Garbiñe Muguruza holding the trophy
Garbiñe Muguruza defeated defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open . It was her first major title, and she was the second Spaniard to win the title (after Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ).[ 1] Williams was attempting to equal Steffi Graf 's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Graf, to complete a quadruple career Grand Slam .[ 2]
Williams retained the world No. 1 singles ranking after Agnieszka Radwańska and Angelique Kerber lost in fourth and first rounds, respectively.
The tournament marked the first time that former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki did not play in the main draw of a singles major (being forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury) since her major debut at the 2007 French Open , ending a streak of 36 consecutive major appearances.[ 3]
This was the first French Open since 2011 not won by either Maria Sharapova or Williams.
This tournament marked the final French Open appearance of 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic ; she lost in the third round to Elina Svitolina . It also marked the first French Open main draw appearance for Jeļena Ostapenko , who would win the event the following year; she lost to Naomi Osaka in the first round.
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Championship match statistics
Category
Muguruza
S. Williams
1st serve %
46/79 (58%)
34/69 (49%)
1st serve points won
34 of 46 = 74%
24 of 34 = 71%
2nd serve points won
15 of 33 = 45%
15 of 35 = 43%
Total service points won
49 of 79 = 62.03%
39 of 69 = 56.52%
Aces
4
7
Double faults
9
4
Winners
18
23
Unforced errors
25
22
Net points won
5 of 10 = 50%
4 of 6 = 67%
Break points converted
4 of 10 = 40%
2 of 8 = 25%
Return points won
30 of 69 = 43%
30 of 79 = 38%
Total points won
79
69
Source
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