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2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season

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2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season
Kerber playing at the 2016 Birmingham Classic.
Full nameAngelique Kerber
Country Germany
Calendar prize money$9,861,615 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record63–18
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 9
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French Open1R
WimbledonF
US OpenW
Other tournaments
ChampionshipsF
Olympic Games
Doubles
Season record3–4
Calendar titles0
Current rankingNo. 217
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 190
Fed Cup
Fed Cup1R
Last updated on: 31 October 2016.

The 2016 Angelique Kerber tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2016 Brisbane International. Kerber entered the season as the number 10 ranked player and the defending champion at four tournaments.

Year in detail

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Australian Open Series

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Australian Open

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Kerber entered the 2016 Australian Open as the seventh seed. She saved a match point in the second set against Misaki Doi in the first round before defeating her in three sets to advance to the second round. Following this tight encounter, Kerber defeated Alexandra Dulgheru, Madison Brengle, and compatriot Annika Beck all in comprehensive straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals, her first in Melbourne, where she faced her nemesis Victoria Azarenka, in a rematch of their encounter in Brisbane. With new tactics, Kerber assailed to a lead by two breaks in the first set. Azarenka then fought her way back into the set, but Kerber maintained a one-break lead to close out the set. In the second set, Azarenka resumed her comeback and served for the set twice, but Kerber broke Azarenka both times and had to save four set points in the process too. She ultimately took the match, thus beating Azarenka for the first time in her career, and advanced to her third career Grand Slam semifinal, the most recent one having come in Wimbledon back in 2012.

In the semifinals, Kerber faced the unseeded Johanna Konta and saw off the Briton in straight sets to book a spot in her maiden Grand Slam final, a meeting against world No. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams, who had been in dominant form. There, Kerber surprised Williams in a spectacular match where she was the underdog, and defeated Williams, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, also stopping Williams from equaling the Open Era record held by Steffi Graf.

With the title, Kerber became the first major champion to save a match point in the first round.[1] She was also the first German of any gender to win a major since Graf at the 1999 French Open.[2][3] Kerber's victory catapulted her ranking to No.2 for the first time in her career.

All matches

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
Premier
Hard, outdoor
4 – 9 January 2016
1 1R Italy Camila Giorgi 35 Win 5–7, 6–3, 6–0
2 2R United States Madison Brengle 40 Win 6–3, 6–3
3 QF Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 28 Win 6–4, 6–4
4 SF Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (6) 13 Win 6–2, 6–3
5 F Belarus Victoria Azarenka 22 Loss (1) 3–6, 1–6
Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
Premier
Hard, outdoor
11 – 16 January 2016
6 1R Ukraine Elina Svitolina 20 Win 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
2R Russia Ekaterina Makarova 23 Withdrew N/A
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 January 2016
7 1R Japan Misaki Doi 64 Win 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3
8 2R Romania Alexandra Dulgheru 61 Win 6–2, 6–4
9 3R United States Madison Brengle 49 Win 6–1, 6–3
10 4R Germany Annika Beck 55 Win 6–4, 6–0
11 QF Belarus Victoria Azarenka (14) 16 Win 6–3, 7–5
12 SF United Kingdom Johanna Konta 47 Win 7–5, 6–2
13 W United States Serena Williams (1) 1 Win 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Fed Cup World Group First Round
Leipzig, Germany
Fed Cup
Hard, indoor
6 – 7 February 2016
14 1R
R2
Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 15 Win 6–1, 6–3
15 1R
R3
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 11 Loss 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
21 – 27 February 2016
1R Bye
16 2R China Zheng Saisai 73 Loss 5–7, 1–6
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2016
1R Bye
17 2R Czech Republic Denisa Allertová 64 Loss 5–7, 5–7
Miami Open
Miami, United States
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
21 March – 3 April 2016
1R Bye
18 2R Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 32 Win 6–1, 6–1
19 3R Netherlands Kiki Bertens (Q) 108 Win 1–6, 6–2, 3–0 ret.
20 4R Hungary Tímea Babos 49 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
21 QF United States Madison Keys (22) 24 Win 6–3, 6–2
22 SF Belarus Victoria Azarenka (13) 8 Loss 2–6, 5–7
Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
Premier
Clay, outdoor
4 – 10 April 2016
1R Bye
23 2R Spain Lara Arruabarrena 80 Win 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
24 3R Slovakia Kristína Kučová (Q) 142 Win 6–2, 6–3
25 QF Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (13) 34 Win 6–2, 6–3
26 SF United States Sloane Stephens (7) 25 Loss 1–6, 0–3 ret.
Fed Cup World Group play-offs
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Fed Cup
Clay, indoor
16 – 17 April 2016
27 PO
R1
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 35 Win 6–2, 6–3
28 PO
R3
Romania Simona Halep 6 Win 6–2, 6–2
Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
Premier
Clay, indoor
18 – 24 April 2016
1R Bye
29 2R Germany Annika Beck 41 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
30 QF Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (7) 11 Win 6–2, 6–4
31 SF Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (5) 7 Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
32 W Germany Laura Siegemund (Q) 71 Win (2) 6–4, 6–0
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
1 – 8 May 2016
33 1R Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 33 Loss 4–6, 2–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
9 – 15 May 2016
1R Bye
34 2R Canada Eugenie Bouchard 46 Loss 1–6, 7–5, 5–7
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
23 May – 5 June 2016
35 1R Netherlands Kiki Bertens 58 Loss 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Premier
Grass, outdoor
13 – 19 June 2016
36 1R China Peng Shuai (PR) 266 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–3
37 2R Australia Daria Gavrilova 50 Win 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
38 QF Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (6) 15 Loss 4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
27 June – 10 July 2016
39 1R United Kingdom Laura Robson (WC) 283 Win 6–2, 6–2
40 2R United States Varvara Lepchenko 64 Win 6–4, 6–1
41 3R Germany Carina Witthöft 109 Win 7–6(13–11), 6–1
42 4R Japan Misaki Doi 49 Win 6–3, 6–1
43 QF Romania Simona Halep (5) 5 Win 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
44 SF United States Venus Williams (8) 8 Win 6–4, 6–4
45 F United States Serena Williams (1) 1 Loss (2) 5–7, 3–6
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
International
Clay, outdoor
18 – 24 July 2016
46 1R Sweden Cornelia Lister (WC) 664 Win 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2R Spain Lara Arruabarrena 98 Withdrew N/A
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
25 – 31 July 2016
1R Bye
47 2R Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 55 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
48 3R Ukraine Elina Svitolina (17) 20 Win 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
49 QF Russia Daria Kasatkina 33 Win 6–2, 6–2
50 SF Romania Simona Halep (5) 5 Loss 0–6, 6–3, 2–6
Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Olympic Games
Hard, outdoor
6 – 14 August 2016
51 1R Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño (IP) 80 Win 6–3, 7–5
52 2R Canada Eugenie Bouchard 40 Win 6–4, 6–2
53 3R Australia Samantha Stosur (13) 17 Win 6–0, 7–5
54 QF United Kingdom Johanna Konta (10) 13 Win 6–1, 6–2
55 SF United States Madison Keys (7) 9 Win 6–3, 7–5
56 F Puerto Rico Monica Puig 34 Loss (3) 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
15 – 21 August 2016
1R Bye
57 2R France Kristina Mladenovic 37 Win 6–0, 7–5
58 3R Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 20 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–4
59 QF Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (9) 12 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
60 SF Romania Simona Halep (3) 4 Win 6–3, 6–4
61 F Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (15) 17 Loss (4) 3–6, 1–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
29 August – 11 September 2016
62 1R Slovenia Polona Hercog 120 Win 6–0, 1–0 ret.
63 2R Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 57 Win 6–2, 7–6(11–9)
64 3R United States Catherine Bellis (Q) 158 Win 6–1, 6–1
65 4R Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (14) 16 Win 6–3, 7–5
66 QF Italy Roberta Vinci (7) 8 Win 7–5, 6–0
67 SF Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 74 Win 6–4, 6–3
68 W Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (10) 12 Win (3) 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
25 September – 1 October 2016
1R Bye
69 2R France Kristina Mladenovic 54 Win 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4
70 3R Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (14) 16 Loss 7–6(12–10), 5–7, 4–6
China Open
Beijing, China
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
2 – 9 October 2016
71 1R Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (Q) 51 Win 6–4, 6–4
72 2R Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 21 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
73 3R Ukraine Elina Svitolina 19 Loss 3–6, 5–7
Hong Kong Tennis Open
Hong Kong
International
Hard, outdoor
10 – 16 October 2016
74 1R Greece Maria Sakkari 97 Win 6–4, 6–4
75 2R United States Louisa Chirico 60 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
76 QF Australia Daria Gavrilova (8) 38 Loss 3–6, 1–6
WTA Finals
Singapore
WTA Finals
Hard, indoor
23 – 30 October 2016
77 RR Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (7) 8 Win 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3
78 RR Romania Simona Halep (3) 4 Win 6–4, 6–2
79 RR United States Madison Keys (6) 7 Win 6–3, 6–3
80 SF Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (2) 3 Win 6–2, 6–1
81 F Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (7) 8 Loss (5) 3–6, 4–6

