WTA Charleston 2016 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Sloane Stephens won the 2016 Charleston, defeating Elena Vesnina 7-6(4) 6-2 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on clay courts in Charleston, United States, from April 4 to April 10, 2016.

Champion
Sloane Stephens
def. Elena Vesnina , 7-6(4) 6-2
Dates
Apr 4 — Apr 10
Location
Charleston, United States
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Clay
Prize money
$687,900
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Apr 10, 2016* F Sloane Stephens #25 7-6(4) 6-2 Elena Vesnina #85 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Apr 9, 2016* SF Sloane Stephens #25 6-1 3-0 (ret.) Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data
Apr 9, 2016* SF Elena Vesnina #85 6-4 4-6 6-2 Sara Errani #20 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Apr 9, 2016* QF Elena Vesnina #85 7-5 6-4 Laura Siegemund #75 H2H Match data
Apr 9, 2016* QF Sloane Stephens #25 6-1 5-7 7-5 Daria Kasatkina #35 H2H Match data
Apr 9, 2016* QF Angelique Kerber #2 6-2 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #34 H2H Match data
Apr 9, 2016* QF Sara Errani #20 7-6(2) 6-1 Yulia Putintseva #61 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Apr 8, 2016* R16 Laura Siegemund #75 7-5 6-2 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #74 H2H Match data
Apr 8, 2016* R16 Yulia Putintseva #61 7-6(5) 2-6 6-4 Venus Williams #14 H2H Match data
Apr 8, 2016* R16 Elena Vesnina #85 6-1 6-3 Lourdes Domínguez Lino #112 H2H Match data
Apr 8, 2016* R16 Sloane Stephens #25 6-4 6-3 Daria Saville #37 H2H Match data
Apr 8, 2016* R16 Irina-Camelia Begu #34 1-6 6-2 7-6(4) Monica Puig #62 H2H Match data
Apr 8, 2016* R16 Daria Kasatkina #35 6-0 6-4 Louisa Chirico #126 H2H Match data
Apr 8, 2016* R16 Sara Errani #20 6-4 7-6(5) Samantha Stosur #26 H2H Match data
Apr 8, 2016* R16 Angelique Kerber #2 6-2 6-3 Kristina Kucova #142 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Kristina Kucova #142 0-6 6-3 6-3 Kateryna Volodko #63 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Laura Siegemund #75 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 Madison Keys #22 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Lourdes Domínguez Lino #112 6-4 1-6 1-0 (ret.) Eugenie Bouchard #46 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Daria Saville #37 6-4 6-0 Shuai Zhang #64 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Venus Williams #14 6-4 6-2 Alison Riske-Amritraj #94 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #74 4-6 6-4 7-6(13) Kristina Mladenovic #29 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Monica Puig #62 7-5 6-2 Andrea Petkovic #28 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Daria Kasatkina #35 6-1 6-1 Ana Konjuh #79 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Elena Vesnina #85 6-1 6-1 Belinda Bencic #10 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Yulia Putintseva #61 7-5 4-6 6-3 Sabine Lisicki #51 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Irina-Camelia Begu #34 6-4 4-6 6-2 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #89 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Sloane Stephens #25 6-4 6-3 Danka Kovinic #50 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Samantha Stosur #26 6-4 7-5 Jana Cepelova #121 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Sara Errani #20 6-0 6-3 Yaroslava Shvedova #70 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Angelique Kerber #2 6-2 5-7 7-6(3) Lara Arruabarrena #80 H2H Match data
Apr 7, 2016* R32 Louisa Chirico #126 6-3 6-3 Lucie Safarova #15 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Lourdes Domínguez Lino #112 2-6 6-4 6-1 Christina Mchale #57 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Eugenie Bouchard #46 6-3 6-4 Alexandra Dulgheru #97 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Kristina Kucova #142 7-5 6-2 Madison Brengle #54 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Danka Kovinic #50 6-1 6-3 Cagla Buyukakcay #120 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Sabine Lisicki #51 6-4 6-3 Irina Falconi Hartman #91 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Kristina Mladenovic #29 6-4 6-3 Tatjana Maria #105 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Irina-Camelia Begu #34 6-4 2-6 7-6(3) Caroline Garcia #44 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Yulia Putintseva #61 7-6(4) 6-0 Kurumi Nara #84 