–3
483R Elina Svitolina (17)20Win1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
49QF Daria Kasatkina33Win6–2, 6–2
50SF Simona Halep (5)5Loss0–6, 6–3, 2–6
Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Olympic Games
Hard, outdoor
6 – 14 August 2016
511R Mariana Duque Mariño (IP)80Win6–3, 7–5
522R Eugenie Bouchard40Win6–4, 6–2
533R Samantha Stosur (13)17Win6–0, 7–5
54QF Johanna Konta (10)13Win6–1, 6–2
55SF Madison Keys (7)9Win6–3, 7–5
56F Monica Puig34Loss (3)4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
15 – 21 August 2016
1R Bye
572R Kristina Mladenovic37Win6–0, 7–5
583R Barbora Strýcová20Win7–6(7–5), 6–4
59QF Carla Suárez Navarro (9)12Win4–6, 6–3, 6–0
60SF Simona Halep (3)4Win6–3, 6–4
61F Karolína Plíšková (15)17Loss (4)3–6, 1–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
29 August – 11 September 2016
621R Polona Hercog120Win6–0, 1–0 ret.
632R Mirjana Lučić-Baroni57Win6–2, 7–6(11–9)
643R Catherine Bellis (Q)158Win6–1, 6–1
654R Petra Kvitová (14)16Win6–3, 7–5
66QF Roberta Vinci (7)8Win7–5, 6–0
67SF Caroline Wozniacki74Win6–4, 6–3
68W Karolína Plíšková (10)12Win (3)6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
25 September – 1 October 2016
1R Bye
692R Kristina Mladenovic54Win6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4
703R Petra Kvitová (14)16Loss7–6(12–10), 5–7, 4–6
China Open
Beijing, China
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
2 – 9 October 2016
711R Kateřina Siniaková (Q)51Win6–4, 6–4
722R Barbora Strýcová21Win6–3, 7–6(7–4)
733R Elina Svitolina19Loss3–6, 5–7
Hong Kong Tennis Open
Hong Kong
International
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 October 2016
741R Maria Sakkari97Win6–4, 6–4
752R Louisa Chirico60Win6–2, 3–6, 6–2
76QF Daria Gavrilova (8)38Loss3–6, 1–6
WTA Finals
Singapore
WTA Finals
Hard, indoor
23 – 30 October 2016
77RR Dominika Cibulková (7)8Win7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3
78RR Simona Halep (3)4Win6–4, 6–2
79RR Madison Keys (6)7Win6–3, 6–3
80SF Agnieszka Radwańska (2)3Win6–2, 6–1
81F Dominika Cibulková (7)8Loss (5)3–6, 4–6

Doubles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponents (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Brisbane International
Melbourne, Australia
Premier
Hard, outdoor
4 – 9 January 2016
Partner: Andrea Petkovic
11R Kateryna Bondarenko / Olga Savchuk76 / 53Win7–6(7–2), 6–3
2QF Raquel Atawo / Alizé Cornet18 / 108Win6–2, 6–3
3SF Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja32 / 37Win2–6, 6–3, [10–2]
4F Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza (1)2 / 1Loss (1)5–7, 1–6
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2016
Partner: Andrea Petkovic
51R Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan (2)6 / 5Loss4–6, 3–6
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
25 – 31 July 2016
Partner: Andrea Petkovic
61R Christina McHale / Asia Muhammad79 / 86Loss7–5, 5–7, [6–10]
2016 Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Olympic Games
Hard, outdoor
6 – 14 August 2016
Partner: Andrea Petkovic
71R Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (8)23 / 107Loss2–6, 2–6

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Kerber's 2016 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

