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
- 1st Roundbeat Doi M. (64)6-7 7-6 6-3 @ 1.03
- 2nd Roundbeat Dulgheru A. (61)6-2 6-4 @ 1.07
- 3rd Roundbeat Brengle M. (49)6-1 6-3 @ 1.07
- 4th Roundbeat Beck A. (55)6-4 6-0 @ 1.08
- Quarterfinalsbeat Azarenka V. (16)6-3 7-5 @ 4.72
- Semifinalsbeat Konta J. (47)7-5 6-2 @ 1.34
- 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
- 1st Roundbeat Giorgi C. (36)6-4 7-5 @ 1.13
- 2nd Roundbeat Hsieh S.W. (90)6-1 6-2 @ 1.02
- 3rd Roundbeat Kasatkina D. (69)6-1 6-1 @ 1.06
- 4th Roundbeat Gasparyan M. (58)6-2 6-1 @ 1.04
- Quarterfinalsbeat Sharapova M. (5)6-4 6-1 @ 1.22
- Semifinalsbeat Radwanska A. (4)6-0 6-4 @ 1.16
- 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
Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.
3rd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2016 | Bencic B. (13) | Bondarenko K. (92) | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Friedsam A.L. (82) | Vinci R. (15) | 0-6 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Gasparyan M. (58) | Putintseva Y. (76) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Radwanska A. (4) | Puig M. (52) | 6-4 6-0 |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Saville D. (39) | Mladenovic K. (30) | 6-4 4-6 11-9 |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Sharapova M. (5) | Davis L. (103) | 6-1 6-7 6-0 |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Suarez Navarro C. (11) | Kulichkova E. (109) | 6-4 2-0 ret. |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Williams S. (1) | Kasatkina D. (69) | 6-1 6-1 |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Azarenka V. (16) | Osaka N. (127) | 6-1 6-1 |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Beck A. (55) | Siegemund L. (97) | 6-0 6-4 |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Kerber A. (6) | Brengle M. (49) | 6-1 6-3 |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Keys M. (17) | Ivanovic A. (23) | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Konta J. (47) | Allertova D. (66) | 6-2 6-2 |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Makarova E. (24) | Pliskova Ka. (12) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Strycova B. (48) | Muguruza G. (3) | 6-3 6-2Upset |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Zhang S. (133) | Lepchenko V. (51) | 6-1 6-3Upset |
2nd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2016 | Bencic B. (13) | Babos T. (60) | 6-3 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Bondarenko K. (92) | Kuznetsova S. (20) | 6-1 7-5Upset |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Davis L. (103) | Rybarikova M. (75) | 7-6 ret.Upset |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Friedsam A.L. (82) | Wang Q. (102) | 6-3 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Gasparyan M. (58) | Nara K. (94) | 6-4 6-4 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Kasatkina D. (69) | Konjuh A. (87) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Kulichkova E. (109) | Niculescu M. (40) | 6-4 2-6 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Mladenovic K. (30) | Gibbs N. (106) | 6-1 7-6 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Puig M. (52) | Pliskova Kr. (114) | 4-6 7-6 9-7 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Putintseva Y. (76) | Han X. (162) | 6-3 6-1 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Radwanska A. (4) | Bouchard E. (37) | 6-4 6-2 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Saville D. (39) | Kvitova P. (7) | 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Sharapova M. (5) | Sasnovich A. (105) | 6-2 6-1 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Suarez Navarro C. (11) | Sakkari M. (170) | 6-7 6-2 6-2 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Vinci R. (15) | Falconi I. (74) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2016 | Williams S. (1) | Hsieh S.W. (90) | 6-1 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Allertova D. (66) | Lisicki S. (32) | 6-3 2-6 6-4Upset |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Azarenka V. (16) | Kovinic D. (54) | 6-1 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Beck A. (55) | Bacsinszky T. (14) | 6-2 6-3Upset |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Brengle M. (49) | Larsson J. (50) | 7-5 4-6 6-1Upset |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Ivanovic A. (23) | Sevastova A. (113) | 6-3 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Kerber A. (6) | Dulgheru A. (61) | 6-2 6-4 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Keys M. (17) | Shvedova Y. (70) | 6-7 6-3 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Konta J. (47) | Zheng S. (83) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Lepchenko V. (51) | Arruabarrena L. (86) | 7-6 6-4 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Makarova E. (24) | Maria T. (73) | 6-4 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Muguruza G. (3) | Flipkens K. (80) | 6-4 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Osaka N. (127) | Svitolina E. (21) | 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Pliskova Ka. (12) | Goerges J. (45) | 7-6 6-1 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Siegemund L. (97) | Jankovic J. (22) | 3-6 7-6 6-4Upset |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Strycova B. (48) | King V. (349) | 7-6 6-4 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Zhang S. (133) | Cornet A. (33) | 6-3 6-3Upset |
