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

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