2016 WTA season
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The 2016 WTA season: 2,503 matches. Grand Slam champions: Kerber A. (2), Muguruza G., Williams S.; most titles: Cibulkova D. (4).
Hard 1,514 · Clay 691 · Grass 298 matches
Grand Slams, Tour Finals and 1000s
| 30 Jan 2016 | Australian Open Grand Slam | Kerber A. |
| 4 Jun 2016 | French Open Grand Slam | Muguruza G. |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Wimbledon Grand Slam | Williams S. |
| 10 Sept 2016 | US Open Grand Slam | Kerber A. |
| 30 Oct 2016 | BNP Paribas WTA Finals Tour Finals | Cibulkova D. |
Most titles
Longest winning runs
Biggest upsets by the odds
| 24 May 2016 | Knapp K. (118) | Azarenka V. (5) | 12.38 | French Open Grand Slam1st Round |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Zhang S. (133) | Halep S. (2) | 8.69 | Australian Open Grand Slam1st Round |
| 6 Jan 2016 | Crawford S. (142) | Bencic B. (14) | 8.60 | Brisbane International Premier2nd Round |
| 5 Jan 2016 | Zheng S. (72) | Kvitova P. (6) | 7.87 | Shenzhen Open 2501st Round |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Putintseva Y. (76) | Wozniacki C. (18) | 7.65 | Australian Open Grand Slam1st Round |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Ozaki R. (136) | Stephens S. (23) | 7.36 | Citi Open 2501st Round |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Cepelova J. (124) | Muguruza G. (2) | 7.21 | Wimbledon Grand Slam2nd Round |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Boserup J. (225) | Bencic B. (13) | 6.73 | Wimbledon Grand Slam2nd Round |
| 27 Jun 2016 | Alexandrova E. (223) | Ivanovic A. (25) | 6.57 | Wimbledon Grand Slam1st Round |
| 28 Mar 2016 | Kuznetsova S. (19) | Williams S. (1) | 6.53 | Sony Ericsson Open Premier4th Round |
Biggest upsets by ranking
| 14 Jul 2016 | Masarova R. (797) | Jankovic J. (27) | 770 | Ladies Championship Gstaad 2501st Round |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Masarova R. (797) | Beck A. (38) | 759 | Ladies Championship Gstaad 250Quarterfinals |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Masarova R. (797) | Kontaveit A. (92) | 705 | Ladies Championship Gstaad 2502nd Round |
| 22 Mar 2016 | Peng S. (664) | Van Uytvanck A. (53) | 611 | Sony Ericsson Open Premier1st Round |
| 2 Aug 2016 | Zhang Yi. (696) | Wang Yaf. (164) | 532 | Jiangxi Women's Tennis Open 2501st Round |
| 9 Jun 2016 | Barty A. (623) | Hlavackova A. (192) | 431 | Aegon Open 2502nd Round |
| 1 Aug 2016 | Lertpitaksinchai N. (418) | Plipuech P. (17) | 401 | Jiangxi Women's Tennis Open 2501st Round |
| 7 Jun 2016 | Barty A. (623) | Peng S. (265) | 358 | Aegon Open 2501st Round |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Arconada U.M. (620) | Abanda F. (274) | 346 | Citi Open 2501st Round |
| 30 Aug 2016 | Day K. (374) | Brengle M. (50) | 324 | US Open Grand Slam1st Round |
Every final (60)
| 9 Jan 2016 | ASB Classic 250 | Stephens S. |
| 9 Jan 2016 | Brisbane International Premier | Azarenka V. |
| 9 Jan 2016 | Shenzhen Open 250 | Radwanska A. |
| 15 Jan 2016 | Apai International Premier | Kuznetsova S. |
| 16 Jan 2016 | Hobart International 250 | Cornet A. |
| 30 Jan 2016 | Australian Open Grand Slam | Kerber A. |
| 14 Feb 2016 | Ladies Trophy 250 | Vinci R. |
| 14 Feb 2016 | Taiwan Open 250 | Williams V. |
| 20 Feb 2016 | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Premier | Errani S. |