1st Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2016 | Babos T. (60) | Watson H. (79) | 6-7 7-5 7-5Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Bencic B. (13) | Riske A. (88) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Bondarenko K. (92) | Tomljanovic A. (67) | 7-6 6-3 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Bouchard E. (37) | Krunic A. (119) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Davis L. (103) | Pavlyuchenkova A. (28) | 1-6 6-3 6-4Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Falconi I. (74) | Tatishvili A. (101) | 6-4 3-6 8-6 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Friedsam A.L. (82) | Dominguez Lino L. (100) | 7-6 2-6 6-1 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Gasparyan M. (58) | Errani S. (19) | 1-6 7-5 6-1Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Gibbs N. (106) | Koukalova K. (99) | 6-2 2-6 6-1 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Han X. (162) | Duque Marino M. (77) | 6-2 2-1 ret.Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Hsieh S.W. (90) | Ostapenko J. (81) | 3-6 7-5 6-1Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Kasatkina D. (69) | Schmiedlova A. (29) | 6-3 6-3Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Konjuh A. (87) | Radwanska U. (108) | 0-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Kulichkova E. (109) | Petkovic A. (25) | 7-5 6-4Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Kuznetsova S. (20) | Hantuchova D. (89) | 6-0 6-2 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Kvitova P. (7) | Kumkhum L. (158) | 6-3 6-1 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Mladenovic K. (30) | Cibulkova D. (38) | 6-3 6-4Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Nara K. (94) | Dodin O. (147) | 7-6 6-2 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Niculescu M. (40) | Pereira T. (46) | 6-2 6-1 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Pliskova Kr. (114) | Stosur S. (27) | 6-4 7-6Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Puig M. (52) | Linette M. (93) | 6-3 6-0 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Putintseva Y. (76) | Wozniacki C. (18) | 1-6 7-6 6-4Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Radwanska A. (4) | McHale C. (65) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Rybarikova M. (75) | Wickmayer Y. (41) | 3-6 6-3 7-5Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Sakkari M. (170) | Wang Yaf. (138) | 6-4 1-6 6-3Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Sasnovich A. (105) | Rodina E. (91) | 6-3 7-6Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Saville D. (39) | Hradecka L. (53) | 7-6 6-4 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Sharapova M. (5) | Hibino N. (56) | 6-1 6-3 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Suarez Navarro C. (11) | Golubic V. (149) | 7-5 6-4 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Vinci R. (15) | Paszek T. (126) | 6-4 6-2 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Wang Q. (102) | Stephens S. (26) | 6-3 6-3Upset |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Williams S. (1) | Giorgi C. (36) | 6-4 7-5 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Allertova D. (66) | Mattek-Sands B. (63) | 6-4 6-7 6-3Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Arruabarrena L. (86) | Zanevska M. (146) | 6-7 6-3 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Azarenka V. (16) | Van Uytvanck A. (43) | 6-0 6-0 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Bacsinszky T. (14) | Siniakova K. (98) | 6-3 7-5 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Beck A. (55) | Hon P. (335) | 6-0 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Brengle M. (49) | Vandeweghe C. (42) | 6-3 6-4Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Cornet A. (33) | Jovanovski B. (84) | 6-1 6-0 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Dulgheru A. (61) | Hunter S. (355) | 6-4 6-2 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Flipkens K. (80) | Lucic-Baroni M. (68) | 5-7 6-2 7-5Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Goerges J. (45) | Mitu A. (96) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Ivanovic A. (23) | Patterson T. (459) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Jankovic J. (22) | Hercog P. (72) | 6-3 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Kerber A. (6) | Doi M. (64) | 6-7 7-6 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Keys M. (17) | Diyas Z. (57) | 7-6 6-1 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | King V. (349) | Barthel M. (44) | 3-6 7-5 6-4Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Konta J. (47) | Williams V. (10) | 6-4 6-2Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Kovinic D. (54) | Crawford S. (107) | 6-2 6-4Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Larsson J. (50) | Begu I. (31) | 6-3 6-2Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Lepchenko V. (51) | Tsurenko L. (35) | 6-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Lisicki S. (32) | Cetkovska P. (132) | 6-4 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Makarova E. (24) | Inglis M. (779) | 6-3 6-0 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Maria T. (73) | Govortsova O. (71) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Muguruza G. (3) | Kontaveit A. (85) | 6-0 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Osaka N. (127) | Vekic D. (104) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Pliskova Ka. (12) | Birrell K. (296) | 6-4 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Sevastova A. (113) | Wolfe J. (122) | 6-0 4-2 ret. |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Shvedova Y. (70) | Pironkova T. (78) | 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Siegemund L. (97) | Bertens K. (95) | 6-4 7-5Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Strycova B. (48) | Garcia C. (34) | 6-2 6-4Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Svitolina E. (21) | Duval V. (654) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Zhang S. (133) | Halep S. (2) | 6-4 6-3Upset |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Zheng 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.