WTA Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 Draw & Results

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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 August 6–14 on hard courts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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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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Results

Match type

64 recorded singles results

Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Monica Puig #34 6-4 4-6 6-1 Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data Aug 14, 2016* F
BR (1)
Petra Kvitova #14 7-5 2-6 6-2 Madison Keys #9 H2H Match data Aug 14, 2016* BR
SF (2)
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 Aug 13, 2016* SF
QF (4)
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 Aug 12, 2016* QF
R16 (8)
Elina Svitolina #20 6-4 6-3 Serena Williams #1DEF H2H Match data Aug 11, 2016* R16 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Aug 11, 2016* R16
R32 (16)
Serena Williams #1DEF 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 Aug 10, 2016* R32
R64 (32)
Serena Williams #1DEF 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 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 #6CH 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 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Aug 8, 2016* R64

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

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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.