2016 WTA Finals – Singles


was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Angelique Kerber.
Dominika Cibulková, Madison Keys and Karolína Plíšková made their debuts in the event.
Cibulková won the title, defeating World No. 1 Kerber in the final in straight sets. This was the second year in a row where a player won the tournament after losing two matches in the round-robin stage.

Seeds

Notes:

Draw

Finals

Red Group

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, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then WTA rankings

White Group

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, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then WTA rankings