Angelique Kerber finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won three singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Australian Open and the US Open. She also finished runner-up at another major, the Wimbledon Championships, and won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
Details
Duration
3 January – 6 November 2016
Edition
46th
Tournaments
61
Categories
Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals Summer Olympics WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (33) WTA Elite Trophy
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles
Dominika Cibulková (4)
Most tournament finals
Angelique Kerber (8)
Prize money leader
Angelique Kerber (US$10,136,615)
Points leader
Angelique Kerber (9,080)
Awards
Player of the year
Angelique Kerber
Doubles team of the year
Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic
Most improved player of the year
Johanna Konta
Newcomer of the year
Naomi Osaka
Comeback player of the year
Dominika Cibulková
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Angelique Kerber won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, thus becoming the first German to win a Grand Slam title since Steffi Graf at the 1999 French Open defeating World No. 1 Serena Williams in the final. Kerber would go on to win the 2016 US Open, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, thus would attain her World No. 1 ranking. Garbiñe Muguruza won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open, thus becoming the first Spaniard to win a Grand Slam title since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario at the 1998 French Open by defeating Williams in the final. Williams herself would go on to reach the season's third Grand Slam finals and defeat Kerber in the final at Wimbledon to claim her 22nd Grand Slam title, equaling Steffi Graf's record for most Grand Slam titles in the Open Era.
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Dominika Cibulková (4)
Angelique Kerber (8)
Caroline Garcia 
Johanna Konta
Naomi Osaka