| 21 Feb 2016 | Rio Open 250 | Schiavone F. |
| 27 Feb 2016 | Qatar Total Open Premier | Suarez Navarro C. |
| 28 Feb 2016 | Abierto Mexicano 250 | Stephens S. |
| 6 Mar 2016 | Malaysia Open 250 | Svitolina E. |
| 6 Mar 2016 | Monterrey Open 250 | Watson H. |
| 20 Mar 2016 | BNP Paribas Open Premier | Azarenka V. |
| 2 Apr 2016 | Sony Ericsson Open Premier | Azarenka V. |
| 10 Apr 2016 | Family Circle Cup Premier | Stephens S. |
| 10 Apr 2016 | Katowice Open 250 | Cibulkova D. |
| 17 Apr 2016 | Copa Claro Colsanitas 250 | Falconi I. |
| 24 Apr 2016 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier | Kerber A. |
| 24 Apr 2016 | TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup 250 | Buyukakcay C. |
| 30 Apr 2016 | Grand Prix SAR Lalla Meryem 250 | Bacsinszky T. |
| 30 Apr 2016 | J&T Banka Prague Open 250 | Safarova L. |
| 7 May 2016 | Mutua Madrid Open Premier | Halep S. |
| 15 May 2016 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia Premier | Williams S. |
| 21 May 2016 | Internationaux de Strasbourg 250 | Garcia C. |
| 21 May 2016 | Nürnberger Versicherungscup 250 | Bertens K. |
| 4 Jun 2016 | French Open Grand Slam | Muguruza G. |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Aegon Open 250 | Pliskova Ka. |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Topshelf Open 250 | Vandeweghe C. |
| 19 Jun 2016 | AEGON Classic Premier | Keys M. |
| 19 Jun 2016 | Mallorca Open 250 | Garcia C. |
| 25 Jun 2016 | AEGON International Premier | Cibulkova D. |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Wimbledon Grand Slam | Williams S. |
| 17 Jul 2016 | Bucharest Open 250 | Halep S. |
| 17 Jul 2016 | Ladies Championship Gstaad 250 | Golubic V. |
| 24 Jul 2016 | Bank of the West Classic Premier | Konta J. |
| 24 Jul 2016 | Citi Open 250 | Wickmayer Y. |
| 24 Jul 2016 | Ericsson Open 250 | Siegemund L. |
| 31 Jul 2016 | Rogers Cup Premier | Halep S. |
| 5 Aug 2016 | Brasil Tennis Cup 250 | Begu I. |
| 7 Aug 2016 | Jiangxi Women's Tennis Open 250 | Duan Y.Y. |
| 21 Aug 2016 | Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open Premier | Pliskova Ka. |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Connecticut Open Premier | Radwanska A. |
| 10 Sept 2016 | US Open Grand Slam | Kerber A. |
| 18 Sept 2016 | Coupe Banque Nationale 250 | Dodin O. |
| 18 Sept 2016 | Japan Women's Tennis Open 250 | McHale C. |
| 24 Sept 2016 | Guangzhou Open 250 | Tsurenko L. |
| 25 Sept 2016 | Korea Open 250 | Arruabarrena L. |
| 25 Sept 2016 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Premier | Wozniacki C. |
| 1 Oct 2016 | Tashkent Open 250 | Pliskova Kr. |
| 1 Oct 2016 | Wuhan Open Premier | Kvitova P. |
| 9 Oct 2016 | China Open Premier | Radwanska A. |
| 16 Oct 2016 | Generali Ladies Linz 250 | Cibulkova D. |
| 16 Oct 2016 | Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 250 | Wozniacki C. |
| 16 Oct 2016 | Tianjin Open 250 | Peng S. |
| 22 Oct 2016 | BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 250 | Niculescu M. |
| 22 Oct 2016 | Kremlin Cup Premier | Kuznetsova S. |
| 30 Oct 2016 | BNP Paribas WTA Finals Tour Finals | Cibulkova D. |
| 6 Nov 2016 | WTA Elite Trophy 500 | Kvitova P. |
Rankings (in brackets) are as at the match. Odds are the winner's pre-match average market price (Bet365 or Pinnacle before 2010). Winning runs ignore walkovers. Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk.