2016 WTA Tour


The 2016 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Summer Olympic Games and Hopman Cup, which were organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2016 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
;Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events

Note: In the Champions and Runners-up columns, a tournament's results in doubles are also included.

January

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
4 JanHopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
Hard – $1,000,000 – 8 teams 		Green
2–0		Round robin
Gold
Round robin

4 Jan
Brisbane, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard – $1,000,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles

September

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and [mixed doubles (tennis)|doubles (tennis)|mixed doubles] titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2016 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games, the year-end championships, the WTA Premier tournaments total number of titles cumulated importance of those titles a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order.

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
;Singles
;Doubles
;Mixed doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
;Singles
;Doubles

Top 10 entry

The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
;Singles
;Doubles

WTA rankings

These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, of the 2016 season.

Prize money leaders

Angelique Kerber topped the 2016 money list and joined Serena Williams as the only two women to ever win over $10,000,000 in a single season. Additionally, Kerber became the 15th WTA player to win $20,000,000 in career earnings. The top-32 players earned over $1,000,000. Bethanie Mattek-Sands won $1,088,600 in doubles tournaments. It was the 3rd consecutive year that a player earned over $1,000,000 in doubles events.

Statistics leaders

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Points distribution

* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players or who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2016 season:Sofia Arvidsson – She decided to retire in January 2016 at the age of 31.Gabriela Chmelinová – Chmelinová announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2016.Lourdes Domínguez Lino – She decided to retire in November 2016 at the age of 35.Maureen Drake – She announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis in August 2016.Janette Husárová – In February 2016 Husárová announced her retirement from professional tennis.