WTA US Open 2016 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Angelique Kerber won the 2016 US Open, defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 29 to September 11, 2016.

Champion
Angelique Kerber
def. Karolina Pliskova , 6-3 4-6 6-4
Dates
Aug 29 — Sep 11
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$22,102,700
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 11, 2016* F Angelique Kerber #2 6-3 4-6 6-4 Karolina Pliskova #11 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 10, 2016* SF Angelique Kerber #2 6-4 6-3 Caroline Wozniacki #74 H2H Match data
Sep 10, 2016* SF Karolina Pliskova #11 6-2 7-6(5) Serena Williams #1 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 8, 2016* QF Serena Williams #1 6-2 4-6 6-3 Simona Halep #5 H2H Match data
Sep 8, 2016* QF Karolina Pliskova #11 6-2 6-2 Ana Konjuh #92 H2H Match data
Sep 8, 2016* QF Caroline Wozniacki #74 6-0 6-2 Anastasija Sevastova #48 H2H Match data
Sep 8, 2016* QF Angelique Kerber #2 7-5 6-0 Roberta Vinci #8 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 6, 2016* R16 Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-3 Yaroslava Shvedova #52 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 2016* R16 Simona Halep #5 6-2 7-5 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 2016* R16 Anastasija Sevastova #48 6-4 7-5 Johanna Konta #14 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 2016* R16 Ana Konjuh #92 6-4 6-4 Agnieszka Radwanska #4 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 2016* R16 Roberta Vinci #8 7-6(5) 6-2 Lesia Tsurenko #99 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 2016* R16 Karolina Pliskova #11 4-6 6-4 7-6(3) Venus Williams #6 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 2016* R16 Angelique Kerber #2 6-3 7-5 Petra Kvitova #16 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 2016* R16 Caroline Wozniacki #74 6-3 6-4 Madison Keys #9 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Caroline Wozniacki #74 6-3 6-1 Monica Niculescu #58 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Lesia Tsurenko #99 3-6 6-3 6-4 Dominika Cibulkova #13 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Roberta Vinci #8 6-0 5-7 6-3 Carina Witthoeft #102 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Venus Williams #6 6-1 6-2 Laura Siegemund #27 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Anastasija Sevastova #48 6-4 6-1 Kateryna Volodko #59 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Yaroslava Shvedova #52 6-2 7-5 Shuai Zhang #51 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Agnieszka Radwanska #4 6-2 6-3 Caroline Garcia #33 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Karolina Pliskova #11 6-2 6-4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #18 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Madison Keys #9 7-5 4-6 7-6(3) Naomi Osaka #81 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-1 Johanna Larsson #47 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 6-4 6-3 Elena Vesnina #20 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Johanna Konta #14 6-2 6-1 Belinda Bencic #26 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Ana Konjuh #92 6-3 3-6 6-2 Varvara Lepchenko #68 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Petra Kvitova #16 6-3 6-4 Elina Svitolina #19 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Simona Halep #5 6-1 2-6 6-4 Timea Babos #34 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 2016* R32 Angelique Kerber #2 6-1 6-1 Catherine Bellis #158 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Angelique Kerber #2 6-2 7-6(7) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #57 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Simona Halep #5 6-3 6-4 Lucie Safarova #44 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Belinda Bencic #26 6-3 6-2 Andrea Petkovic #43 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Catherine Bellis #158 2-6 6-2 6-2 Shelby Rogers #49 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Timea Babos #34 6-2 6-4 Richel Hogenkamp #165 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Elena Vesnina #20 6-2 6-1 Annika Beck #41 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Madison Keys #9 6-1 6-1 Kayla Day #374 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Yaroslava Shvedova #52 6-0 6-1 Qiang Wang #62 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #18 6-2 4-6 7-6(5) Kristina Mladenovic #37 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Johanna Konta #14 6-2 5-7 6-2 Tsvetana Pironkova #71 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Ana Konjuh #92 6-3 6-3 Kurumi Nara #80 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Dominika Cibulkova #13 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2 Evgeniya Rodina #98 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Lesia Tsurenko #99 7-5 6-3 Yafan Wang #163 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Caroline Wozniacki #74 6-4 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Anastasija Sevastova #48 7-5 6-4 Garbiñe Muguruza #3 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Venus Williams #6 6-2 6-3 Julia Goerges #64 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Shuai Zhang #51 6-3 6-3 Samantha Stosur #17 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Kateryna Volodko #59 5-7 7-6(5) 7-5 Saisai Zheng #61 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Johanna Larsson #47 6-3 6-1 Denisa Satralova #89 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Naomi Osaka #81 6-4 7-6(3) Yingying Duan #103 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Karolina Pliskova #11 6-1 7-5 Montserrat Gonzalez #192 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Varvara Lepchenko #68 6-4 4-6 6-4 Timea Bacsinszky #15 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Elina Svitolina #19 6-1 4-6 6-3 Lauren Davis #105 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Laura Siegemund #27 6-3 7-5 Nicole Gibbs #69 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Carina Witthoeft #102 6-1 6-7(1) 6-1 Yulia Putintseva #42 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Roberta Vinci #8 6-1 6-3 Christina Mchale #55 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Monica Niculescu #58 6-0 6-1 Ana Bogdan #116 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 6-1 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #40 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-3 Vania King #87 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Petra Kvitova #16 7-6(2) 6-3 Cagla Buyukakcay #66 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Caroline Garcia #33 4-6 6-4 6-4 Katerina Siniakova #72 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 2016* R64 Agnieszka Radwanska #4 7-6(9) 6-3 Naomi Broady #82 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Kurumi Nara #80 