2016 WTA Tour

2016 WTA Tour
Details
Duration	4 January – 6 November 2016
Edition	46th
Tournaments	62
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals Summer Olympics WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (34) WTA Elite Trophy
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Victoria Azarenka Sloane Stephens (3)
Most tournament finals	Victoria Azarenka Dominika Cibulkova Angelique Kerber Sloane Stephens (3)
Prize money leader	Angelique Kerber ($3,135,685)
Points leader	Angelique Kerber (3,426)
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Angelique Kerber won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open by defeating world no. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams, thus becoming the first German to win a Grand Slam title since Steffi Graf at the 1999 French Open.

The 2016 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy), and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.^[1]

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

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
January 4	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships $1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	Australia Green 2–0	Ukraine	Round robin (Group A) Czech Republic Australia Gold United States	Round robin (Group B) Great Britain Germany France
	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier $1,000,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1	Angelique Kerber	Samantha Crawford Carla Suárez Navarro	Roberta Vinci Andrea Petkovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Varvara Lepchenko
		Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 7–5, 6–1	Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic	Samantha Crawford Carla Suárez Navarro
	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
		Vania King Monica Niculescu 6–1, 6–4	Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai	Anna-Lena Friedsam Tímea Babos
	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
		Elise Mertens An-Sophie Mestach 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]	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	Mónica Puig	Simona Halep Belinda Bencic	Karolína Plíšková Sara Errani Ekaterina Makarova Samantha Stosur
		Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 1–6, 7–5, [10–5]	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	Simona Halep Belinda Bencic
	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
		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
		Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 7–6^(7–1), 6–3	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
		Elena Vesnina Bruno Soares 6–4, 4–6, [10–5]	Coco Vandeweghe Horia Tecău

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
February 1	Fed Cup Quarterfinals Cluj-Napoca, Romania – Hard (i) Leipzig, Germany – Hard (i) Marseille, France – Hard (i) Moscow, Russia – Hard (i)	Quarterfinals winners Czech Republic 3–2 Switzerland 3–2 France 4–1 Netherlands 3–1	Quarterfinals losers Romania Germany Italy Russia
February 8	St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Saint Petersburg, Russia WTA Premier $753,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–3	Belinda Bencic	Daria Kasatkina Ana Ivanovic	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Dominika Cibulková Kateryna Kozlova Tímea Babos
		Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–1	Vera Dushevina Barbora Krejčíková	Daria Kasatkina Ana Ivanovic
	Taiwan Open Kaohsiung, Taiwan WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Venus Williams 6–4, 6–2	Misaki Doi	Yulia Putintseva Hsieh Su-wei	Anastasija Sevastova Stefanie Vögele Elizaveta Kulichkova Kurumi Nara
		Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 6–4, 6–3	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	Yulia Putintseva Hsieh Su-wei
February 15	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier $2,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Sara Errani 6–0, 6–2	Barbora Strýcová	Caroline Garcia Elina Svitolina	Ana Ivanovic Andrea Petkovic Madison Brengle Coco Vandeweghe
		Chuang Chia-jung Darija Jurak 6–4, 6–4	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	Caroline Garcia Elina Svitolina
	Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Francesca Schiavone 2–6, 6–2, 6–2	Shelby Rogers	Petra Martić Sorana Cîrstea	Lara Arruabarrena Cindy Burger Danka Kovinić Paula Cristina Gonçalves
		Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen 6–1, 7–6^(7–5)	Tara Moore Conny Perrin	Petra Martić Sorana Cîrstea
February 22	Qatar Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 $2,818,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Carla Suárez Navarro 1–6, 6–4, 6–4	Jeļena Ostapenko	Andrea Petkovic Agnieszka Radwańska	Zheng Saisai Garbiñe Muguruza Roberta Vinci Elena Vesnina
		Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 6–3, 6–3	Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro	Andrea Petkovic Agnieszka Radwańska	Zheng Saisai Garbiñe Muguruza Roberta Vinci Elena Vesnina
	Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Sloane Stephens 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)	Dominika Cibulková	Christina McHale Yanina Wickmayer	Johanna Larsson Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Naomi Osaka
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–0, 6–4	Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	Christina McHale Yanina Wickmayer
February 29	Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Heather Watson 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Kirsten Flipkens	Anett Kontaveit Caroline Garcia	Nicole Gibbs Johanna Konta Pauline Parmentier Caroline Wozniacki
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]	Petra Martić Maria Sanchez	Anett Kontaveit Caroline Garcia
	Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Elina Svitolina 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 7–5	Eugenie Bouchard	Naomi Broady Zhu Lin	Çağla Büyükakçay Sabine Lisicki Wang Qiang Kristína Kučová
		Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]	Liang Chen Wang Yafan	Naomi Broady Zhu Lin	Çağla Büyükakçay Sabine Lisicki Wang Qiang Kristína Kučová

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
March 7 March 14	Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $6,844,139 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 6–4	Serena Williams	Agnieszka Radwańska Karolína Plíšková	Simona Halep Petra Kvitová Magdaléna Rybáriková Daria Kasatkina
March 7 March 14		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Coco Vandeweghe 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]	Julia Görges Karolína Plíšková	Agnieszka Radwańska Karolína Plíšková
March 21 March 28	Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $6,844,139 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–2	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Timea Bacsinszky Angelique Kerber	Ekaterina Makarova Simona Halep Johanna Konta Madison Keys
March 21 March 28		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová 6–3, 6–4	Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova	Timea Bacsinszky Angelique Kerber	Ekaterina Makarova Simona Halep Johanna Konta Madison Keys

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
April 4	Charleston Open Charleston, United States WTA Premier $753,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Sloane Stephens 7–6^(7–4), 6–2	Elena Vesnina	Angelique Kerber Sara Errani	Irina-Camelia Begu Daria Kasatkina Yulia Putintseva Laura Siegemund
		Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic 6–2, 7–5	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Angelique Kerber Sara Errani
	Katowice Open Katowice, Poland WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Dominika Cibulková 6–4, 6–0	Camila Giorgi	Jeļena Ostapenko Pauline Parmentier	Tímea Babos Kirsten Flipkens Francesca Schiavone Magda Linette
		Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato 3–6, 7–5, [10–8]	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova	Jeļena Ostapenko Pauline Parmentier
April 11	Fed Cup Semifinals Lucerne, Switzerland – Hard (i) Trélazé, France – Clay (Red) (i)	Semifinals winners Czech Republic 3–2 France 3–2	Semifinals losers Switzerland Netherlands
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Irina Falconi 6–2, 2–6, 6–4	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	Paula Cristina Gonçalves Lara Arruabarrena	Alexandra Panova Amra Sadiković Sachia Vickery Catalina Pella
		Lara Arruabarrena Tatjana Maria 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]	Gabriela Cé Andrea Gámiz	Paula Cristina Gonçalves Lara Arruabarrena
April 18	Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier $759,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–0	Laura Siegemund	Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová	Karolína Plíšková Roberta Vinci Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro
		Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic 2–6, 6–1, [10–6]	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová
	Istanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Çağla Büyükakçay 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Danka Kovinić	Kateryna Kozlova Stefanie Vögele	Maria Sakkari Anastasija Sevastova Nao Hibino Kristína Kučová
		Andreea Mitu İpek Soylu Walkover	Xenia Knoll Danka Kovinić	Kateryna Kozlova Stefanie Vögele
April 25	Morocco Open Rabat, Morocco WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Timea Bacsinszky 6–2, 6–1	Marina Erakovic	Tímea Babos Kiki Bertens	Johanna Larsson Pauline Parmentier Yulia Putintseva Aleksandra Krunić
		Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić 6–3, 6–0	Tatjana Maria Raluca Olaru	Tímea Babos Kiki Bertens
	Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International $500,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Lucie Šafářová 3–6, 6–1, 6–4	Samantha Stosur	Svetlana Kuznetsova Karolína Plíšková	Mónica Puig Barbora Strýcová Camila Giorgi Hsieh Su-wei
		Margarita Gasparyan Andrea Hlaváčková 6–4, 6–2	María Irigoyen Paula Kania	Svetlana Kuznetsova Karolína Plíšková	Mónica Puig Barbora Strýcová Camila Giorgi Hsieh Su-wei

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
May 2	Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory €4,771,360 – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Dominika Cibulková vs	Louisa Chirico S Halep vs S Stosur	Sorana Cîrstea Daria Gavrilova Irina-Camelia Begu Patricia Maria Țig
May 2		Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza vs Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic	Louisa Chirico S Halep vs S Stosur
May 9	Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 $ – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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May 16	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Nuremberg Cup Nürnberg, Germany WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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May 23 May 30	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $11,315,740 – Clay (Red) 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	vs.	vs. vs.	vs. vs. vs. vs.
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June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
June 6	Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great Britain WTA International $250,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Rosmalen Grass Court Championships 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA International $250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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June 13	Birmingham Classic Birmingham, Great Britain WTA Premier $846,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Mallorca Open Mallorca, Spain WTA International $250,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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June 20	Eastbourne International Eastbourne, Great Britain WTA Premier $ – Grass – 48S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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June 27 July 4	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam $11,174,883 – Grass 128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	vs.	vs. vs.	vs. vs. vs. vs.
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July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
July 11	Bucharest Open Bucharest, Romania WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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July 18	Stanford Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier $753,000 – Hard – 28S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden WTA International $250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Washington Open Washington D.C., United States WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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July 25	Canadian Open Montreal, Canada WTA Premier 5 $ – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
July 25		/ vs /	vs vs	vs vs vs vs

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
August 1	Brasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis, Brazil WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs		vs vs		vs vs vs vs
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	Jiangxi Open Nanchang, China WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs		vs vs		vs vs vs vs
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August 8	Summer Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Summer Olympic Games Hard – 64S/32D/16X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	01 ! Gold	02 ! Silver	03 ! Bronze	Fourth place



August 15	Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, United States WTA Premier 5 $2,804,000 – Hard – 48S/48Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs		vs vs		vs vs vs vs
August 15		/ vs /		vs vs		vs vs vs vs
August 22	Connecticut Open New Haven, United States WTA Premier $761,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs		vs vs		vs vs vs vs
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	Louisville International Open Louisville, United States WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs		vs vs		vs vs vs vs
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August 29 September 5	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $11,517,008 – Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	vs.		vs. vs.		vs. vs. vs. vs.
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September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
September 12	Tournoi de Québec Quebec City, Canada WTA International $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Japan Women's Open Tokyo, Japan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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September 19	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier $ – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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September 26	Wuhan Open Wuhan, China WTA Premier 5 $ – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
October 3	China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory $ – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
October 3		/ vs /	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
October 10	Tianjin Open Tianjin, China WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Hong Kong Open Hong Kong WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Linz Open Linz, Austria WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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October 17	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier $ – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City, Luxembourg WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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October 24	WTA Finals Singapore Year-end championships $7,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs
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October 31	WTA Elite Trophy^[2] Zhuhai, China Year-end championships $2,214,500 – Hard (i) – 12S (RR)/6D (RR) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
November 7	Fed Cup Final France

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) 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 Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.^[1] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half Premier win, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International

Titles won by player

Total	Player	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
4	Hingis, MartinaMartina Hingis (SUI)		●							● ● ●			0	4	0
4	Mirza, SaniaSania Mirza (IND)		●							● ● ●			0	4	0
3	Azarenka, VictoriaVictoria Azarenka (BLR)				● ●				●				3	0	0
3	Stephens, SloaneSloane Stephens (USA)								●		● ●		3	0	0
2	Kerber, AngeliqueAngelique Kerber (GER)	●							●				2	0	0
2	Mattek-Sands, BethanieBethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)					● ●							0	2	0
2	Šafářová, LucieLucie Šafářová (CZE)					●					●		1	1	0
2	Hao-ching, ChanChan Hao-ching (TPE)							●				●	0	2	0
2	Yung-jan, ChanChan Yung-jan (TPE)							●				●	0	2	0
2	Garcia, CarolineCaroline Garcia (FRA)									● ●			0	2	0
2	Mladenovic, KristinaKristina Mladenovic (FRA)									● ●			0	2	0
2	Medina Garrigues, AnabelAnabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)											● ●	0	2	0
2	Parra Santonja, ArantxaArantxa Parra Santonja (ESP)											● ●	0	2	0
1	Vesnina, ElenaElena Vesnina (RUS)			●									0	0	1
1	Vandeweghe, CocoCoco Vandeweghe (USA)					●							0	1	0
1	Suárez Navarro, CarlaCarla Suárez Navarro (ESP)						●						1	0	0
1	Errani, SaraSara Errani (ITA)								●				1	0	0
1	Kuznetsova, SvetlanaSvetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)								●				1	0	0
1	Vinci, RobertaRoberta Vinci (ITA)								●				1	0	0
1	Chia-jung, ChuangChuang Chia-jung (TPE)									●			0	1	0
1	Jurak, DarijaDarija Jurak (CRO)									●			0	1	0
1	Bacsinszky, TimeaTimea Bacsinszky (SUI)										●		1	0	0
1	Büyükakçay, ÇağlaÇağla Büyükakçay (TUR)										●		1	0	0
1	Cibulková, DominikaDominika Cibulková (SVK)										●		1	0	0
1	Cornet, AlizéAlizé Cornet (FRA)										●		1	0	0
1	Falconi, IrinaIrina Falconi (USA)										●		1	0	0
1	Radwańska, AgnieszkaAgnieszka Radwańska (POL)										●		1	0	0
1	Schiavone, FrancescaFrancesca Schiavone (ITA)										●		1	0	0
1	Svitolina, ElinaElina Svitolina (UKR)										●		1	0	0
1	Watson, HeatherHeather Watson (GBR)										●		1	0	0
1	Williams, VenusVenus Williams (USA)										●		1	0	0
1	Arruabarrena, LaraLara Arruabarrena (ESP)											●	0	1	0
1	Cepede Royg, VerónicaVerónica Cepede Royg (PAR)											●	0	1	0
1	Gasparyan, MargaritaMargarita Gasparyan (RUS)											●	0	1	0
1	Xinyun, HanHan Xinyun (CHN)											●	0	1	0
1	Hlaváčková, AndreaAndrea Hlaváčková (CZE)											●	0	1	0
1	Hozumi, EriEri Hozumi (JPN)											●	0	1	0
1	Irigoyen, MaríaMaría Irigoyen (ARG)											●	0	1	0
1	Kato, MiyuMiyu Kato (JPN)											●	0	1	0
1	King, VaniaVania King (USA)											●	0	1	0
1	Knoll, XeniaXenia Knoll (SUI)											●	0	1	0
1	Krunić, AleksandraAleksandra Krunić (SRB)											●	0	1	0
1	Maria, TatjanaTatjana Maria (GER)											●	0	1	0
1	McHale, ChristinaChristina McHale (USA)											●	0	1	0
1	Mertens, EliseElise Mertens (BEL)											●	0	1	0
1	Mestach, An-SophieAn-Sophie Mestach (BEL)											●	0	1	0
1	Mitu, AndreeaAndreea Mitu (ROU)											●	0	1	0
1	Niculescu, MonicaMonica Niculescu (ROU)											●	0	1	0
1	Soylu, İpekİpek Soylu (TUR)											●	0	1	0
1	Wongteanchai, VaratchayaVaratchaya Wongteanchai (THA)											●	0	1	0
1	Zhaoxuan, YangYang Zhaoxuan (CHN)											●	0	1	0

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
9	United States (USA)					2			1		4	2	5	4	0
6	Switzerland (SUI)		1							3	1	1	1	5	0
4	India (IND)		1							3			0	4	0
4	Spain (ESP)						1					3	1	3	0
3	Germany (GER)	1							1			1	2	1	0
3	Russia (RUS)			1					1			1	1	1	1
3	Belarus (BLR)				2				1				3	0	0
3	Czech Republic (CZE)					1					1	1	1	2	0
3	France (FRA)									2	1		1	2	0
3	Chinese Taipei (TPE)							1		1		1	0	3	0
3	Italy (ITA)								2		1		3	0	0
2	Turkey (TUR)										1	1	1	1	0
2	China (CHN)											2	0	2	0
2	Romania (ROU)											2	0	2	0
1	Croatia (CRO)									1			0	1	0
1	Great Britain (GBR)										1		1	0	0
1	Poland (POL)										1		1	0	0
1	Slovakia (SVK)										1		1	0	0
1	Ukraine (UKR)										1		1	0	0
1	Argentina (ARG)											1	0	1	0
1	Belgium (BEL)											1	0	1	0
1	Japan (JPN)											1	0	1	0
1	Paraguay (PAR)											1	0	1	0
1	Serbia (SRB)											1	0	1	0
1	Thailand (THA)											1	0	1	0

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles

Irina Falconi – Bogotá (draw)
Çağla Büyükakçay – İstanbul (draw)

Doubles

Elise Mertens – Auckland (draw)
Han Xinyun – Hobart (draw)
Christina McHale – Hobart (draw)
Verónica Cepede Royg – Rio de Janeiro (draw)
Varatchaya Wongteanchai – Kuala Lumpur (draw)
Yang Zhaoxuan – Kuala Lumpur (draw)
Coco Vandeweghe – Indian Wells (draw)
Eri Hozumi – Katowice (draw)
Miyu Kato – Katowice (draw)
Andreea Mitu – İstanbul (draw)
İpek Soylu – İstanbul (draw)
Xenia Knoll – Rabat (draw)

Mixed Doubles

Elena Vesnina – Australian Open (draw)

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles

Angelique Kerber – Stuttgart (draw)

Doubles

Martina Hingis – Brisbane (draw)
Sania Mirza – Sydney (draw)

Top 10 entry

The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:

Singles

Belinda Bencic (enters at #9 on February 15)
Roberta Vinci (enters at #10 on February 22)

WTA Rankings

These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the current date of the 2016 season.^[3]^[4]

Singles

WTA Championships Race Rankings, as of 2 May 2016^[5]
#	Player	Points	Move^†	Tours
1	Angelique Kerber (GER)	3416		8
2	Victoria Azarenka (BLR)	2930		5
3	Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)	2105		6
4	Serena Williams (USA)	2070		4
5	Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP)	1627		8
6	Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)	1401		8
7	Johanna Konta (GBR)	1208		8
8	Roberta Vinci (ITA)	1178		10
9	Sloane Stephens (USA)	1060		6
10	Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)	967	13	7
11	Tímea Babos (HUN)	902	3	12
12	Sara Errani (ITA)	876	2	9
13	Belinda Bencic (SUI)	863	2	9
14	Barbora Strýcová (CZE)	852		9
15	Karolína Plíšková (CZE)	842	3	8
16	Zhang Shuai (CHN)	820	4	7
17	Dominika Cibulková (SVK)	807	4	10
18	Daria Kasatkina (RUS)	768	2	8
19	Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT)	754	2	10
20	Mónica Puig (PUR)	745	4	9

Player has qualified for the 2016 WTA Finals

WTA Rankings (Singles), as of 2 May 2016^[6]
#	Player	Points	Prev	Move^†
1	Serena Williams (USA)	8,625	1
2	Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)	5,775	2
3	Angelique Kerber (GER)	5,740	3
4	Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)	4,847	4
5	Victoria Azarenka (BLR)	4,530	5
6	Petra Kvitová (CZE)	3,947	6
7	Simona Halep (ROU)	3,660	7
8	Roberta Vinci (ITA)	3,615	8
9	Maria Sharapova (RUS)	3,431	9
10	Belinda Bencic (SUI)	3,340	10
11	Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP)	3,160	11
12	Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)	3,090	13	1
13	Lucie Šafářová (CZE)	2,993	15	2
14	Flavia Pennetta (ITA)	2,974	12	2
15	Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)	2,955	15
16	Venus Williams (USA)	2,941	14	2
17	Ana Ivanovic (SRB)	2,585	19	2
18	Sara Errani (ITA)	2,505	20	2
19	Elina Svitolina (UKR)	2,475	17	2
20	Karolína Plíšková (CZE)	2,420	18	2

^†Change since previous rankings

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date Gained	Date Forfeited
Serena Williams (USA)	Year-End 2015

Doubles

WTA Championships Race Rankings as of 2 May 2016^[7]
#	Team	Points	Tours
1	Martina Hingis (SUI) Sania Mirza (IND)	4145	8
2	Chan Hao-ching (TPE) Chan Yung-jan (TPE)	1926	7
3	Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) Lucie Hradecká (CZE)	1919	8
4	Caroline Garcia (FRA) Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)	1801	7
5	Xu Yifan (CHN) Zheng Saisai (CHN)	1676	7
6	Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP)	1510	9
7	Julia Görges (GER) Karolína Plíšková (CZE)	1440	3
8	Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) Lucie Šafářová (CZE)	1305	2
9	Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) Vania King (USA)	1045	4
10	Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) Tímea Babos (HUN)	1040	2

Team has qualified for the 2016 WTA Finals

WTA Rankings (Doubles), as of 21 March 2016^[8]
#	Player	Points	Prev	Move^‡
1	Martina Hingis (SUI)	12,395	1
1	Sania Mirza (IND)	12,395	1
3	Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)	6,200	7	4
4	Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)	6,180	3	1
5	Casey Dellacqua (AUS)	5,677	4	1
6	Chan Yung-jan (TPE)	5,360	5	1
7	Chan Hao-ching (TPE)	5,335	6	1
8	Lucie Šafářová (CZE)	4,865	9	1
9	Lucie Hradecká (CZE)	4,820	10	1
10	Elena Vesnina (RUS)	4,725	8	2
11	Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)	4,590	11
12	Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE)	4,530	12
13	Tímea Babos (HUN)	4,130	14	1
14	Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP)	3,925	13	1
15	Caroline Garcia (FRA)	3,815	15
16	Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)	3,440	17	1
17	Julia Görges (DEU)	3,200	23	6
18	Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)	3,142	16	2
19	Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)	3,132	18	1
20	Raquel Atawo (USA)	2,900	19	1

^‡Change since previous week's rankings

Number 1 ranking

Holder	Date Gained	Date Forfeited
Sania Mirza (IND)	Year-End 2015	17 January 2016
Martina Hingis (SUI) Sania Mirza (IND)	18 January 2016

Prize money leaders

#	Player	Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Year-to-date
1	, Angelique KerberAngelique Kerber (GER)	$3,117,496	$18,189	$0	$3,135,685
2	, Victoria AzarenkaVictoria Azarenka (BLR)	$2,534,873	$0	$0	$2,534,873
3	, Serena WilliamsSerena Williams (USA)	$1,846,275	$0	$0	$1,846,275
4	, Agnieszka RadwańskaAgnieszka Radwańska (POL)	$1,123,098	$0	$0	$1,123,098
5	, Carla Suárez NavarroCarla Suárez Navarro (ESP)	$900,558	$66,400	$0	$966,958
6	, Johanna KontaJohanna Konta (GBR)	$773,554	$10,537	$0	$784,091
7	, Svetlana KuznetsovaSvetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)	$729,914	$30,994	$0	$760,908
8	, Sara ErraniSara Errani (ITA)	$578,199	$107,872	$1,690	$687,761
9	, Barbora StrýcováBarbora Strýcová (CZE)	$513,326	$53,626	$0	$566,952
10	, Karolína PlíškováKarolína Plíšková (CZE)	$390,559	$147,289	$0	$537,848
prize money given in US$ as of April 4, 2016^[9]

Points distribution

Category	W	F	SF	QF	R16	R32	R64	R128	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Grand Slam (S)	2000	1300	780	430	240	130	70	10	40	30	20	2
Grand Slam (D)	2000	1300	780	430	240	130	10	–	48	–	–	–
WTA Finals (S)	+450	+360	(230 for each win, 70 for each loss)
WTA Finals (D)	1500	1050	690	460	–
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)	1000	650	390	215	120	65	35	10	30	–	20	2
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)	1000	650	390	215	120	65	10	–	30	–	20	2
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)	1000	650	390	215	120	10	–	–	–	–	–	–
WTA Premier 5 (56S)	900	585	350	190	105	60	1	–	30	20	12	1
WTA Premier 5 (28D)	900	585	350	190	105	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
WTA Premier (56S)	470	305	180	100	55	30	1	–	12	–	8	1
WTA Premier (32S)	470	305	180	100	55	1	–	–	25	16	10	1
WTA Premier (16D)	470	305	180	100	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
WTA Elite Trophy (S)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
WTA Elite Trophy (D)	TBD	TBD	TBD
WTA International (56S)	280	180	110	60	30	15	1	–	10	–	6	1
WTA International (32S)	280	180	110	60	30	1	–	–	18	14	10	1
WTA International (16D)	280	180	110	60	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Awards

Player of the month

Month	Player	Nationality	Other candidates
January	Angelique Kerber (41%)	Germany	Serena Williams (28%) Agnieszka Radwańska (21%) Victoria Azarenka (10%)
February	Carla Suárez Navarro (44%)	Spain	Roberta Vinci (40%) Sara Errani (16%)
March	Victoria Azarenka (70%)	Belarus	Svetlana Kuznetsova (17%) Serena Williams (13%)
April	Angelique Kerber (54%)	Germany	Laura Siegemund (27%) Sloane Stephens (19%)
May
June
July
August
September
October

Breakthrough of the month

Month	Player	Nationality	Other candidates
January	Zhang Shuai (44%)	China	Johanna Konta (31%) Daria Gavrilova (17%) Daria Kasatkina (6%) Samantha Crawford (2%)
February	Jeļena Ostapenko (50%)	Latvia	Daria Kasatkina (23%) Caroline Garcia (15%) Zheng Saisai (12%)
March	Nicole Gibbs (64%)	United States	Tímea Babos (16%) Daria Kasatkina (15%) Naomi Osaka (4%)
April	Çağla Büyükakçay (92%)	Turkey	Laura Siegemund (5%) Irina Falconi (3%)
May
June
July
August
September
October

Shot of the month

Month	Player	Nationality	Other candidates
January	Caroline Wozniacki (42%)	Denmark	Simona Halep (28%) Eugenie Bouchard (16%) Svetlana Kuznetsova (8%) Victoria Azarenka (6%)
February	Agnieszka Radwańska (84%)	Poland	Jelena Janković (6%) Elina Svitolina (4%) Garbiñe Muguruza (3%) Belinda Bencic (3%)
March	Agnieszka Radwańska (55%)	Poland	Simona Halep (33%) Camila Giorgi (5%) Serena Williams (4%) Angelique Kerber (3%)
April	Monica Niculescu (79%)	Romania	Angelique Kerber (9%) Sara Errani (5%) Laura Siegemund (5%) Caroline Garcia (2%)
May
June
July
August
September
October

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA Rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2016 season:

Sofia Arvidsson (born 16 February 1984, in Halmstad, Sweden), joined the pro tour in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 29 in 2006, reaching a career high doubles ranking of number 67 in 2011. Arvidsson won two singles title and one doubles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams singles she reached the 3rd round once at the 2006 Australian Open. She decided to retire in January 2016 at the age of 31.^[10]
Vladimíra Uhlířová (born 4 May 1978 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia), joined the pro tour in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 400 in 2003, reaching a career high doubles ranking of number 18 in 2007. Uhlířová has won five doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 17 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. In Grand Slams doubles she reached the semifinals at the 2007 US Open. She announced her retirement from professional tennis January 2016.

References

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↑ "WTA Elite Trophy To Debut In Zhuhai". WTA Tour. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
↑ "Singles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
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↑ "Arvidsson Dreams Of Life Post-Tennis". Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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Grand Slam events

Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)

WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments

Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D)

WTA Premier 5 tournaments

Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Wuhan (S, D)

WTA Premier tournaments

Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Moscow (S, D)

WTA International tournaments

Auckland (S, D)
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Team events

Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I Play-offs WG II Play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa

Summer Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro (S, D, X)
WTA Finals, Singapore (S, D)
WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai (S, D)

2016 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

Men	ATP World Tour ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Finals ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Finals ITF Men's Circuit

Women	WTA Tour WTA Premier Mandatory WTA Finals WTA Elite Trophy WTA 125K series ITF Women's Circuit

Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World TeamTennis

Other events	Summer Olympics Summer Paralympics (wheelchair)

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2016 WTA Tour

Schedule

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Statistical information

Key

Titles won by player

Titles won by nation

Titles information

Top 10 entry

WTA Rankings

Singles

Number 1 ranking

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

Prize money leaders

Points distribution

Awards

Player of the month

Breakthrough of the month

Shot of the month

Retirements

See also

References

External links