WTA Roland Garros 2016 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Garbiñe Muguruza won the 2016 Roland Garros, defeating Serena Williams 7-5 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 22 to June 5, 2016.

Champion
Garbiñe Muguruza
def. Serena Williams , 7-5 6-4
Dates
May 22 — Jun 5
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
$16,474,735
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Round of 128
Garbiñe Muguruza #4 3-6 6-3 6-3
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #38
Myrtille Georges #203 6-7(7) 6-0 6-3
Christina Mchale #67
Yanina Wickmayer #54 6-1 6-3
Alexandra Dulgheru #127
Ekaterina Makarova #29 5-7 6-4 6-3
Varvara Lepchenko #64
Svetlana Kuznetsova #15 4-6 6-1 6-4
Yaroslava Shvedova #89
Heather Watson #56 5-7 6-2 6-2
Nicole Gibbs #72
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #27 6-2 6-0
Sara Sorribes Tormo #190
Cagla Buyukakcay #83 5-7 7-6(2) 6-2
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #98
Shelby Rogers #108 3-6 6-4 6-3
Karolina Pliskova #19
Elena Vesnina #49 6-2 6-3
Madison Brengle #68
Petra Kvitova #12 6-2 4-6 7-5
Danka Kovinic #59
Su-Wei Hsieh #80 7-6(6) 6-3
Lara Arruabarrena #92
Irina-Camelia Begu #28 5-7 6-1 6-3
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #86
Coco Vandeweghe #43 6-4 3-6 6-3
Naomi Broady #79
Annika Beck #39 6-1 6-2
Maryna Zanevska #141
Kateryna Volodko #65 6-1 6-3
Roberta Vinci #7
Samantha Stosur #24 6-2 4-6 6-3
Misaki Doi #42
Shuai Zhang #69 7-5 6-2
Galina Voskoboeva #492
Lucie Safarova #13 6-0 6-2
Vitalia Diatchenko #225
Viktorija Golubic #130 6-2 1-6 6-2
Alison Riske-Amritraj #93
Simona Halep #6 6-2 6-0
Nao Hibino #71
Zarina Diyas #90 2-6 6-4 6-2
Carina Witthoeft #100
Naomi Osaka #101 6-4 7-5
Jelena Ostapenko #36
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #52 6-1 6-2
Daniela Hantuchova #170
Tsvetana Pironkova #102 6-3 6-2
Sara Errani #18
Johanna Larsson #62 6-3 4-6 7-5
Magda Linette #84
Sloane Stephens #22 6-4 6-3
Margarita Gasparyan #55
Veronica Cepede Royg #161 6-2 6-2
Sabine Lisicki #51
Agnieszka Radwanska #2 6-0 6-2
Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic #120
Caroline Garcia #40 6-3 7-5
Lesia Tsurenko #41
Barbora Strycova #33 6-4 7-5
Lucie Hradecka #146
Polona Hercog #94 6-4 7-6(4)
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #112
Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-0
Magdalena Rybarikova #77
Teliana Pereira #81 7-5 3-6 9-7
Kristyna Pliskova #109
Kristina Mladenovic #30 6-2 6-4
Francesca Schiavone #95
Timea Babos #45 6-4 6-0
Samantha Crawford #106
Elina Svitolina #20 6-1 6-3
Sorana Cirstea #97
Taylor Townsend #172 6-2 6-1
Amandine Hesse #157
Ana Ivanovic #16 6-0 5-7 6-2
Oceane Dodin #148
Kurumi Nara #91 5-7 6-3 2-0 (ret.)
Denisa Satralova #70
Yulia Putintseva #60 6-1 6-1
Aleksandra Wozniak #514
Andrea Petkovic #31 6-2 6-2
Laura Robson #329
Karin Knapp #118 6-3 6-7(6) 4-0 (ret.)
