Dominika Cibulková defeated Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2016 WTA Finals. 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 | |
| Champion |  Dominika Cibulková |
| Runner-up |  Angelique Kerber |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) |
| Seeds | 8 |
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.
Seeds edit
Angelique Kerber (final)
Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
Simona Halep (round robin)
Karolína Plíšková (round robin)
Garbiñe Muguruza (round robin)
Madison Keys (round robin)
Dominika Cibulková (champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
Notes:
Serena Williams had qualified but withdrew due to shoulder injury
Alternates edit
Johanna Konta (Did not play)- Carla Suárez Navarro (Did not play)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| 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 edit
| Kerber
|
 Halep
|
 Keys
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Cibulková
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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
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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
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3–6, 3–6 | 2–6, 4–6 | 6–1, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 24–29 (45%) | 4 | |
| 7 | Dominika Cibulková
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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 edit
| Radwańska
|
 Plíšková
|
 Muguruza
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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
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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
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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.