The 2016 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). 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 tournamentsSummer Olympic GamesYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA InternationalTeam events

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

January

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 Jan Hopman CupPerth, AustraliaITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR) Green 2–0 Gold Brisbane, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $1,000,000 – 30S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Victoria Azarenka6–3, 6–1 Angelique Kerber Samantha Crawford Carla Suárez Navarro Roberta Vinci Andrea Petkovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Varvara Lepchenko Martina Hingis Sania Mirza7–5, 6–1 Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, ChinaWTA InternationalHard – $500,000 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Agnieszka Radwańska 6–3, 6–2 Alison Riske Anna-Lena Friedsam Tímea Babos Wang Qiang Kateřina Siniaková Eugenie Bouchard Anett Kontaveit Vania King Monica Niculescu 6–1, 6–4 Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai Auckland Open Auckland, New ZealandWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Sloane Stephens 7–5, 6–2 Julia Görges Tamira Paszek Caroline Wozniacki Nao Hibino Kirsten Flipkens Alexandra Dulgheru Naomi Broady Elise Mertens An-Sophie Mestach 2–6, 6–3, [10–5] Danka Kovinić Barbora Strýcová11 Jan Sydney International Sydney, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $753,000 – 30S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–0, 6–2 Monica Puig Simona Halep Belinda Bencic Karolína Plíšková Sara Errani Ekaterina Makarova Samantha Stosur Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 1–6, 7–5, [10–5] Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic Hobart International Hobart, AustraliaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Alizé Cornet 6–1, 6–2 Eugenie Bouchard Johanna Larsson Dominika Cibulková Mona Barthel Heather Watson Kiki Bertens Camila Giorgi Han Xinyun Christina McHale 6–3, 6–0 Kimberly Birrell Jarmila Wolfe18 Jan 25 Jan Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard – $14,835,728128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed Angelique Kerber 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Serena Williams Agnieszka Radwańska Johanna Konta Maria Sharapova Carla Suárez Navarro Victoria Azarenka Zhang Shuai Martina Hingis Sania Mirza7–6(7–1), 6–3 Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Elena Vesnina Bruno Soares6–4, 4–6, [10–5] CoCo Vandeweghe Horia Tecău

February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 Feb Fed Cup Quarterfinals Cluj-Napoca, Romania – hard (i) Leipzig, Germany – hard (i) Marseille, France – hard (i) Moscow, Russia – hard (i) 3–2 3–2 4–1 3–1 8 Feb St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Saint Petersburg, RussiaWTA PremierHard (i) – $753,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Roberta Vinci6–4, 6–3 Belinda Bencic Daria Kasatkina Ana Ivanovic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Dominika Cibulková Kateryna Kozlova Tímea Babos Martina Hingis Sania Mirza6–3, 6–1 Vera Dushevina Barbora Krejčíková Taiwan OpenKaohsiung, Taiwan WTA InternationalHard – $500,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Venus Williams6–4, 6–2 Misaki Doi Yulia Putintseva Hsieh Su-wei Anastasija Sevastova Stefanie Vögele Elizaveta Kulichkova Kurumi Nara Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan6–4, 6–3 Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato15 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWTA PremierHard – $2,000,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Sara Errani6–0, 6–2 Barbora Strýcová Caroline Garcia Elina Svitolina Ana Ivanovic Andrea Petkovic Madison Brengle CoCo Vandeweghe Chuang Chia-jung Darija Jurak6–4, 6–4 Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, BrazilWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Francesca Schiavone2–6, 6–2, 6–2 Shelby Rogers Petra Martić Sorana Cîrstea Lara Arruabarrena Cindy Burger Danka Kovinić Paula Cristina Gonçalves Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen6–1, 7–6(7–5) Tara Moore Conny Perrin22 Feb Qatar Open Doha, QatarWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,818,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Carla Suárez Navarro1–6, 6–4, 6–4 Jeļena Ostapenko Andrea Petkovic Agnieszka Radwańska Zheng Saisai Garbiñe Muguruza Roberta Vinci Elena Vesnina Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan6–3, 6–3 Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro Acapulco, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Sloane Stephens6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) Dominika Cibulková Christina McHale Yanina Wickmayer Johanna Larsson Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Naomi Osaka Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja6–0, 6–4 Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson29 Feb Monterrey Open Monterrey, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Heather Watson3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Kirsten Flipkens Anett Kontaveit Caroline Garcia Nicole Gibbs Johanna Konta Pauline Parmentier Caroline Wozniacki Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja4–6, 7–5, [10–7] Petra Martić Maria Sanchez Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elina Svitolina6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 Eugenie Bouchard Naomi Broady Zhu Lin Çağla Büyükakçay Sabine Lisicki Wang Qiang Kristína Kučová Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan4–6, 6–4, [10–7] Liang Chen Wang Yafan

