2016 WTA Finals – Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Angelique Kerber.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 WTA Finals | |
| Champion |  Dominika Cibulková |
| Runner-up |  Angelique Kerber |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–4 |
Dominika Cibulková, Madison Keys and Karolína Plíšková made their debuts in the event.
Cibulková won the title, defeating World No. 1 Kerber in the final in straight sets. This was the second year in a row where a player won the tournament after losing two matches in the round-robin stage. This would be Cibulková's 8th and final WTA singles title, before her retirement in 2019.
Seeds
- Angelique Kerber (Final)
Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
Simona Halep (Round robin)
Karolína Plíšková (Round robin)
Garbiñe Muguruza (Round robin)
Madison Keys (Round robin)- Dominika Cibulková (Champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Semifinals)
Notes:
- Serena Williams had qualified but withdrew due to shoulder injury
Alternates
Johanna Konta (Did not play)- Carla Suárez Navarro (Did not play)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior Exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Angelique Kerber
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Agnieszka Radwańska
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Angelique Kerber
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Dominika Cibulková
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Svetlana Kuznetsova
| 6 | 62 | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 | Dominika Cibulková
| 1 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||
Red Group
| Kerber |
Halep |
Keys |
Cibulková |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Angelique Kerber |
6–4, 6–2 | 6–3, 6–3 | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 (86%) | 39–27 (59%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Simona Halep |
4–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 27–31 (47%) | 3 | |
| 6 | Madison Keys |
3–6, 3–6 | 2–6, 4–6 | 6–1, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 24–29 (45%) | 4 | |
| 7 | Dominika Cibulková |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 3–6 | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | 1–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 (43%) | 33–36 (48%) | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings
White Group
| Radwańska |
Plíšková |
Muguruza |
Kuznetsova |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Agnieszka Radwańska |
7–5, 6–3 | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | 5–7, 6–1, 5–7 | 2–1 | 5–2 (71%) | 42–32 (57%) | 2 | |
| 4 | Karolína Plíšková |
5–7, 3–6 | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(6–8) | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 41–43 (49%) | 3 | |
| 5 | Garbiñe Muguruza |
6–7(1–7), 3–6 | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 5–7 | 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 38–39 (49%) | 4 | |
| 8 | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
7–5, 1–6, 7–5 | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) | 6–3, 0–6, 1–6 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 38–45 (45%) | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings