title: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's singles
text: # 2016 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's singles
  
  Simona Halep defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Madrid Open.
  
  Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Daria Gavrilova.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
      02. Angelique Kerber (first round)
      03. Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
      04. Victoria Azarenka (third round, withdrew)
      05. Petra Kvitová (third round)
      06. Simona Halep (champion)
      07. Roberta Vinci (first round)
      08. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
      09. Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
      10. Timea Bacsinszky (third round)
      11. Lucie Šafářová (second round, withdrew)
      12. Elina Svitolina (second round)
      13. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
      14. Ana Ivanovic (second round)
      15. Sara Errani (first round)
      16. Sloane Stephens (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 3 | 3 | | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Q | Louisa Chirico | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | Louisa Chirico | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | Louisa Chirico | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Daria Gavrilova | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Daria Gavrilova | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | Dominika Cibulková | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | Simona Halep | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 |
  | | Irina-Camelia Begu | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Irina-Camelia Begu | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  | | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  | Q | Patricia Maria Țig | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | A Radwańska | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Cibulková | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | D Cibulková | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Garcia | 6 | 2 | | | C Garcia | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Konta | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | L Tsurenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Giorgi | 7 | 7 | | | C Giorgi | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | S Errani | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | S Kuznetsova | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Cîrstea | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | Q | L Siegemund | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | L Siegemund | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Mladenovic | 2 | 3 | | Q | M Lučić-Baroni | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Siegemund | 4 | $6^9$ | | | | | | |
  | | J Janković | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | S Cîrstea | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Cîrstea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | D Kovinić | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | R Vinci | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | L Robson | 4 | 2 | | 4 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Cornet | 2 | 6 | 2 | | A Cornet | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Badosa Gibert | 6 | 2 | $2^r$ | | | | | | 4 | V Azarenka | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Chirico | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Chirico | w/o | | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu | 5 | 1 | | Q | L Chirico | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Siniaková | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Chirico | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 12 | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Gavrilova | $6^1$ | 2 |
  | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | E Svitolina | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Gavrilova | 7 | 6 | | | D Gavrilova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | H Watson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | E Vesnina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | P Kvitová | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | J Ostapenko | 5 | 0 | | Q | E Vesnina | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Arruabarrena | 3 | 2 | | 5 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Doi | 0 | 3 | | 6 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | K Knapp | 4 | 6 | 6 | PR | K Knapp | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Gasparyan | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | A Beck | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | T Bacsinszky | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Petkovic | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Halep | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | 13 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 3 | 6 | 1 |
  | WC | L Domínguez Lino | 2 | 1 | | 13 | Ka Plíšková | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A-L Friedsam | 0 | 4 | | | C McHale | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C McHale | $7^8$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | I-C Begu | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | I-C Begu | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | E Bouchard | 4 | 6 | 4 | | I-C Begu | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | AK Schmiedlová | 2 | 5 | | 3 | G Muguruza | 7 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | G Muguruza | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Babos | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | S Lisicki | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Puig | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | S Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | S Stosur | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Vandeweghe | $6^4$ | 1 | | 11 | L Šafářová | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | L Šafářová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 |
  | 16 | S Stephens | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | PM Țig | 3 | 4 |
  | | T Pereira | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | S Stephens | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Kasatkina | 3 | 6 | 2 | Q | PM Țig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | PM Țig | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | Q | PM Țig | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Riske | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | M Keys | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | M Keys | 1 | 6 | 6 | | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | B Strýcová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Kerber | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Laura Siegemund (qualified)
  * Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  * Heather Watson (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Julia Görges (first round)
  * Monica Puig (qualified)
  * Zheng Saisai (first round)
  * Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
  * Irina Falconi (first round)
  * Madison Brengle (qualifying competition)
  * Nicole Gibbs (first round)
  * Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (qualified)
  * Ana Konjuh (first round)
  * Naomi Broady (qualifying competition)
  * Bethanie Mattek-Sands (qualifying competition)
  * Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
  * Alison Riske (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Laura Siegemund
  * Elena Vesnina
  * Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
  * Patricia Maria Țig
  * Monica Puig
  * Alison Riske
  * Kateřina Siniaková
  * Louisa Chirico
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Heather Watson
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Kristýna Plíšková | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Kristýna Plíšková | 2 | 3 | 1 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 9 | Madison Brengle | 4 | 1 |
  | | Polona Hercog | 4 | 4 | 9 | Madison Brengle | 4 | 1 |
  | 9 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 0 | 3 | 2 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 0 |
  | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 0 |
  | 12 | Ana Konjuh | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Heather Watson | $7^{11}$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Lucie Hradecká | $6^9$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | Lucie Hradecká | $6^9$ | $6^4$ | 3 | Heather Watson | $6^4$ | 2 |
  | | | | | 11 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | WC | Rocío de la Torre Sánchez | 2 | 0 | 11 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 11 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Julia Görges | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | |
  | | Maria Sakkari | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | |
  | | Maria Sakkari | $7^7$ | 7 | Maria Sakkari | 7 | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | Patricia Maria Țig | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Patricia Maria Țig | 7 | $7^8$ | Patricia Maria Țig | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | 10 | Nicole Gibbs | 5 | $6^6$ | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Monica Puig | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Tsvetana Pironkova | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Tsvetana Pironkova | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Monica Puig | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 13 | Naomi Broady | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | | Océane Dodin | 2 | 4 | | 13 | Naomi Broady | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | 13 | Naomi Broady | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Zheng Saisai | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | Naomi Osaka | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Naomi Osaka | 6 | $7^7$ | | Naomi Osaka | 5 | $2^r$ |
  | | | | | 16 | Alison Riske | 7 | 3 |
  | WC | Laura Pous Tió | 1 | 3 | 16 | Alison Riske | 7 | 3 |
  | 16 | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Kateřina Siniaková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Kateřina Siniaková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 14 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2 | 6 | 3 |
  | | Donna Vekić | 1 | 2 | | 14 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2 | 6 | 3 |
  | 14 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Eighth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Irina Falconi | 1 | 1 | | | |
  | | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 6 | Louisa Chirico | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | Mariana Duque Mariño | 5 | 1 |
  | | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6 | 6 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 5 | 1 |
  | 15 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 4 | 2 | | | |
  