2016 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2016 Italian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Madison Keys
Score	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16

Serena Williams defeated Madison Keys in the final, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Italian Open. This was Williams's second title in Rome won without dropping a set, and her fourth Italian Open title overall.

Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but could not defend her title because of her provisional suspension after failing a drug test at the Australian Open.^[1]

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

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	9	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	0
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
									Irina-Camelia Begu	4	1
		Irina-Camelia Begu	6	77
		Misaki Doi	2	63
															1	Serena Williams	77	6
																Madison Keys	65	3
	11	Timea Bacsinszky	5	2
	3	Garbiñe Muguruza	7	6
								3	Garbiñe Muguruza	65	4
									Madison Keys	77	6
		Madison Keys	6	4	6
		Barbora Strýcová	4	6	3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	6	6
		A-L Friedsam	6	7					A-L Friedsam	4	3
		AK Schmiedlová	4	5											1	S Williams	79	6
	WC	C Giovine	1	6	2										Q	C McHale	67	1
	Q	C McHale	6	2	6			Q	C McHale	63	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	4	4				13	A Ivanovic	77	4	1
	13	A Ivanovic	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	9	S Kuznetsova	7	6																		9	S Kuznetsova	2	0
		C Garcia	5	4				9	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	A Riske	6	65	1				S Stosur	4	4
		S Stosur	4	77	6										9	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6
		S Lisicki	1	63												D Gavrilova	2	6	3
		D Gavrilova	6	77					D Gavrilova	6	4	6
								6	S Halep	3	6	3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	V Azarenka	3	2
		M Gasparyan	3	0					I-C Begu	6	6
		I-C Begu	6	6												I-C Begu	6	6
		M Niculescu	4	1												D Kasatkina	1	4
	Q	M Duque Mariño	6	6				Q	M Duque Mariño	2	2
		D Kasatkina	6	6					D Kasatkina	6	6
	16	Ka Plíšková	4	4																			I-C Begu	6	77
	10	L Šafářová	6	6																			M Doi	2	63
	WC	F Schiavone	3	2				10	L Šafářová	3	5
		A Cornet	62	1					M Doi	6	7
		M Doi	77	6												M Doi	4	7	6
	Q	J Larsson	1	2												J Konta	6	5	2
		J Konta	6	6					J Konta	6	6
								7	R Vinci	0	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	C Suárez Navarro	6	7
		T Pereira	6	78					T Pereira	1	5
		A Beck	4	66											8	C Suárez Navarro	7	5	2
	Q	J Görges	6	65	3										11	T Bacsinszky	5	7	6
		L Tsurenko	1	77	6				L Tsurenko	2	4
		Y Wickmayer	2	2				11	T Bacsinszky	6	6
	11	T Bacsinszky	6	6																		11	T Bacsinszky	5	2
	15	E Svitolina	1	6	1																	3	G Muguruza	7	6
	Q	M Puig	6	4	6			Q	M Puig	1	1
		K Mladenovic	3	1					J Ostapenko	6	6
		J Ostapenko	6	6												J Ostapenko	1	4
		E Makarova	6	6											3	G Muguruza	6	6
		D Kovinić	2	2					E Makarova	1	0
								3	G Muguruza	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	P Kvitová	3	4
		M Keys	6	6					M Keys	6	6
		A Petkovic	4	1												M Keys	77	6
	Q	K Bertens	1	4												T Babos	62	3
		T Babos	6	6					T Babos	65	7	6
		C Vandeweghe	4	3				12	V Williams	77	5	4
	12	V Williams	6	6																			M Keys	6	4	6
	14	S Errani	4	6	0																		B Strýcová	4	6	3
	Q	H Watson	6	3	6			Q	H Watson	4	2
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	6	6
	WC	K Knapp	2	2												B Strýcová	6	6
		J Janković	4	6	3											E Bouchard	1	0
		E Bouchard	6	2	6				E Bouchard	6	5	7
								2	A Kerber	1	7	5

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Yulia Putintseva	63	77	1
		Mariana Duque Mariño	77	64	6
									Mariana Duque Mariño	6	4	77
									Aliaksandra Sasnovich	0	6	65
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	78
	9	Irina Falconi	4	66

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Elena Vesnina	1	6	6
		Tatjana Maria	6	4	0
								2	Elena Vesnina	4	4
									Alison Riske	6	6
		Alison Riske	6	6
	13	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	2	1

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Heather Watson	6	2	6
	WC	Nastassja Burnett	3	6	3
								3	Heather Watson	7	4	6
								16	Ana Konjuh	5	6	3
		Yaroslava Shvedova	1	77	3
	16	Ana Konjuh	6	63	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Julia Görges	6	6
		Polona Hercog	4	3
								4	Julia Görges	7	6
									Bethanie Mattek-Sands	5	3
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
	10	Madison Brengle	4	1

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Christina McHale	6	6
	PR	Laura Robson	4	2
								5	Christina McHale	6	3	6
									Naomi Broady	4	6	1
		Naomi Broady	6	6
	11	Zheng Saisai	3	2

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Monica Puig	6	6
	WC	Martina Colmegna	3	0
								6	Monica Puig	6	6
								15	Lara Arruabarrena	4	3
	WC	Martina Di Giuseppe	2	4
	15	Lara Arruabarrena	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Johanna Larsson	7	6
		Donna Vekić	5	2
								7	Johanna Larsson	6	6
								14	Hsieh Su-wei	3	4
	WC	Alberta Brianti	6	1	4
	14	Hsieh Su-wei	2	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
		Tsvetana Pironkova	3	0
								8	Varvara Lepchenko	2	3
									Kiki Bertens	6	6
		Kiki Bertens	6	6
	12	Nicole Gibbs	2	4

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw