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.

Women's singles
2016 Italian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upUnited States Madison Keys
Score7–6(7–5), 6–3
Details
Draw56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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

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

01.    Serena Williams (champion)
02.    Angelique Kerber (second round)
03.    Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)
04.    Victoria Azarenka (second round)
05.    Petra Kvitová (second round)
06.    Simona Halep (second round)
07.    Roberta Vinci (second round)
08.    Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
09.    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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  1.   Yulia Putintseva (first round)
  2.   Elena Vesnina (qualifying competition)
  3.   Heather Watson (qualified)
  4.   Julia Görges (qualified)
  5.   Christina McHale (qualified)
  6.   Monica Puig (qualified)
  7.   Johanna Larsson (qualified)
  8.   Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
  9.   Irina Falconi (first round)
  10.   Madison Brengle (first round)
  11.   Zheng Saisai (first round)
  12.   Nicole Gibbs (first round)
  13.   Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (first round)
  14.   Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
  15.   Lara Arruabarrena (qualifying competition)
  16.   Ana Konjuh (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Draw

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First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Johanna Larsson 7 6
  Donna Vekić 5 2
7   Johanna Larsson 6 6
14   Hsieh Su-wei 3 4
WC   Alberta Brianti 6 1 4
14   Hsieh Su-wei 2 6 6

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Varvara Lepchenko 6 6
  Tsvetana Pironkova 3 0
8   Varvara Lepchenko 2 3
  Kiki Bertens 6 6
  Kiki Bertens 6 6
12   Nicole Gibbs 2 4

References

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  1. ^ "Maria Sharapova provisionally banned from tennis after revealing failed drugs test". The Guardian. 8 March 2016.
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