Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles
The women's singles tennis tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 13 August 2016. The draw for the event was conducted at 11 a.m. local time on Thursday, 4 August.
Serena Williams was the defending gold medalist, but she lost in the third round to Elina Svitolina.
Monica Puig won Puerto Rico's first ever Olympic gold medal, defeating World No. 2 Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1. Puig became the first unseeded female player to win the Olympic gold medal in tennis. The bronze medal was won by Petra Kvitová, who defeated Madison Keys in the bronze medal match 7–5, 2–6, 6–2.Schedule
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Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Participating nations
