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Women's singles
Women's singles
2016 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Madison Keys
Score	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Serena Williams defeated Madison Keys in the final, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Italian Open. This was Williams's second title in Rome won without dropping a set, and her fourth Italian Open title overall.

Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but could not defend her title because of her provisional suspension after failing a drug test at the Australian Open.^[1]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1.

Serena Williams (champion)

2.

Angelique Kerber (second round)

3.

Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)

4.

Victoria Azarenka (second round)

5.

Petra Kvitová (second round)

6.

Simona Halep (second round)

7.

Roberta Vinci (second round)

8.

Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)

9.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

10.

Lucie Šafářová (second round)

11.

Timea Bacsinszky (quarterfinals)

12.

Venus Williams (second round)

13.

Ana Ivanovic (second round)

14.

Sara Errani (first round)

15.

Elina Svitolina (first round)

16.

Karolína Plíšková (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Serena Williams	6	6

9	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	0
					1	Serena Williams	6	6

						Irina-Camelia Begu	4	1
	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	7⁷

	Misaki Doi	2	6³
									1	Serena Williams	7⁷	6

										Madison Keys	6⁵	3
11	Timea Bacsinszky	5	2

3	Garbiñe Muguruza	7	6
					3	Garbiñe Muguruza	6⁵	4

						Madison Keys	7⁷	6
	Madison Keys	6	4	6

	Barbora Strýcová	4	6	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	S Williams	6	6
	A-L Friedsam	6	7			A-L Friedsam	4	3
	AK Schmiedlová	4	5							1	S Williams	7⁹	6
WC	C Giovine	1	6	2						Q	C McHale	6⁷	1
Q	C McHale	6	2	6	Q	C McHale	6³	6	6
	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	4		13	A Ivanovic	7⁷	4	1
13	A Ivanovic	6	6												1	S Williams	6	6
9	S Kuznetsova	7	6												9	S Kuznetsova	2	0
	C Garcia	5	4		9	S Kuznetsova	6	6
Q	A Riske	6	6⁵	1		S Stosur	4	4
	S Stosur	4	7⁷	6						9	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6
	S Lisicki	1	6³								D Gavrilova	2	6	3
	D Gavrilova	6	7⁷			D Gavrilova	6	4	6
					6	S Halep	3	6	3

Section 2

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

				4	V Azarenka	3	2
	M Gasparyan	3	0		I-C Begu	6	6
	I-C Begu	6	6						I-C Begu	6	6
	M Niculescu	4	1						D Kasatkina	1	4
Q	M Duque Mariño	6	6	Q	M Duque Mariño	2	2
	D Kasatkina	6	6		D Kasatkina	6	6
16	Ka Plíšková	4	4											I-C Begu	6	7⁷
10	L Šafářová	6	6											M Doi	2	6³
WC	F Schiavone	3	2	10	L Šafářová	3	5
	A Cornet	6²	1		M Doi	6	7
	M Doi	7⁷	6						M Doi	4	7	6
Q	J Larsson	1	2						J Konta	6	5	2
	J Konta	6	6		J Konta	6	6
				7	R Vinci	0	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	C Suárez Navarro	6	7
	T Pereira	6	7⁸			T Pereira	1	5
	A Beck	4	6⁶						8	C Suárez Navarro	7	5	2
Q	J Görges	6	6⁵	3					11	T Bacsinszky	5	7	6
	L Tsurenko	1	7⁷	6		L Tsurenko	2	4
	Y Wickmayer	2	2		11	T Bacsinszky	6	6
11	T Bacsinszky	6	6											11	T Bacsinszky	5	2
15	E Svitolina	1	6	1										3	G Muguruza	7	6
Q	M Puig	6	4	6	Q	M Puig	1	1
	K Mladenovic	3	1			J Ostapenko	6	6
	J Ostapenko	6	6							J Ostapenko	1	4
	E Makarova	6	6						3	G Muguruza	6	6
	D Kovinić	2	2			E Makarova	1	0
					3	G Muguruza	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	P Kvitová	3	4
	M Keys	6	6			M Keys	6	6
	A Petkovic	4	1								M Keys	7⁷	6
Q	K Bertens	1	4								T Babos	6²	3
	T Babos	6	6			T Babos	6⁵	7	6
	C Vandeweghe	4	3		12	V Williams	7⁷	5	4
12	V Williams	6	6												M Keys	6	4	6
14	S Errani	4	6	0											B Strýcová	4	6	3
Q	H Watson	6	3	6	Q	H Watson	4	2
	B Strýcová	6	6			B Strýcová	6	6
WC	K Knapp	2	2								B Strýcová	6	6
	J Janković	4	6	3							E Bouchard	1	0
	E Bouchard	6	2	6		E Bouchard	6	5	7
					2	A Kerber	1	7	5

Qualifying

Seeds

Yulia Putintseva (first round)
Elena Vesnina (qualifying competition)
Heather Watson (qualified)
Julia Görges (qualified)
Christina McHale (qualified)
Monica Puig (qualified)
Johanna Larsson (qualified)
Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
Irina Falconi (first round)
Madison Brengle (first round)
Zheng Saisai (first round)
Nicole Gibbs (first round)
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (first round)
Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
Lara Arruabarrena (qualifying competition)
Ana Konjuh (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round

Qualifying competition

1

Yulia Putintseva

6³

7⁷

1

Mariana Duque Mariño

7⁷

6⁴

6

Mariana Duque Mariño

6

4

7⁷

Aliaksandra Sasnovich

0

6

6⁵

Aliaksandra Sasnovich

6

7⁸

9

Irina Falconi

4

6⁶

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Elena Vesnina	1	6	6

	Tatjana Maria	6	4	0
					2	Elena Vesnina	4	4

						Alison Riske	6	6
	Alison Riske	6	6

13	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	2	1

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Heather Watson	6	2	6

WC	Nastassja Burnett	3	6	3
					3	Heather Watson	7	4	6

					16	Ana Konjuh	5	6	3
	Yaroslava Shvedova	1	7⁷	3

16	Ana Konjuh	6	6³	6

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Julia Görges	6	6

	Polona Hercog	4	3
				4	Julia Görges	7	6

					Bethanie Mattek-Sands	5	3
	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6

10	Madison Brengle	4	1

Fifth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

5	Christina McHale	6	6

PR	Laura Robson	4	2
				5	Christina McHale	6	3	6

					Naomi Broady	4	6	1
	Naomi Broady	6	6

11	Zheng Saisai	3	2

Sixth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

6	Monica Puig	6	6

WC	Martina Colmegna	3	0
				6	Monica Puig	6	6

				15	Lara Arruabarrena	4	3
WC	Martina Di Giuseppe	2	4

15	Lara Arruabarrena	6	6