Victoria Azarenka #5
Anastasija Sevastova #87 6-2 6-2
Sachia Vickery #165
Carla Suárez Navarro #14 6-2 4-6 6-2
Katerina Siniakova #104
Qiang Wang #74 6-0 6-0
Tessah Andrianjafitrimo #311
Dominika Cibulkova #25 6-3 6-1
Saisai Zheng #85
Ana Konjuh #76 6-2 6-3
Arina Rodionova #237
Kiki Bertens #58 6-2 3-6 6-3
Angelique Kerber #3
Camila Giorgi #44 6-3 6-2
Alizé Lim #156
Daria Kasatkina #32 6-1 4-6 6-3
Anna-Lena Friedsam #48
Virginie Razzano #184 4-6 6-1 6-0
Ipek Soylu #171
Madison Keys #17 6-3 6-2
Donna Vekic #96
Mariana Duque-Mariño #75 5-7 6-4 6-4
Daria Saville #46
Monica Puig #53 7-5 6-3
Olga Govortsova #105
Julia Goerges #57 6-2 6-3
Johanna Konta #21
Timea Bacsinszky #9 6-3 6-1
Sílvia Soler-Espinosa #126
Eugenie Bouchard #47 6-2 6-2
Laura Siegemund #37
Pauline Parmentier #88 6-2 7-6(2)
Monica Niculescu #35
Irina Falconi Hartman #63 6-4 0-6 6-2
Mona Barthel #66
Venus Williams #11 7-6(5) 7-6(4)
Anett Kontaveit #82
Louisa Chirico #78 6-2 2-6 8-6
Lauren Davis #113
Alizé Cornet #50 6-1 6-0
Kirsten Flipkens #61
Tatjana Maria #111 6-3 3-6 6-3
Jelena Jankovic #26
Round of 64
Garbiñe Muguruza #4 6-2 6-0
Myrtille Georges #203
Yanina Wickmayer #54 2-6 6-2 6-2
Ekaterina Makarova #29
Svetlana Kuznetsova #15 6-1 6-3
Heather Watson #56
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #27 6-3 4-6 6-1
Cagla Buyukakcay #83
Shelby Rogers #108 6-4 6-2
Elena Vesnina #49
Petra Kvitova #12 6-4 6-1
Su-Wei Hsieh #80
Irina-Camelia Begu #28 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 10-8
Coco Vandeweghe #43
Annika Beck #39 4-6 6-3 7-5
Kateryna Volodko #65
Samantha Stosur #24 6-3 6-4
Shuai Zhang #69
Lucie Safarova #13 6-2 6-2
Viktorija Golubic #130
Simona Halep #6 7-6(5) 6-2
Zarina Diyas #90
Naomi Osaka #101 6-3 6-3
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #52
Tsvetana Pironkova #102 7-5 7-6(6)
Johanna Larsson #62
Sloane Stephens #22 7-6(0) 6-1
Veronica Cepede Royg #161
Agnieszka Radwanska #2 6-2 6-4
Caroline Garcia #40
Barbora Strycova #33 6-4 6-4
Polona Hercog #94
Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-1
Teliana Pereira #81
Kristina Mladenovic #30 6-4 6-3
Timea Babos #45
Elina Svitolina #20 6-3 6-0
Taylor Townsend #172
Ana Ivanovic #16 7-5 6-1
Kurumi Nara #91
Yulia Putintseva #60 6-2 6-2
Andrea Petkovic #31
Karin Knapp #118 6-3 6-4
Anastasija Sevastova #87
Carla Suárez Navarro #14 6-1 6-3
Qiang Wang #74
Dominika Cibulkova #25 6-4 3-6 6-0
Ana Konjuh #76
Kiki Bertens #58 6-4 6-1
Camila Giorgi #44
Daria Kasatkina #32 3-6 6-1 6-3
Virginie Razzano #184
Madison Keys #17 6-3 6-2
Mariana Duque-Mariño #75
Monica Puig #53 7-5 6-7(4) 7-5
Julia Goerges #57
Timea Bacsinszky #9 6-4 6-4
Eugenie Bouchard #47
Pauline Parmentier #88 6-3 6-1
Irina Falconi Hartman #63
Venus Williams #11 6-2 6-1
Louisa Chirico #78
Alizé Cornet #50 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4
Tatjana Maria #111
Round of 32
Garbiñe Muguruza #4 6-3 6-0
Yanina Wickmayer #54
Svetlana Kuznetsova #15 6-1 6-4
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #27
Shelby Rogers #108 6-0 6-7(3) 6-0
Petra Kvitova #12
Irina-Camelia Begu #28 6-4 2-6 6-1
Annika Beck #39
Samantha Stosur #24 6-3 6-7(0) 7-5
Lucie Safarova #13
Simona Halep #6 4-6 6-2 6-3
Naomi Osaka #101
Tsvetana Pironkova #102 6-2 6-1
Sloane Stephens #22
Agnieszka Radwanska #2 6-2 6-7(6) 6-2
Barbora Strycova #33
Serena Williams #1 6-4 7-6(10)
Kristina Mladenovic #30
Elina Svitolina #20 6-4 6-4
Ana Ivanovic #16
Yulia Putintseva #60 6-1 6-1
Karin Knapp #118
Carla Suárez Navarro #14 6-4 3-6 6-1
Dominika Cibulkova #25
Kiki Bertens #58 6-2 3-6 10-8
Daria Kasatkina #32
Madison Keys #17 7-6(3) 6-3
Monica Puig #53
Timea Bacsinszky #9 6-4 6-2
Pauline Parmentier #88
Venus Williams #11 7-6(5) 1-6 6-0
Alizé Cornet #50
Round of 16
Garbiñe Muguruza #4 6-3 6-4
Svetlana Kuznetsova #15
Shelby Rogers #108 6-3 6-4
Irina-Camelia Begu #28
Samantha Stosur #24 7-6(0) 6-3
Simona Halep #6
Tsvetana Pironkova #102 2-6 6-3 6-3
Agnieszka Radwanska #2
Serena Williams #1 6-1 6-1
Elina Svitolina #20
Yulia Putintseva #60 7-5 7-5
Carla Suárez Navarro #14
Kiki Bertens #58 7-6(4) 6-3
Madison Keys #17
Timea Bacsinszky #9 6-2 6-4
Venus Williams #11
Quarterfinals
Garbiñe Muguruza #4 7-5 6-3
Shelby Rogers #108
Samantha Stosur #24 6-4 7-6(6)
Tsvetana Pironkova #102
Serena Williams #1 5-7 6-4 6-1
Yulia Putintseva #60
Kiki Bertens #58 7-5 6-2
Timea Bacsinszky #9
Semifinals
Garbiñe Muguruza #4 6-2 6-4
Samantha Stosur #24
Serena Williams #1 7-6(7) 6-4
Kiki Bertens #58
Final
Garbiñe Muguruza #4 7-5 6-4
Serena Williams #1

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Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
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Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
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When was the first Roland Garros played?
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