6-0 7-5 Stefanie Voegele #100 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Naomi Broady #82 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 Laura Robson #254 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Varvara Lepchenko #68 4-6 7-6(9) 6-3 Shuai Peng #259 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Qiang Wang #62 6-4 2-6 6-2 Daria Kasatkina #24 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Lucie Safarova #44 6-4 6-4 Daria Saville #45 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Saisai Zheng #61 6-4 6-2 Monica Puig #35 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Garbiñe Muguruza #3 2-6 6-0 6-3 Elise Mertens #137 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Richel Hogenkamp #165 6-2 7-5 Heather Watson #73 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Venus Williams #6 6-2 5-7 6-4 Kateryna Baindl #93 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Kateryna Volodko #59 6-0 7-5 Su-Wei Hsieh #79 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Montserrat Gonzalez #192 7-5 6-2 Danka Kovinic #54 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Kristina Mladenovic #37 6-4 7-5 Nao Hibino #70 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Kayla Day #374 6-2 4-2 (ret.) Madison Brengle #50 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 6-0 6-0 Teliana Pereira #136 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #18 6-1 6-4 Louisa Chirico #76 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Jelena Jankovic #40 6-4 6-1 Mariana Duque-Mariño #77 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Naomi Osaka #81 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 Coco Vandeweghe #30 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Denisa Satralova #89 7-6(4) 6-1 Ana Ivanovic #31 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Petra Kvitova #16 7-5 6-3 Jelena Ostapenko #36 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Andrea Petkovic #43 7-6(3) 6-3 Kristina Kucova #78 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Katerina Siniakova #72 6-3 3-6 6-2 Eugenie Bouchard #39 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Caroline Wozniacki #74 4-6 6-3 6-4 Taylor Townsend #146 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Timea Bacsinszky #15 6-1 6-1 Vitalia Diatchenko #677 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Yafan Wang #163 6-3 7-6(4) Alison Van Uytvanck #112 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Madison Keys #9 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 Alison Riske-Amritraj #60 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Samantha Stosur #17 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1 Camila Giorgi #67 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 6-1 6-2 Francesca Schiavone #97 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Elena Vesnina #20 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 Anett Kontaveit #90 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Angelique Kerber #2 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Polona Hercog #120 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #57 6-4 6-1 Alizé Cornet #53 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Tsvetana Pironkova #71 6-1 6-2 Virginie Razzano #166 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Caroline Garcia #33 4-6 6-3 6-4 Pauline Parmentier #63 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Laura Siegemund #27 3-6 6-3 6-2 Patricia Maria Tig #128 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Carina Witthoeft #102 6-4 6-1 Misaki Doi #32 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Yulia Putintseva #42 6-1 6-2 Sabine Lisicki #84 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Elina Svitolina #19 6-7(5) 6-0 6-2 Mandy Minella #110 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Roberta Vinci #8 6-2 6-4 Anna-Lena Friedsam #46 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Ana Konjuh #92 6-3 2-6 6-4 Kiki Bertens #22 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Johanna Larsson #47 6-4 6-2 Karin Knapp #130 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Shuai Zhang #51 6-1 6-1 Ellen Perez #724 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Simona Halep #5 6-0 6-2 Kirsten Flipkens #56 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Yingying Duan #103 6-4 4-6 6-3 Maria Sakkari #94 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Lesia Tsurenko #99 6-0 6-4 Irina-Camelia Begu #23 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Yaroslava Shvedova #52 6-2 6-3 Lara Arruabarrena #91 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Johanna Konta #14 6-3 6-3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #109 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Evgeniya Rodina #98 6-1 6-2 Danielle Collins #751 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Vania King #87 7-6(2) 6-3 Antonia Lottner #184 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Cagla Buyukakcay #66 6-2 6-1 Irina Falconi Hartman #75 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Anastasija Sevastova #48 6-3 6-3 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #85 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Agnieszka Radwanska #4 6-1 6-1 Jessica Pegula #138 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Monica Niculescu #58 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1 Barbora Strycova #21 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Catherine Bellis #158 6-2 6-3 Viktorija Golubic #65 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Dominika Cibulkova #13 6-2 6-3 Magda Linette #83 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Annika Beck #41 7-6(6) 6-3 Nadia Podoroska #230 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Belinda Bencic #26 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 Samantha Crawford #101 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Lauren Davis #105 6-2 4-6 7-5 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #107 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Karolina Pliskova #11 6-4 6-3 Sofia Kenin #243 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Shelby Rogers #49 6-4 7-6(3) Sara Errani #28 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-3 Ekaterina Makarova #29 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Nicole Gibbs #69 6-1 6-0 Aleksandra Krunic #153 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Christina Mchale #55 6-2 6-2 Mona Barthel #96 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Ana Bogdan #116 0-6 7-5 6-2 Sorana Cirstea #86 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Timea Babos #34 5-7 6-3 7-5 Barbara Haas #141 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 2016* R128 Julia Goerges #64 6-3 6-2 Yanina Wickmayer #38 H2H Match data

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