WTA Cincinnati 2016 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Karolina Pliskova won the 2016 Cincinnati, defeating Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Cincinnati, United States, from August 15 to August 21, 2016.

Champion
Karolina Pliskova
def. Angelique Kerber , 6-3 6-1
Dates
Aug 15 — Aug 21
Location
Cincinnati, United States
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$2,503,250
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 21, 2016* F Karolina Pliskova #17 6-3 6-1 Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 20, 2016* SF Angelique Kerber #2 6-3 6-4 Simona Halep #4 H2H Match data
Aug 20, 2016* SF Karolina Pliskova #17 6-1 6-3 Garbiñe Muguruza #3 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 20, 2016* QF Karolina Pliskova #17 6-3 4-6 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 H2H Match data
Aug 20, 2016* QF Angelique Kerber #2 4-6 6-3 6-0 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 H2H Match data
Aug 20, 2016* QF Garbiñe Muguruza #3 6-4 6-3 Timea Babos #41 H2H Match data
Aug 20, 2016* QF Simona Halep #4 7-5 6-1 Agnieszka Radwanska #5 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Aug 19, 2016* R16 Karolina Pliskova #17 7-5 6-3 Misaki Doi #38 H2H Match data
Aug 19, 2016* R16 Agnieszka Radwanska #5 6-7(1) 6-4 6-0 Johanna Konta #13 H2H Match data
Aug 19, 2016* R16 Garbiñe Muguruza #3 7-5 6-1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #18 H2H Match data
Aug 19, 2016* R16 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 6-2 3-6 6-2 Timea Bacsinszky #15 H2H Match data
Aug 19, 2016* R16 Simona Halep #4 6-1 6-2 Daria Saville #47 H2H Match data
Aug 19, 2016* R16 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 6-1 7-5 Roberta Vinci #8 H2H Match data
Aug 19, 2016* R16 Angelique Kerber #2 7-6(5) 6-4 Barbora Strycova #20 H2H Match data
Aug 19, 2016* R16 Timea Babos #41 4-6 6-3 6-1 Dominika Cibulkova #11 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Johanna Konta #13 6-2 6-3 Donna Vekic #121 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Barbora Strycova #20 7-6(11) 6-3 Samantha Stosur #16 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 6-2 1-0 (ret.) Alizé Cornet #58 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Timea Babos #41 7-5 6-2 Belinda Bencic #27 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #18 7-6(5) 6-1 Kurumi Nara #86 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Roberta Vinci #8 7-5 6-3 Tsvetana Pironkova #74 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Agnieszka Radwanska #5 6-0 6-1 Andrea Petkovic #42 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Misaki Doi #38 2-6 6-3 6-4 Christina Mchale #59 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Garbiñe Muguruza #3 7-6(4) 6-2 Coco Vandeweghe #33 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Dominika Cibulkova #11 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 Johanna Larsson #67 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Simona Halep #4 6-3 6-1 Annika Beck #44 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Karolina Pliskova #17 6-4 6-1 Jelena Ostapenko #39 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 3-6 6-3 6-1 Alison Riske-Amritraj #70 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Daria Saville #47 6-2 6-2 Elina Svitolina #19 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Angelique Kerber #2 6-0 7-5 Kristina Mladenovic #37 H2H Match data
Aug 18, 2016* R32 Timea Bacsinszky #15 6-3 6-0 Lesia Tsurenko #85 H2H Match data
R64 (16)
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Barbora Strycova #20 6-4 6-0 Eugenie Bouchard #40 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Jelena Ostapenko #39 1-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5) Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #57 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Annika Beck #44 6-2 6-3 Yulia Putintseva #43 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Timea Babos #41 6-4 6-4 Louisa Chirico #80 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Lesia Tsurenko #85 6-3 6-3 Shuai Zhang #49 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Alison Riske-Amritraj #70 6-4 7-6(6) Varvara Flink #360 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Coco Vandeweghe #33 4-6 6-3 6-4 Sara Errani #32 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Kristina Mladenovic #37 7-6(1) 6-3 Kateryna Volodko #61 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Daria Saville #47 7-5 6-3 Caroline Garcia #30 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Kurumi Nara #86 6-4 4-6 7-5 Viktorija Golubic #68 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Johanna Larsson #67 6-3 4-6 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #23 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Tsvetana Pironkova #74 6-1 6-1 Daria Kasatkina #24 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Alizé Cornet #58 7-6(1) 6-3 Kiki Bertens #22 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Donna Vekic #121 6-4 6-2 Ana Ivanovic #25 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Andrea Petkovic #42 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2 Lucie Safarova #28 H2H Match data
Aug 17, 2016* R64 Christina Mchale #59 6-2 6-2 Saisai Zheng #62 H2H Match data
Q2 Q (10)
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Annika Beck #44 6-4 1-0 (ret.) Tsvetana Pironkova #76 H2H Match data
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Donna Vekic #121 6-1 7-6(2) Mariana Duque-Mariño #80 H2H Match data
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Eugenie Bouchard #40 6-4 2-0 (ret.) Viktorija Golubic #71 H2H Match data
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Alison Riske-Amritraj #68 6-7(6) 6-2 6-2 Ana Konjuh #100 H2H Match data
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Alizé Cornet #48 7-5 3-6 5-1 Sorana Cirstea #92 H2H Match data
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Kateryna Volodko #62 3-6 6-3 5-2 Jamie Loeb #238 H2H Match data
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Kurumi Nara #88 6-1 7-5 Karin Knapp #114 H2H Match data
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Saisai Zheng #63 6-3 5-2 Sabine Lisicki #79 H2H Match data
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Shuai Zhang #50 6-3 6-3 Johanna Larsson #70 H2H Match data
Aug 14, 2016 Q2 Q Daria Saville #45 6-4 6-2 Naomi Osaka #84 H2H Match data
Q1 Q (23)
Aug 14, 2016 Q1 Q Varvara Flink #360 6-4 6-1 Cagla Buyukakcay #72 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Misaki Doi #37 6-4 6-7(9) 5-2 Jessica Pegula #142 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Tsvetana Pironkova #76 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2 Kateryna Baindl #95 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Annika Beck #44 6-1 4-6 3-1 Lara Arruabarrena #93 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Jamie Loeb #238 6-2 1-6 5-2 Danka Kovinic #55 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Sorana Cirstea #92 2-6 6-3 6-2 Nao Hibino #75 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Timea Babos #42 6-3 5-4 Evgeniya Rodina #105 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Kateryna Volodko #62 6-1 5-2 Sofia Kenin #249 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Jennifer Brady #127 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) Qiang Wang #65 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Karin Knapp #114 7-6 3-6 5-4 Camila Giorgi #67 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Kurumi Nara #88 7-6(6) 5-3 Monica Niculescu #58 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Sabine Lisicki #79 6-3 6-6 Anastasija Sevastova #54 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Donna Vekic #121 7-6(6) 7-6(4) Varvara Lepchenko #56 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Mariana Duque-Mariño #80 7-5 5-4 Kirsten Flipkens #61 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Alison Riske-Amritraj #68 1-6 6-4 6-4 Magda Linette #86 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Saisai Zheng #63 6-4 6-3 Maria Sakkari #97 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Eugenie Bouchard #40 6-4 5-1 Carina Witthoeft #89 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Viktorija Golubic #71 6-2 6-4 Lauren Davis #104 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Ana Konjuh #100 5-7 6-2 7-6(7) Yaroslava Shvedova #47 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Naomi Osaka #84 6-4 6-4 Julia Goerges #64 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Shuai Zhang #50 6-3 5-1 Samantha Crawford #102 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Johanna Larsson #70 6-7(7) 7-6(7) 6-1 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #103 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016 Q1 Q Daria Saville #45 6-0 5-4 Mona Barthel #87 H2H Match data

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Where is Cincinnati held?
Cincinnati is held in Cincinnati, United States.
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