WTA Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Monica Puig won the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, defeating Angelique Kerber 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the final. The Olympics event was played on hard courts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 6 to August 14, 2016.

Champion
Monica Puig
def. Angelique Kerber , 6-4 4-6 6-1
Dates
Aug 6 — Aug 14
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category
Olympics
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 match log
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 14, 2016* F Monica Puig #34 6-4 4-6 6-1 Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data
BR (1)
Aug 14, 2016* BR Petra Kvitova #14 7-5 2-6 6-2 Madison Keys #9 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 13, 2016* SF Monica Puig #34 6-4 1-6 6-3 Petra Kvitova #14 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2016* SF Angelique Kerber #2 6-3 7-5 Madison Keys #9 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 12, 2016* QF Petra Kvitova #14 6-2 6-0 Elina Svitolina #20 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2016* QF Monica Puig #34 6-1 6-1 Laura Siegemund #32 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2016* QF Madison Keys #9 6-3 6-1 Daria Kasatkina #27 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2016* QF Angelique Kerber #2 6-1 6-2 Johanna Konta #13 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Aug 11, 2016* R16 Elina Svitolina #20 6-4 6-3 Serena Williams #1 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2016* R16 Petra Kvitova #14 4-6 6-4 6-4 Ekaterina Makarova #35 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2016* R16 Monica Puig #34 6-1 6-1 Garbiñe Muguruza #4 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2016* R16 Laura Siegemund #32 6-4 6-3 Kirsten Flipkens #61 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2016* R16 Madison Keys #9 6-3 3-6 6-3 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2016* R16 Daria Kasatkina #27 7-5 6-2 Sara Errani #24 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2016* R16 Johanna Konta #13 3-6 7-5 7-5 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 H2H Match data
Aug 11, 2016* R16 Angelique Kerber #2 6-0 7-5 Samantha Stosur #17 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Serena Williams #1 7-6(5) 6-2 Alizé Cornet #48 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Elina Svitolina #20 6-3 1-6 6-3 Heather Watson #66 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Petra Kvitova #14 6-2 6-4 Caroline Wozniacki #53 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Ekaterina Makarova #35 3-6 6-4 6-2 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #59 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Garbiñe Muguruza #4 6-1 6-1 Nao Hibino #75 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Monica Puig #34 6-3 6-2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #19 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Laura Siegemund #32 6-2 6-4 Shuai Zhang #50 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Kirsten Flipkens #61 6-2 (ret.) Lucie Safarova #29 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Madison Keys #9 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(5) Kristina Mladenovic #38 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 7-6(5) 6-3 Ana Konjuh #100 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Sara Errani #24 6-2 6-2 Barbora Strycova #21 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Daria Kasatkina #27 6-1 6-4 Saisai Zheng #63 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 (w/o) Monica Niculescu #58 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Johanna Konta #13 6-2 6-3 Caroline Garcia #31 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Samantha Stosur #17 6-3 6-4 Misaki Doi #37 H2H Match data
Aug 10, 2016* R32 Angelique Kerber #2 6-4 6-2 Eugenie Bouchard #40 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-2 Daria Saville #45 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Alizé Cornet #48 6-1 2-6 6-3 Johanna Larsson #70 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Heather Watson #66 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 Shuai Peng #266 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Elina Svitolina #20 2-6 6-1 6-3 Andrea Petkovic #41 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Petra Kvitova #14 6-1 6-2 Timea Babos #42 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Caroline Wozniacki #53 6-2 6-2 Lucie Hradecka #166 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Ekaterina Makarova #35 3-6 6-0 7-6(6) Cagla Buyukakcay #72 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #59 7-5 6-4 Roberta Vinci #8 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Garbiñe Muguruza #4 6-2 6-2 Andreea Mitu #194 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Nao Hibino #75 6-4 3-6 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #25 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Monica Puig #34 6-3 6-2 Polona Hercog #99 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #19 6-0 6-3 Magda Linette #86 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Shuai Zhang #50 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(7) Timea Bacsinszky #15 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Laura Siegemund #32 1-6 6-4 6-2 Tsvetana Pironkova #76 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Lucie Safarova #29 4-6 6-1 6-1 Karin Knapp #114 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Kirsten Flipkens #61 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) Venus Williams #6 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Madison Keys #9 6-3 6-3 Danka Kovinic #55 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Kristina Mladenovic #38 6-1 6-4 Aleksandra Krunic #153 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Ana Konjuh #100 7-6(5) 6-1 Annika Beck #44 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Carla Suárez Navarro #12 2-6 6-1 6-2 Ana Ivanovic #26 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Barbora Strycova #21 7-6(6) 6-1 Yanina Wickmayer #36 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Sara Errani #24 4-6 6-4 6-3 Kiki Bertens #22 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Daria Kasatkina #27 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1 Ons Jabeur #187 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Saisai Zheng #63 6-4 7-5 Agnieszka Radwanska #5 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 6-1 4-6 6-0 Qiang Wang #65 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Monica Niculescu #58 6-2 6-3 Veronica Cepede Royg #125 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Caroline Garcia #31 6-1 6-2 Teliana Pereira #139 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Johanna Konta #13 6-3 6-1 Stephanie Vogt #291 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Samantha Stosur #17 1-6 6-3 6-2 Jelena Ostapenko #39 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Misaki Doi #37 6-3 6-4 Yaroslava Shvedova #47 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Eugenie Bouchard #40 6-3 6-3 Sloane Stephens #28 H2H Match data
Aug 8, 2016* R64 Angelique Kerber #2 6-3 7-5 Mariana Duque-Mariño #80 H2H Match data

Most Gold Medals

Players with the most Olympic singles gold medals
PlayerGolds
Belinda Bencic 1
Elena Dementieva 1
Jennifer Capriati 1
Justine Henin 1
Lindsay Davenport 1
Monica Puig 1
Qinwen Zheng 1
Serena Williams 1
Steffi Graf 1
Venus Williams 1

Recent Finals

Recent Rio de Janeiro Olympics finals
EditionSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
2024 Clay Qinwen Zheng #7 6-2 6-3 Donna Vekic #21 H2H Match data
2020 Hard Belinda Bencic #12 7-5 2-6 6-3 Marketa Vondrousova #42 H2H Match data
2016 Hard Monica Puig #34 6-4 4-6 6-1 Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data
2012 Grass Serena Williams #4 6-0 6-1 Maria Sharapova #3 H2H Match data
2008 Hard Elena Dementieva #7 3-6 7-5 6-3 Dinara Safina #6 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where were the 2016 Olympic women's singles played?
The 2016 Olympic women's singles were played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Who won the 2016 Olympic women's singles gold medal?
Monica Puig won the 2016 Olympic women's singles gold medal, defeating Angelique Kerber 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the final.
Who has won the most Olympic women's singles gold medals?
10 players share the Olympic women's singles record with 1 gold medal each.
What surface was used for the 2016 Olympic women's singles?
The 2016 Olympic women's singles were played on hard courts.