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Australian Open 2016 (WTA)

Grand SlamMelbourneHard18 Jan 2016 – 30 Jan 2016

Australian Open 2016 (Melbourne, Hard): Kerber A. beat Williams S. 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the final. 127 matches, 44 won by the outsider.

The road to the final

Kerber A. · champion

  1. 1st Roundbeat Doi M. (64)6-7 7-6 6-3 @ 1.03
  2. 2nd Roundbeat Dulgheru A. (61)6-2 6-4 @ 1.07
  3. 3rd Roundbeat Brengle M. (49)6-1 6-3 @ 1.07
  4. 4th Roundbeat Beck A. (55)6-4 6-0 @ 1.08
  5. Quarterfinalsbeat Azarenka V. (16)6-3 7-5 @ 4.72
  6. Semifinalsbeat Konta J. (47)7-5 6-2 @ 1.34
  7. Finalbeat Williams S. (1)6-4 3-6 6-4 @ 6.41

Opponents' average ranking 42; 2 in the top 32. 19 Jan 2016 – 30 Jan 2016.

Williams S. · runner-up

  1. 1st Roundbeat Giorgi C. (36)6-4 7-5 @ 1.13
  2. 2nd Roundbeat Hsieh S.W. (90)6-1 6-2 @ 1.02
  3. 3rd Roundbeat Kasatkina D. (69)6-1 6-1 @ 1.06
  4. 4th Roundbeat Gasparyan M. (58)6-2 6-1 @ 1.04
  5. Quarterfinalsbeat Sharapova M. (5)6-4 6-1 @ 1.22
  6. Semifinalsbeat Radwanska A. (4)6-0 6-4 @ 1.16
  7. Finallost to Kerber A. (6)6-4 3-6 6-4 @ 1.12

Opponents' average ranking 38; 3 in the top 32. 18 Jan 2016 – 30 Jan 2016.

The draw from the last 16

4th Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
The Final
6-4 6-0
6-2 6-4
4-6 6-4 8-6Upset
3-6 6-3 6-3Upset
6-2 6-1
7-5 7-5
6-7 6-1 7-5
0-6 6-3 6-2
6-3 7-5Upset
6-4 6-1
6-4 6-1
6-1 6-3
7-5 6-2
6-0 6-4
6-4 3-6 6-4Upset

Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.

3rd Round

Score
22 Jan 2016Bencic B. (13)Bondarenko K. (92)4-6 6-2 6-4
22 Jan 2016Friedsam A.L. (82)Vinci R. (15)0-6 6-4 6-4Upset
22 Jan 2016Gasparyan M. (58)Putintseva Y. (76)6-3 6-4
22 Jan 2016Radwanska A. (4)Puig M. (52)6-4 6-0
22 Jan 2016Saville D. (39)Mladenovic K. (30)6-4 4-6 11-9
22 Jan 2016Sharapova M. (5)Davis L. (103)6-1 6-7 6-0
22 Jan 2016Suarez Navarro C. (11)Kulichkova E. (109)6-4 2-0 ret.
22 Jan 2016Williams S. (1)Kasatkina D. (69)6-1 6-1
23 Jan 2016Azarenka V. (16)Osaka N. (127)6-1 6-1
23 Jan 2016Beck A. (55)Siegemund L. (97)6-0 6-4
23 Jan 2016Kerber A. (6)Brengle M. (49)6-1 6-3
23 Jan 2016Keys M. (17)Ivanovic A. (23)4-6 6-4 6-4
23 Jan 2016Konta J. (47)Allertova D. (66)6-2 6-2
23 Jan 2016Makarova E. (24)Pliskova Ka. (12)6-3 6-2
23 Jan 2016Strycova B. (48)Muguruza G. (3)6-3 6-2Upset
23 Jan 2016Zhang S. (133)Lepchenko V. (51)6-1 6-3Upset