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Louisa Chirico #126 3-6 6-1 6-1 Naomi Osaka #95 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Shuai Zhang #64 6-1 6-2 Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove #176 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Jana Cepelova #121 4-6 6-4 6-1 Anastasija Sevastova #90 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Daria Kasatkina #35 6-2 6-1 Saisai Zheng #66 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Alison Riske-Amritraj #94 6-3 6-2 Frances Altick #964 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Kateryna Volodko #63 4-6 6-3 6-1 Misaki Doi #43 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Lara Arruabarrena #80 6-4 3-6 6-4 Shelby Rogers #108 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Yaroslava Shvedova #70 6-1 6-1 Evgeniya Rodina #114 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Samantha Stosur #26 6-4 6-4 Aleksandra Krunic #124 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Laura Siegemund #75 4-6 6-3 6-3 Patricia Maria Tig #131 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #89 5-7 6-3 6-2 Teliana Pereira #49 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Daria Saville #37 6-1 1-6 6-3 Zarina Diyas #86 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Monica Puig #62 6-3 6-2 Lucie Hradecka #83 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #74 6-2 6-1 Shuai Peng #467 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Ana Konjuh #79 6-3 6-3 Sesil Karatantcheva #156 H2H Match data
Apr 6, 2016* R64 Elena Vesnina #85 7-5 6-2 Cindy Burger #159 H2H Match data
Q2 Q (7)
Apr 3, 2016 Q2 Q Aleksandra Krunic #125 6-0 6-2 Jovana Jovic H2H Match data
Apr 3, 2016 Q2 Q Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove #190 1-6 6-3 6-4 Patricia Maria Tig #129 H2H Match data
Apr 3, 2016 Q2 Q Kristina Kucova #139 6-1 7-5 Michelle Larcher De Brito #225 H2H Match data
Apr 3, 2016 Q2 Q Sesil Karatantcheva #138 6-0 7-5 Raveena Kingsley H2H Match data
Apr 3, 2016 Q2 Q Cagla Buyukakcay #121 7-5 6-1 Ysaline Bonaventure #152 H2H Match data
Apr 3, 2016 Q2 Q Elena Vesnina #96 6-4 6-4 Sara Sorribes Tormo #172 H2H Match data
Apr 3, 2016 Q2 Q Naomi Osaka #104 6-4 7-6(7) Jana Cepelova #126 H2H Match data
Q1 Q (16)
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Jovana Jovic 6-1 6-3 Alizé Lim #150 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Aleksandra Krunic #125 3-6 6-0 6-3 Melanie Oudin #392 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove #190 6-3 5-7 6-4 Xinyun Han #119 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Kristina Kucova #139 6-3 6-0 Amra Sadikovic #175 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Michelle Larcher De Brito #225 2-6 6-0 7-5 Anna Tatishvili #117 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Samantha Crawford #109 6-2 1-6 6-2 Patty Schnyder #455 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Cindy Burger #159 6-4 2-6 7-5 Veronica Cepede Royg #142 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Raveena Kingsley 4-6 6-4 6-2 Katerina Siniakova #113 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Patricia Maria Tig #129 6-3 6-3 Laura Robson #504 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Sara Sorribes Tormo #172 2-6 6-1 7-5 Jessica Pegula #151 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Sesil Karatantcheva #138 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Andrea Sestini Hlavackova #174 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Elena Vesnina #96 6-4 6-0 Sílvia Soler-Espinosa #170 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Cagla Buyukakcay #121 7-6(1) 1-6 7-6(7) Julia Boserup #178 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Naomi Osaka #104 6-0 6-2 Tereza Martincova #176 H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Jana Cepelova #126 6-0 4-6 6-1 Elizabeth Halbauer H2H Match data
Apr 2, 2016 Q1 Q Ysaline Bonaventure #152 6-3 7-6(0) Alla Kudryavtseva #191 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Charleston held?
Charleston is held in Charleston, United States.
Who won the most recent Charleston?
The 2026 Charleston was won by Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-2.
Who has won the most Charleston titles?
Serena Williams has won 3 Charleston titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Charleston played?
The first edition of Charleston was held in 1986.
What surface is Charleston played on?
Charleston is played on clay courts.