2016 Volvo Car Open – Singles

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

Singles
2016 Volvo Car Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Sloane Stephens
Runner-upRussia Elena Vesnina
Score7–6(7–4), 6–2
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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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

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Angelique Kerber 6 6
13   Irina-Camelia Begu 2 3
1   Angelique Kerber 1 0r
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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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 0r
  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

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Seeds

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  1.   Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  2.   Naomi Osaka (qualified)
  3.   Samantha Crawford (qualifying competition, withdrew)
  4.   Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
  5.   Anna Tatishvili (first round)
  6.   Han Xinyun (first round)
  7.   Çağla Büyükakçay (qualified)
  8.   Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
  9.   Jana Čepelová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  10.   Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  11.   Sesil Karatantcheva (qualified)
  12.   Kristína Kučová (qualified)
  13.   Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)
  14.   Alizé Lim (first round)
  15.   Jessica Pegula (first round)
  16.   Ysaline Bonaventure (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Draw

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First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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