2nd Round

Score
20 Jan 2016Bencic B. (13)Babos T. (60)6-3 6-3
20 Jan 2016Bondarenko K. (92)Kuznetsova S. (20)6-1 7-5Upset
20 Jan 2016Davis L. (103)Rybarikova M. (75)7-6 ret.Upset
20 Jan 2016Friedsam A.L. (82)Wang Q. (102)6-3 6-4Upset
20 Jan 2016Gasparyan M. (58)Nara K. (94)6-4 6-4
20 Jan 2016Kasatkina D. (69)Konjuh A. (87)6-4 6-3
20 Jan 2016Kulichkova E. (109)Niculescu M. (40)6-4 2-6 6-4Upset
20 Jan 2016Mladenovic K. (30)Gibbs N. (106)6-1 7-6
20 Jan 2016Puig M. (52)Pliskova Kr. (114)4-6 7-6 9-7
20 Jan 2016Putintseva Y. (76)Han X. (162)6-3 6-1
20 Jan 2016Radwanska A. (4)Bouchard E. (37)6-4 6-2
20 Jan 2016Saville D. (39)Kvitova P. (7)6-4 6-4Upset
20 Jan 2016Sharapova M. (5)Sasnovich A. (105)6-2 6-1
20 Jan 2016Suarez Navarro C. (11)Sakkari M. (170)6-7 6-2 6-2
20 Jan 2016Vinci R. (15)Falconi I. (74)6-2 6-3
20 Jan 2016Williams S. (1)Hsieh S.W. (90)6-1 6-2
21 Jan 2016Allertova D. (66)Lisicki S. (32)6-3 2-6 6-4Upset
21 Jan 2016Azarenka V. (16)Kovinic D. (54)6-1 6-2
21 Jan 2016Beck A. (55)Bacsinszky T. (14)6-2 6-3Upset
21 Jan 2016Brengle M. (49)Larsson J. (50)7-5 4-6 6-1Upset
21 Jan 2016Ivanovic A. (23)Sevastova A. (113)6-3 6-3
21 Jan 2016Kerber A. (6)Dulgheru A. (61)6-2 6-4
21 Jan 2016Keys M. (17)Shvedova Y. (70)6-7 6-3 6-3
21 Jan 2016Konta J. (47)Zheng S. (83)6-2 6-3
21 Jan 2016Lepchenko V. (51)Arruabarrena L. (86)7-6 6-4
21 Jan 2016Makarova E. (24)Maria T. (73)6-4 6-2
21 Jan 2016Muguruza G. (3)Flipkens K. (80)6-4 6-2
21 Jan 2016Osaka N. (127)Svitolina E. (21)6-4 6-4Upset
21 Jan 2016Pliskova Ka. (12)Goerges J. (45)7-6 6-1
21 Jan 2016Siegemund L. (97)Jankovic J. (22)3-6 7-6 6-4Upset
21 Jan 2016Strycova B. (48)King V. (349)7-6 6-4
21 Jan 2016Zhang S. (133)Cornet A. (33)6-3 6-3Upset

1st Round

Score
18 Jan 2016Babos T. (60)Watson H. (79)6-7 7-5 7-5Upset
18 Jan 2016Bencic B. (13)Riske A. (88)6-4 6-3
18 Jan 2016Bondarenko K. (92)Tomljanovic A. (67)7-6 6-3
18 Jan 2016Bouchard E. (37)Krunic A. (119)6-3 6-4
18 Jan 2016Davis L. (103)Pavlyuchenkova A. (28)1-6 6-3 6-4Upset
18 Jan 2016Falconi I. (74)Tatishvili A. (101)6-4 3-6 8-6
18 Jan 2016Friedsam A.L. (82)Dominguez Lino L. (100)7-6 2-6 6-1
18 Jan 2016Gasparyan M. (58)Errani S. (19)1-6 7-5 6-1Upset
18 Jan 2016Gibbs N. (106)Koukalova K. (99)6-2 2-6 6-1
18 Jan 2016Han X. (162)Duque Marino M. (77)6-2 2-1 ret.Upset
18 Jan 2016Hsieh S.W. (90)Ostapenko J. (81)3-6 7-5 6-1Upset
18 Jan 2016Kasatkina D. (69)Schmiedlova A. (29)6-3 6-3Upset
18 Jan 2016Konjuh A. (87)Radwanska U. (108)0-6 6-4 6-3
18 Jan 2016Kulichkova E. (109)Petkovic A. (25)7-5 6-4Upset
18 Jan 2016Kuznetsova S. (20)Hantuchova D. (89)6-0 6-2
18 Jan 2016Kvitova P. (7)Kumkhum L. (158)6-3 6-1
18 Jan 2016Mladenovic K. (30)Cibulkova D. (38)6-3 6-4Upset
18 Jan 2016Nara K. (94)Dodin O. (147)7-6 6-2
18 Jan 2016Niculescu M. (40)Pereira T. (46)6-2 6-1
18 Jan 2016Pliskova Kr. (114)Stosur S. (27)6-4 7-6Upset
18 Jan 2016Puig M. (52)Linette M. (93)6-3 6-0
18 Jan 2016Putintseva Y. (76)Wozniacki C. (18)1-6 7-6 6-4Upset
18 Jan 2016Radwanska A. (4)McHale C. (65)6-2 6-3
18 Jan 2016Rybarikova M. (75)Wickmayer Y. (41)3-6 6-3 7-5Upset
18 Jan 2016Sakkari M. (170)Wang Yaf. (138)6-4 1-6 6-3Upset
18 Jan 2016Sasnovich A. (105)Rodina E. (91)6-3 7-6Upset
18 Jan 2016Saville D. (39)Hradecka L. (53)7-6 6-4
18 Jan 2016Sharapova M. (5)Hibino N. (56)6-1 6-3
18 Jan 2016Suarez Navarro C. (11)Golubic V. (149)7-5 6-4
18 Jan 2016Vinci R. (15)Paszek T. (126)6-4 6-2
18 Jan 2016Wang Q. (102)Stephens S. (26)6-3 6-3Upset
18 Jan 2016Williams S. (1)Giorgi C. (36)6-4 7-5
19 Jan 2016Allertova D. (66)Mattek-Sands B. (63)6-4 6-7 6-3Upset
19 Jan 2016Arruabarrena L. (86)Zanevska M. (146)6-7 6-3 6-3
19 Jan 2016Azarenka V. (16)Van Uytvanck A. (43)6-0 6-0
19 Jan 2016Bacsinszky T. (14)Siniakova K. (98)6-3 7-5
19 Jan 2016Beck A. (55)Hon P. (335)6-0 6-3
19 Jan 2016Brengle M. (49)Vandeweghe C. (42)6-3 6-4Upset
19 Jan 2016Cornet A. (33)Jovanovski B. (84)6-1 6-0
19 Jan 2016Dulgheru A. (61)Hunter S. (355)6-4 6-2
19 Jan 2016Flipkens K. (80)Lucic-Baroni M. (68)5-7 6-2 7-5Upset
19 Jan 2016Goerges J. (45)Mitu A. (96)6-3 6-4
19 Jan 2016Ivanovic A. (23)Patterson T. (459)6-2 6-3
19 Jan 2016Jankovic J. (22)Hercog P. (72)6-3 6-3
19 Jan 2016Kerber A. (6)Doi M. (64)6-7 7-6 6-3
19 Jan 2016Keys M. (17)Diyas Z. (57)7-6 6-1
19 Jan 2016King V. (349)Barthel M. (44)3-6 7-5 6-4Upset
19 Jan 2016Konta J. (47)Williams V. (10)6-4 6-2Upset
19 Jan 2016Kovinic D. (54)Crawford S. (107)6-2 6-4Upset
19 Jan 2016Larsson J. (50)Begu I. (31)6-3 6-2Upset
19 Jan 2016Lepchenko V. (51)Tsurenko L. (35)6-7 6-2 6-3
19 Jan 2016Lisicki S. (32)Cetkovska P. (132)6-4 6-4
19 Jan 2016Makarova E. (24)Inglis M. (779)6-3 6-0
19 Jan 2016Maria T. (73)Govortsova O. (71)6-4 6-3
19 Jan 2016Muguruza G. (3)Kontaveit A. (85)6-0 6-4
19 Jan 2016Osaka N. (127)Vekic D. (104)6-3 6-2
19 Jan 2016Pliskova Ka. (12)Birrell K. (296)6-4 6-4
19 Jan 2016Sevastova A. (113)Wolfe J. (122)6-0 4-2 ret.
19 Jan 2016Shvedova Y. (70)Pironkova T. (78)6-4 6-4Upset
19 Jan 2016Siegemund L. (97)Bertens K. (95)6-4 7-5Upset
19 Jan 2016Strycova B. (48)Garcia C. (34)6-2 6-4Upset
19 Jan 2016Svitolina E. (21)Duval V. (654)6-2 6-3
19 Jan 2016Zhang S. (133)Halep S. (2)6-4 6-3Upset
19 Jan 2016Zheng S. (83)Witthoeft C. (62)6-1 6-2Upset

The draw is rebuilt from results, so byes and withdrawals before a match show as empty boxes. Rankings are as at the match; odds are the pre-match average market price. Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk.