2016 WTA Tour
The 2016 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Summer Olympic Games and Hopman Cup, which were organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2016 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.;Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Team events |
Note: In the Champions and Runners-up columns, a tournament's results in doubles are also included.
January
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| January 4 | Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships $1,000,000 – Hard – 8 teams | Green 2–0 | Gold | ||
| January 4 | Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier $1,000,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |  Victoria Azarenka6–3, 6–1 |  Angelique Kerber |  Samantha Crawford  Carla Suárez Navarro |  Roberta Vinci Andrea Petkovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Varvara Lepchenko |
| January 4 | Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier $1,000,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |  Martina Hingis  Sania Mirza7–5, 6–1 | Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic | Samantha Crawford Carla Suárez Navarro | Roberta Vinci Andrea Petkovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Varvara Lepchenko |
| January 4 | Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |  Agnieszka Radwańska 6–3, 6–2 | Alison Riske | Anna-Lena Friedsam Tímea Babos |  Wang Qiang Kateřina Siniaková  Eugenie Bouchard Anett Kontaveit |
| January 4 | Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Vania King  Monica Niculescu 6–1, 6–4 | Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai | Anna-Lena Friedsam Tímea Babos | Wang Qiang Kateřina Siniaková Eugenie Bouchard Anett Kontaveit |
| January 4 | Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Sloane Stephens 7–5, 6–2 | Julia Görges |  Tamira Paszek Caroline Wozniacki |  Nao Hibino  Kirsten Flipkens Alexandra Dulgheru Naomi Broady |
| January 4 | Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Elise Mertens An-Sophie Mestach 2–6, 6–3, |  Danka Kovinić Barbora Strýcová | Tamira Paszek Caroline Wozniacki | Nao Hibino Kirsten Flipkens Alexandra Dulgheru Naomi Broady |
| January 11 | Sydney International Sydney, Australia WTA Premier $753,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–0, 6–2 |  Monica Puig | Simona Halep Belinda Bencic | Karolína Plíšková Sara Errani Ekaterina Makarova  Samantha Stosur |
| January 11 | Sydney International Sydney, Australia WTA Premier $753,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 1–6, 7–5, |  Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic | Simona Halep Belinda Bencic | Karolína Plíšková Sara Errani Ekaterina Makarova Samantha Stosur |
| January 11 | Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Alizé Cornet 6–1, 6–2 | Eugenie Bouchard |  Johanna Larsson  Dominika Cibulková | Mona Barthel Heather Watson Kiki Bertens Camila Giorgi |
| January 11 | Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Han Xinyun Christina McHale 6–3, 6–0 | Kimberly Birrell Jarmila Wolfe | Johanna Larsson Dominika Cibulková | Mona Barthel Heather Watson Kiki Bertens Camila Giorgi |
| January 18 January 25 | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $14,835,728 – Hard 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw | Angelique Kerber 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | Serena Williams | Agnieszka Radwańska Johanna Konta | Maria Sharapova Carla Suárez Navarro Victoria Azarenka Zhang Shuai |
| January 18 January 25 | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $14,835,728 – Hard 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 7–6, 6–3 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | Agnieszka Radwańska Johanna Konta | Maria Sharapova Carla Suárez Navarro Victoria Azarenka Zhang Shuai |
| January 18 January 25 | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $14,835,728 – Hard 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw | Elena Vesnina Bruno Soares6–4, 4–6, | Coco Vandeweghe Horia Tecău | Agnieszka Radwańska Johanna Konta | Maria Sharapova Carla Suárez Navarro Victoria Azarenka Zhang Shuai |
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2016 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games, the year-end championships, the WTA Premier tournaments total number of titles cumulated importance of those titles a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order.Key
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:;Singles
- Irina Falconi – Bogotá '
- Çağla Büyükakçay – İstanbul '
- Viktorija Golubic – Gstaad '
- Laura Siegemund – Båstad '
- Johanna Konta – Stanford '
- Duan Yingying – Nanchang '
- Christina McHale – Tokyo '
- Océane Dodin – Quebec City '
- Kristýna Plíšková – Tashkent '
- Peng Shuai – Tianjin '
- Elise Mertens – Auckland '
- Han Xinyun – Hobart '
- Christina McHale – Hobart '
- Verónica Cepede Royg – Rio de Janeiro '
- Varatchaya Wongteanchai – Kuala Lumpur '
- Yang Zhaoxuan – Kuala Lumpur '
- Coco Vandeweghe – Indian Wells '
- Eri Hozumi – Katowice '
- Miyu Kato – Katowice '
- Andreea Mitu – İstanbul '
- İpek Soylu – İstanbul '
- Xenia Knoll – Rabat '
- Jessica Moore – Bucharest '
- Lu Jingjing – Nanchang '
- Makoto Ninomiya – Tokyo '
- Kirsten Flipkens – Seoul '
- Elena Vesnina – Australian Open
- Heather Watson – Wimbledon
- Laura Siegemund – US Open '
;Singles
;Doubles
- Martina Hingis – Brisbane '
- Sania Mirza – Sydney '
Top 10 entry
;Singles
- Belinda Bencic
- Roberta Vinci
- Madison Keys
- Johanna Konta
- Caroline Garcia
WTA Rankings
Singles
Number 1 ranking
Doubles
Number 1 ranking
Prize money leaders
Angelique Kerber topped the 2016 money list and joined Serena Williams as the only two women to ever win over $10,000,000 in a single season. Additionally, Kerber became the 15th WTA player to win $20,000,000 in career earnings. The top-32 players earned over $1,000,000. Bethanie Mattek-Sands won $1,088,600 in doubles tournaments. It was the 3rd consecutive year that a player earned over $1,000,000 in doubles events.Statistics leaders
Points distribution
WTA fan polls
Player of the month
Breakthrough of the month
Shot of the month
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players or who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2016 season:- Sofia Arvidsson ' – She decided to retire in January 2016 at the age of 31.
- Gabriela Chmelinová ' – Chmelinová announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2016.
- Lourdes Domínguez Lino ' – She decided to retire in November 2016 at the age of 35.
- Maureen Drake ' – She announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis in August 2016.
- Janette Husárová ' – In February 2016 Husárová announced her retirement from professional tennis.
- Ana Ivanovic ' – The former world number 1 announced her retirement from professional tennis December 2016.
- Klaudia Jans-Ignacik ' – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2016.
- Mathilde Johansson ' – Johansson played her final match in the singles 2016 French Open qualifications.
- Sandra Klemenschits ' – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in October 2016.
- Maria Kondratieva ' – Kondratieva announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2016.
- Klára Koukalová ' – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in September 2016.
- Petra Rampre ' – Rampre announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2016.
- Tamarine Tanasugarn ' – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in June 2016.
- Vladimíra Uhlířová ' – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2016.
- Nicole Vaidišová ' – She announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis in July 2016.
- Stephanie Vogt ' – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2016.
- Yan Zi – Yan Zi announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2016.