2016 Wta Finals – Singles

It was Cibulková's eighth and final WTA Tour singles title, before her retirement in 2019. For the second year in a row, the eventual champion lost two matches in the round-robin stage.

Singles
2016 WTA Finals
Final
Champion	Dominika Cibulková
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kerber.

Cibulková, Madison Keys, and Karolína Plíšková made their debuts in the event.

Notes:

•   Serena Williams had qualified but withdrew due to shoulder injury

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	2	Agnieszka Radwańska	2	1
								1	Angelique Kerber	3	4
								7	Dominika Cibulková	6	6
	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	62	4
	7	Dominika Cibulková	1	77	6

Red group

		Kerber	Halep	Keys	Cibulková	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Angelique Kerber		6–4, 6–2	6–3, 6–3	7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3	3–0	6–1 (86%)	39–27 (59%)	1
3	Simona Halep	4–6, 2–6		6–2, 6–4	3–6, 6–7(5–7)	1–2	2–4 (33%)	27–31 (47%)	3
6	Madison Keys	3–6, 3–6	2–6, 4–6		6–1, 6–4	1–2	2–4 (33%)	24–29 (45%)	4
7	Dominika Cibulková	6–7(5–7), 6–2, 3–6	6–3, 7–6(7–5)	1–6, 4–6		1–2	3–4 (43%)	33–36 (48%)	2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

White group

		Radwańska	Plíšková	Muguruza	Kuznetsova	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Agnieszka Radwańska		7–5, 6–3	7–6(7–1), 6–3	5–7, 6–1, 5–7	2–1	5–2 (71%)	42–32 (57%)	2
4	Karolína Plíšková	5–7, 3–6		6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–5	6–3, 2–6, 6–7(6–8)	1–2	3–5 (38%)	41–43 (49%)	3
5	Garbiñe Muguruza	6–7(1–7), 3–6	2–6, 7–6(7–4), 5–7		3–6, 6–0, 6–1	1–2	3–5 (38%)	38–39 (49%)	4
8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7–5, 1–6, 7–5	3–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)	6–3, 0–6, 1–6		2–1	5–4 (56%)	38–45 (45%)	1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

• Main Draw