WTA Rome 2016 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Serena Williams won the 2016 Rome, defeating Madison Keys 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 9 to May 15, 2016.

Champion
Serena Williams
def. Madison Keys , 7-6(5) 6-3
Dates
May 9 — May 15
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 15, 2016* F Serena Williams #1 7-6(5) 6-3 Madison Keys #24 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 14, 2016* SF Madison Keys #24 7-6(5) 6-4 Garbiñe Muguruza #4 H2H Match data
May 14, 2016* SF Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-1 Irina-Camelia Begu #35 H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 14, 2016* QF Madison Keys #24 6-4 4-6 6-3 Barbora Strycova #36 H2H Match data
May 14, 2016* QF Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-0 Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 H2H Match data
May 14, 2016* QF Irina-Camelia Begu #35 6-2 7-6(3) Misaki Doi #45 H2H Match data
May 14, 2016* QF Garbiñe Muguruza #4 7-5 6-2 Timea Bacsinszky #10 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 13, 2016* R16 Misaki Doi #45 4-6 7-5 6-2 Johanna Konta #23 H2H Match data
May 13, 2016* R16 Serena Williams #1 7-6(7) 6-1 Christina Mchale #56 H2H Match data
May 13, 2016* R16 Irina-Camelia Begu #35 6-1 6-4 Daria Kasatkina #33 H2H Match data
May 13, 2016* R16 Barbora Strycova #36 6-1 6-0 Eugenie Bouchard #46 H2H Match data
May 13, 2016* R16 Madison Keys #24 7-6(2) 6-3 Timea Babos #48 H2H Match data
May 13, 2016* R16 Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 6-2 2-6 6-3 Daria Saville #32 H2H Match data
May 13, 2016* R16 Timea Bacsinszky #10 5-7 7-5 6-2 Carla Suárez Navarro #11 H2H Match data
May 13, 2016* R16 Garbiñe Muguruza #4 6-1 6-4 Jelena Ostapenko #39 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 12, 2016* R32 Barbora Strycova #36 6-4 6-2 Heather Watson #55 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Johanna Konta #23 6-0 6-4 Roberta Vinci #7 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Daria Kasatkina #33 6-2 6-2 Mariana Duque-Mariño #109 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 6-4 6-4 Samantha Stosur #22 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Misaki Doi #45 6-3 7-5 Lucie Safarova #15 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Daria Saville #32 6-3 4-6 6-3 Simona Halep #5 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Eugenie Bouchard #46 6-1 5-7 7-5 Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Jelena Ostapenko #39 6-1 6-1 Monica Puig #57 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-3 Anna-Lena Friedsam #50 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Carla Suárez Navarro #11 6-1 7-5 Teliana Pereira #90 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Madison Keys #24 6-3 6-4 Petra Kvitova #9 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Irina-Camelia Begu #35 6-3 6-2 Victoria Azarenka #6 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Christina Mchale #56 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 Ana Ivanovic #16 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Timea Babos #48 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 Venus Williams #14 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Garbiñe Muguruza #4 6-1 6-0 Ekaterina Makarova #29 H2H Match data
May 12, 2016* R32 Timea Bacsinszky #10 6-2 6-4 Lesia Tsurenko #42 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
May 11, 2016* R64 Irina-Camelia Begu #35 6-3 6-0 Margarita Gasparyan #52 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Christina Mchale #56 6-1 2-6 6-2 Claudia Giovine #423 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Barbora Strycova #36 6-2 6-2 Karin Knapp #72 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Timea Babos #48 6-1 6-4 Kiki Bertens #86 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Mariana Duque-Mariño #109 6-4 6-1 Monica Niculescu #34 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Teliana Pereira #90 6-4 7-6(6) Annika Beck #41 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Anna-Lena Friedsam #50 6-4 7-5 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #37 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Timea Bacsinszky #10 6-2 6-2 Yanina Wickmayer #51 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Jelena Ostapenko #39 6-3 6-1 Kristina Mladenovic #28 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Eugenie Bouchard #46 6-4 2-6 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #25 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Lucie Safarova #15 6-3 6-2 Francesca Schiavone #91 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Daria Saville #32 6-1 7-6(3) Sabine Lisicki #44 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Misaki Doi #45 7-6(2) 6-1 Alizé Cornet #49 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Daria Kasatkina #33 6-4 6-4 Karolina Pliskova #20 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Johanna Konta #23 6-1 6-2 Johanna Larsson #60 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Ana Ivanovic #16 6-4 6-4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #27 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Lesia Tsurenko #42 1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Julia Goerges #62 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Monica Puig #57 6-1 4-6 6-1 Elina Svitolina #17 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Ekaterina Makarova #29 6-2 6-2 Danka Kovinic #58 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Heather Watson #55 6-4 3-6 6-0 Sara Errani #18 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Venus Williams #14 6-4 6-3 Coco Vandeweghe #40 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 7-5 6-4 Caroline Garcia #53 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Samantha Stosur #22 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 Alison Riske-Amritraj #88 H2H Match data
May 11, 2016* R64 Madison Keys #24 6-4 6-1 Andrea Petkovic #30 H2H Match data

Most Titles

PlayerTitles
Conchita Martínez 4
Gabriela Sabatini 4
Serena Williams 4
Elina Svitolina 3
Iga Swiatek 3

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2024 Clay Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-3 Aryna Sabalenka H2H Match data
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Rome held?
Rome is held in Rome, Italy.
Who won the most recent Rome?
The 2026 Rome was won by Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2.
Who has won the most Rome titles?
Conchita Martínez has won 4 Rome titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Rome played?
The first edition of Rome was held in 1930.
What surface is Rome played on?
Rome is played on clay courts.