March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists7 Mar 14 Mar Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $6,844,139 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Victoria Azarenka6–4, 6–4 Serena Williams Agnieszka Radwańska Karolína Plíšková Simona Halep Petra Kvitová Magdaléna Rybáriková Daria Kasatkina Bethanie Mattek-Sands CoCo Vandeweghe4–6, 6–4, [10–6] Julia Görges Karolína Plíšková21 Mar 28 Mar Miami Open Key Biscayne, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $6,844,139 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Victoria Azarenka6–3, 6–2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Timea Bacsinszky Angelique Kerber Ekaterina Makarova Simona Halep Johanna Konta Madison Keys Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová6–3, 6–4 Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova

April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 Apr Charleston Open Charleston, United StatesWTA PremierClay – $753,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Sloane Stephens 7–6(7–4), 6–2 Elena Vesnina Angelique Kerber Sara Errani Irina-Camelia Begu Daria Kasatkina Yulia Putintseva Laura Siegemund Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic6–2, 7–5 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová Katowice Open Katowice, PolandWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Dominika Cibulková 6–4, 6–0 Camila Giorgi Jeļena Ostapenko Pauline Parmentier Tímea Babos Kirsten Flipkens Francesca Schiavone Magda Linette Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato3–6, 7–5, [10–8] Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova11 Apr Fed Cup SemifinalsLucerne, Switzerland – hard (i)Trélazé, France – Clay (red) (i) Czech Republic 3–2 France 3–2 Switzerland Netherlands Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, ColombiaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Irina Falconi 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 Sílvia Soler Espinosa Paula Cristina Gonçalves Lara Arruabarrena Alexandra Panova Amra Sadiković Sachia Vickery Catalina Pella Lara Arruabarrena Tatjana Maria6–2, 4–6, [10–8] Gabriela Cé Andrea Gámiz18 Apr Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, GermanyWTA PremierClay (red) (i) – $759,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Angelique Kerber6–4, 6–0 Laura Siegemund Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová Karolína Plíšková Roberta Vinci Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic2–6, 6–1, [10–6] Martina Hingis Sania Mirza İstanbul Cup Istanbul, TurkeyWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Çağla Büyükakçay3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Danka Kovinić Kateryna Kozlova Stefanie Vögele Maria Sakkari Anastasija Sevastova Nao Hibino Kristína Kučová Andreea Mitu İpek SoyluWalkover Xenia Knoll Danka Kovinić25 Apr Rabat, MoroccoWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Timea Bacsinszky6–2, 6–1 Marina Erakovic Tímea Babos Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson Pauline Parmentier Yulia Putintseva Aleksandra Krunić Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić6–3, 6–0 Tatjana Maria Raluca Olaru Prague Open Prague, Czech RepublicWTA InternationalClay (red) – $500,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Lucie Šafářová3–6, 6–1, 6–4 Samantha Stosur Svetlana Kuznetsova Karolína Plíšková Monica Puig Barbora Strýcová Camila Giorgi Hsieh Su-wei Margarita Gasparyan Andrea Hlaváčková6–4, 6–2 María Irigoyen Paula Kania

May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 May Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – €5,300,951 – 64S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles Simona Halep6–2, 6–4 Dominika Cibulková Louisa Chirico Samantha Stosur Sorana Cîrstea Daria Gavrilova Irina-Camelia Begu Patricia Maria Țig Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic6–4, 6–4 Martina Hingis Sania Mirza9 May Italian Open Rome, ItalyWTA Premier 5 Clay (red) – €2,900,360 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Serena Williams7–6(7–5), 6–3 Madison Keys Irina-Camelia Begu Garbiñe Muguruza Svetlana Kuznetsova Misaki Doi Timea Bacsinszky Barbora Strýcová Martina Hingis Sania Mirza6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–3] Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina16 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, FranceWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Caroline Garcia6–4, 6–1 Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Virginie Razzano Kristina Mladenovic Elena Vesnina Samantha Stosur Alla Kudryavtseva Pauline Parmentier Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja6–2, 6–0 María Irigoyen Liang Chen Nuremberg Cup Nürnberg, GermanyWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Kiki Bertens6–2, 6–2 Mariana Duque Mariño Julia Görges Annika Beck Irina Falconi Lesia Tsurenko Anna-Lena Friedsam Varvara Lepchenko Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson6–3, 6–4 Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová23 May 30 May French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay (red) – €14,712,000128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed Garbiñe Muguruza7–5, 6–4 Serena Williams Kiki Bertens Samantha Stosur Yulia Putintseva Timea Bacsinszky Shelby Rogers Tsvetana Pironkova Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic6–3, 2–6, 6–4 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina Martina Hingis Leander Paes4–6, 6–4, [10–8] Sania Mirza Ivan Dodig

June