2016 Volvo Car Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
2016 Volvo Car Open
Final
Champion	Sloane Stephens
Runner-up	Elena Vesnina
Score	7–6(7–4), 6–2
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but retired in the semifinals against Sloane Stephens.

Stephens went on to win the title, defeating Elena Vesnina in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2, having saved a match point against Daria Kasatkina in the quarterfinals. Vesnina was the first qualifier in history to reach the final of this event.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.

Angelique Kerber (semifinals, retired due to a viral illness)

02.

Belinda Bencic (second round)

03.

Venus Williams (third round)

04.

Lucie Šafářová (second round)

05.

Sara Errani (semifinals)

06.

Andrea Petkovic (second round)

07.

Sloane Stephens (champion)

08.

Madison Keys (second round)

09.

Jelena Janković (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)

10.

Samantha Stosur (third round)

11.

Kristina Mladenovic (second round)

12.

Daria Gavrilova (third round)

13.

Irina-Camelia Begu (quarterfinals)

14.

Daria Kasatkina (quarterfinals)

15.

Sabine Lisicki (second round)

16.

Misaki Doi (first round)

17.

Eugenie Bouchard (second round, retired due to an abdominal injury)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Angelique Kerber	6	6

13	Irina-Camelia Begu	2	3
					1	Angelique Kerber	1	0^r

					7	Sloane Stephens	6	3
14	Daria Kasatkina	1	7	5

7	Sloane Stephens	6	5	7
										7	Sloane Stephens	7⁷	6

										Q	Elena Vesnina	6⁴	2
5	Sara Errani	7⁷	6

	Yulia Putintseva	6²	1
					5	Sara Errani	4	6	2

					Q	Elena Vesnina	6	4	6
	Laura Siegemund	5	4

Q	Elena Vesnina	7	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	A Kerber	6	5	7⁷
WC	S Rogers	4	6	4		L Arruabarrena	2	7	6³
	L Arruabarrena	6	3	6						1	A Kerber	6	6
	M Brengle	5	2							Q	K Kučová	2	3
Q	K Kučová	7	6		Q	K Kučová	0	6	6
	K Bondarenko	4	6	6		K Bondarenko	6	3	3
16	M Doi	6	3	1											1	A Kerber	6	6
13	I-C Begu	6	2	7⁷											13	I-C Begu	2	3
	C Garcia	4	6	6³	13	I-C Begu	6	4	6
	B Mattek-Sands	5	6	6		B Mattek-Sands	4	6	2
	T Pereira	7	3	2						13	I-C Begu	1	6	7⁷
	L Hradecká	3	2								M Puig	6	2	6⁴
	M Puig	6	6			M Puig	7	6
					6	A Petkovic	5	2

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					4	L Šafářová	3	3
Q	N Osaka	6	1	1	WC	L Chirico	6	6
WC	L Chirico	3	6	6					WC	L Chirico	0	4
Q	S Karatantcheva	3	3						14	D Kasatkina	6	6
	A Konjuh	6	6			A Konjuh	1	1
	S Zheng	2	1		14	D Kasatkina	6	6
14	D Kasatkina	6	6										14	D Kasatkina	1	7	5
12	D Gavrilova	6	1	6									7	S Stephens	6	5	7
	Z Diyas	1	6	3	12	D Gavrilova	6	6
	S Zhang	6	6			S Zhang	4	0
Q	L Kerkhove	1	2						12	D Gavrilova	4	3
	D Kovinić	6	6						7	S Stephens	6	6
Q	Ç Büyükakçay	1	3			D Kovinić	4	3
					7	S Stephens	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					5	S Errani	6	6
	Y Shvedova	6	6			Y Shvedova	0	3
	E Rodina	1	1							5	S Errani	6	7⁷
	A Sevastova	6	4	1						10	S Stosur	4	6⁵
LL	J Čepelová	4	6	6	LL	J Čepelová	4	5
Q	A Krunić	4	4		10	S Stosur	6	7
10	S Stosur	6	6												5	S Errani	7⁷	6
15	S Lisicki	6	6													Y Putintseva	6²	1
	I Falconi	4	3		15	S Lisicki	5	6	3
	K Nara	6⁴	0			Y Putintseva	7	4	6
	Y Putintseva	7⁷	6								Y Putintseva	7⁷	2	6
WC	F Altick	3	2							3	V Williams	6⁵	6	4
	A Riske	6	6			A Riske	4	2
					3	V Williams	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	M Keys	7⁷	4	4
	L Siegemund	4	6	6		L Siegemund	6³	6	6
LL	PM Țig	6	3	3							L Siegemund	7	6
	M Lučić-Baroni	6	6								M Lučić-Baroni	5	2
PR	S Peng	2	1			M Lučić-Baroni	4	6	7¹⁵
	T Maria	4	3		11	K Mladenovic	6	4	6¹³
11	K Mladenovic	6	6												L Siegemund	5	4
17	E Bouchard	6	6											Q	E Vesnina	7	6
	A Dulgheru	3	4		17	E Bouchard	4	6	0^r
	L Domínguez Lino	2	6	6		L Domínguez Lino	6	1	1
	C McHale	6	4	1							L Domínguez Lino	1	3
Q	E Vesnina	7	6							Q	E Vesnina	6	6
Q	C Burger	5	2		Q	E Vesnina	6	6
					2	B Bencic	1	1

Qualifying

Seeds

Elena Vesnina (qualified)
Naomi Osaka (qualified)
Samantha Crawford (qualifying competition, withdrew)
Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
Anna Tatishvili (first round)
Han Xinyun (first round)
Çağla Büyükakçay (qualified)
Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
Jana Čepelová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Sesil Karatantcheva (qualified)
Kristína Kučová (qualified)
Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)
Alizé Lim (first round)
Jessica Pegula (first round)
Ysaline Bonaventure (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Jana Čepelová
Patricia Maria Țig

Draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Elena Vesnina	6	6

	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	4	0
					1	Elena Vesnina	6	6

						Sara Sorribes Tormo	4	4
	Sara Sorribes Tormo	2	6	7

15	Jessica Pegula	6	1	5

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Naomi Osaka	6	6

	Tereza Martincová	0	2
					2	Naomi Osaka	6	7⁹

					9	Jana Čepelová	4	6⁷
WC	Ellie Halbauer	0	6	1

9	Jana Čepelová	6	4	6

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Samantha Crawford	6	1	6

WC	Patty Schnyder	2	6	2
					3	Samantha Crawford

						Cindy Burger	w/o
	Cindy Burger	6	2	7

13	Verónica Cepede Royg	4	6	5

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Kateřina Siniaková	6	4	2

WC	Raveena Kingsley	4	6	6
					WC	Raveena Kingsley	0	5

					11	Sesil Karatantcheva	6	7
	Andrea Hlaváčková	6	6⁵	3

11	Sesil Karatantcheva	4	7⁷	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Anna Tatishvili	6	0	5

PR	Michelle Larcher de Brito	2	6	7
					PR	Michelle Larcher de Brito	1	5

					12	Kristína Kučová	6	7
	Amra Sadiković	3	0

12	Kristína Kučová	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Han Xinyun	3	7	4

	Lesley Kerkhove	6	5	6
						Lesley Kerkhove	1	6	6

					10	Patricia Maria Țig	6	3	4
WC	Laura Robson	3	3

10	Patricia Maria Țig	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

7	Çağla Büyükakçay	7⁷	1	7⁹

	Julia Boserup	6¹	6	6⁷
					7	Çağla Büyükakçay	7	6

					16	Ysaline Bonaventure	5	1
	Alla Kudryavtseva	3	6⁰

16	Ysaline Bonaventure	6	7⁷

Eighth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

8	Aleksandra Krunić	3	6	6

PR	Melanie Oudin	6	0	3
					8	Aleksandra Krunić	6	6

						Jovana Jakšić	0	2
	Jovana Jakšić	6	6

14	Alizé Lim	1	3