Date Tournament City Category Surface 2015 result 2015 points 2016 points Outcome
4 January 2016–
9 January 2016
Brisbane InternationalBrisbanePremierHardQF100305Lost in the final to Victoria Azarenka
11 January 2016–
16 January 2016
Sydney InternationalSydneyPremierHardSF18555Withdrew before second round match against Ekaterina Makarova
18 January 2016–
31 January 2016
Australian OpenMelbourneGrand SlamHard1R102,000Won in the final against Serena Williams
6 February 2016–
7 February 2016
Fed Cup: Germany vs Switzerland
World Group First Round
LeipzigFed CupHard (i)SF  Switzerland def.  Germany, 3–2
Germany relegated to WG Play-offs
21 February 2016–
27 February 2016
Qatar OpenDohaPremier 5Hard1R11Lost in second round against Zheng Saisai
7 March 2016–
20 March 2016
Indian Wells MastersIndian WellsPremier MandatoryHard2R1010Lost in second round against Denisa Allertová
21 March 2016–
3 April 2016
Miami OpenMiamiPremier MandatoryHard3R65390Lost in the semifinals against Victoria Azarenka
4 April 2016–
10 April 2016
Charleston OpenCharlestonPremierClayW470185Retired in the semifinals against Sloane Stephens
16 April 2016–
17 April 2016
Fed Cup: Romania vs Germany
World Group Play-offs
Cluj-NapocaFed CupClay (i)SF Germany def.  Romania, 4–1
Germany remain in World Group
18 April 2016–
24 April 2016
Stuttgart OpenStuttgartPremierClay (i)W470470Won in the final against Laura Siegemund
1 May 2016–
8 May 2016
Madrid OpenMadridPremier MandatoryClay1R1010Lost in first round against Barbora Strýcová
9 May 2016–
15 May 2016
Italian OpenRomePremier 5Clay2R601Lost in second round against Eugenie Bouchard
23 May 2016–
5 June 2016
French OpenParisGrand SlamClay3R13010Lost in first round against Kiki Bertens
13 June 2016–
19 June 2016
Birmingham ClassicBirminghamPremierGrassW470100Lost in the quarterfinals against Carla Suárez Navarro
27 June 2016–
10 July 2016
Wimbledon ChampionshipsLondonGrand SlamGrass3R1301,300Lost in the final to Serena Williams
18 July 2016–
24 July 2016
Swedish OpenBåstadInternationalClayDNS30Withdrew before second round match against Lara Arruabarrena
25 July 2016–
31 July 2016
Canadian OpenMontrealPremier 5Hard3R105350Lost in semifinals against Simona Halep
6 August 2016–
14 August 2016
Summer OlympicsRio de JaneiroOlympic GamesHardQF (2012)Lost in the final to Monica Puig
15 August 2016–
21 August 2016
Cincinnati MastersCincinnatiPremier 5Hard1R1585Lost in the final to Karolína Plíšková
29 August 2016–
11 September 2016
US OpenNew YorkGrand SlamHard3R1302,000Won in the final against Karolína Plíšková
25 September 2016–
1 October 2016
Wuhan OpenWuhanPremier 5HardSF350105Lost in the third round match against Petra Kvitová
2 October 2016–
9 October 2016
China OpenBeijingPremier MandatoryHardQF215120Lost in the third round match against Elina Svitolina
10 October 2016–
16 October 2016
Hong Kong Tennis OpenHong KongInternationalHardF18060Lost in the quarterfinals against Daria Gavrilova
23 October 2016–
30 October 2016
WTA FinalsSingaporeWTA FinalsHard (i)RR3701,080Lost in the final to Dominika Cibulková
Total year-end points 9,167

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

(Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of the most recent match between the two players, Italic denotes top 50; for players whose ranking changed over the course of the year, see the note for a more complete breakdown by ranking.)

Singles: 8 (3–5)

Legend
Grand Slams (2–1)
WTA Tour Championships (0–1)
WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–1)
WTA Premier 5 (0–1)
WTA Premier (1–1)
WTA International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by venue
Outdoors (2–4)
Indoors (1–1)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up 9 January 2016 Premier Brisbane International, Australia Hard Victoria Azarenka 3–6, 1–6
Winner 30 January 2016 Grand Slam Australian Open, Australia Hard Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 24 April 2016 Premier Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) Laura Siegemund 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 9 July 2016 Grand Slam Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom Grass Serena Williams 5–7, 3–6
Silver 13 August 2016 Olympic Games Summer Olympics, Brazil Hard Monica Puig 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 21 August 2016 Premier 5 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard Karolína Plíšková 3–6, 1–6
Winner 10 September 2016 Grand Slam US Open, United States Hard Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 30 October 2016 Tour Championships WTA Finals, Singapore Hard (i) Dominika Cibulková 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slams (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)
WTA Premier 5 (0–0)
WTA Premier (0–1)
WTA International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by venue
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore in the final
Runner-up 9 January 2016 Premier Brisbane International, Australia Hard Andrea Petkovic Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza
5–7, 1–6

Earnings

Singles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Brisbane International$103,850$103,850
Sydney International$10,540$114,390
Australian Open$2,553,740$2,668,130
Qatar Open$15,185$2,683,315
Indian Wells Masters$19,530$2,702,845
Miami Open$251,500$2,954,345
Charleston Open$33,600$2,987,945
Stuttgart Open$129,551$3,117,496
Madrid Open$15,193$3,132,689
Italian Open$15,680$3,148,369
French Open$32,314$3,180,683
Birmingham Classic$22,310$3,202,993
Wimbledon Championships$1,532,910$4,735,903
Swedish Open$3,400$4,739,303
Canadian Open$121,150$4,860,453
Cincinnati Masters$247,320$5,107,773
US Open$3,437,565$8,545,338
Wuhan Open$26,900$8,572,238
China Open$62,768$8,635,006
Hong Kong Tennis Open$6,175$8,641,181
WTA Finals$1,200,000$9,841,181
$9,841,181
Doubles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Brisbane International$12,259$12,259
Indian Wells Masters$5,930$18,189
Canadian Open$2,245$20,434
$20,434
Total
$9,861,615

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Bold denotes tournament win

See also

Notes

  1. Keys was ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their first meeting (1–0) but inside the top 10 for their following meetings (2–0).
  2. Beck was ranked outside the top 50 for their first meeting (1–0) but inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their second meeting (1–0).
  3. Doi was ranked outside the top 50 for their first meeting (1–0) but inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their second meeting (1–0).
  4. Mladenovic was ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their first meeting (1–0) but outside the top 50 for their second meeting (1–0).
  5. Kvitová was ranked inside the top 10 for their first meeting (1–0) but ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their following meetings (1–1).
  6. Azarenka was ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their first two meetings (1–1) but inside the top 10 for their third meeting (0–1).

References

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