Doubles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponents (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Brisbane International
Melbourne, Australia
Premier
Hard, outdoor
4 – 9 January 2016
Partner: Germany Andrea Petkovic
1 1R Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko / Ukraine Olga Savchuk 76 / 53 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–3
2 QF United States Raquel Atawo / France Alizé Cornet 18 / 108 Win 6–2, 6–3
3 SF Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues / Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja 32 / 37 Win 2–6, 6–3, [10–2]
4 F Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Sania Mirza (1) 2 / 1 Loss (1) 5–7, 1–6
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2016
Partner: Germany Andrea Petkovic
5 1R Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching / Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan (2) 6 / 5 Loss 4–6, 3–6
Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
25 – 31 July 2016
Partner: Germany Andrea Petkovic
6 1R United States Christina McHale / United States Asia Muhammad 79 / 86 Loss 7–5, 5–7, [6–10]
2016 Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Olympic Games
Hard, outdoor
6 – 14 August 2016
Partner: Germany Andrea Petkovic
7 1R Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci (8) 23 / 107 Loss 2–6, 2–6

Tournament schedule

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Singles schedule

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Kerber's 2016 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

Date Tournament City Category Surface 2015 result 2015 points 2016 points Outcome
4 January 2016–
9 January 2016
Brisbane International Brisbane Premier Hard QF 100 305 Lost in the final to Victoria Azarenka
11 January 2016–
16 January 2016
Sydney International Sydney Premier Hard SF 185 55 Withdrew before second round match against Ekaterina Makarova
18 January 2016–
31 January 2016
Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard 1R 10 2,000 Won in the final against Serena Williams
6 February 2016–
7 February 2016
Fed Cup: Germany vs Switzerland
World Group First Round
Leipzig Fed Cup Hard (i) SF   Switzerland def.  Germany, 3–2
Germany relegated to WG Play-offs
21 February 2016–
27 February 2016
Qatar Open Doha Premier 5 Hard 1R 1 1 Lost in second round against Zheng Saisai
7 March 2016–
20 March 2016
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Premier Mandatory Hard 2R 10 10 Lost in second round against Denisa Allertová
21 March 2016–
3 April 2016
Miami Open Miami Premier Mandatory Hard 3R 65 390 Lost in the semifinals against Victoria Azarenka
4 April 2016–
10 April 2016
Charleston Open Charleston Premier Clay W 470 185 Retired in the semifinals against Sloane Stephens
16 April 2016–
17 April 2016
Fed Cup: Romania vs Germany
World Group play-offs
Cluj-Napoca Fed Cup Clay (i) SF  Germany def.  Romania, 4–1
Germany remain in World Group
18 April 2016–
24 April 2016
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart Premier Clay (i) W 470 470 Won in the final against Laura Siegemund
1 May 2016–
8 May 2016
Madrid Open Madrid Premier Mandatory Clay 1R 10 10 Lost in first round against Barbora Strýcová
9 May 2016–
15 May 2016
Italian Open Rome Premier 5 Clay 2R 60 1 Lost in second round against Eugenie Bouchard
23 May 2016–
5 June 2016
French Open Paris Grand Slam Clay 3R 130 10 Lost in first round against Kiki Bertens
13 June 2016–
19 June 2016
Birmingham Classic Birmingham Premier Grass W 470 100 Lost in the quarterfinals against Carla Suárez Navarro
27 June 2016–
10 July 2016
Wimbledon Championships London Grand Slam Grass 3R 130 1,300 Lost in the final to Serena Williams
18 July 2016–
24 July 2016
Swedish Open Båstad International Clay DNS 30 Withdrew before second round match against Lara Arruabarrena
25 July 2016–
31 July 2016
Canadian Open Montreal Premier 5 Hard 3R 105 350 Lost in semifinals against Simona Halep
6 August 2016–
14 August 2016
Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Hard QF (2012) Lost in the final to Monica Puig
15 August 2016–
21 August 2016
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Premier 5 Hard 1R 1 585 Lost in the final to Karolína Plíšková
29 August 2016–
11 September 2016
US Open New York Grand Slam Hard 3R 130 2,000 Won in the final against Karolína Plíšková
25 September 2016–
1 October 2016
Wuhan Open Wuhan Premier 5 Hard SF 350 105 Lost in the third round match against Petra Kvitová
2 October 2016–
9 October 2016
China Open Beijing Premier Mandatory Hard QF 215 120 Lost in the third round match against Elina Svitolina
10 October 2016–
16 October 2016
Hong Kong Tennis Open Hong Kong International Hard F 180 60 Lost in the quarterfinals against Daria Gavrilova
23 October 2016–
30 October 2016
WTA Finals Singapore WTA Finals Hard (i) RR 370 1,080 Lost in the final to Dominika Cibulková
Total year-end points 9,167

Yearly records

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Head-to-head matchups

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(Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of the most recent match between the two players, Italic denotes top 50; for players whose ranking changed over the course of the year, see the note for a more complete breakdown by ranking.)

Finals

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Singles: 8 (3–5)

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Legend
Grand Slams (2–1)
WTA Tour Championships (0–1)
WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–1)
WTA Premier 5 (0–1)
WTA Premier (1–1)
WTA International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by venue
Outdoors (2–4)
Indoors (1–1)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 9 January 2016 Premier Brisbane International, Australia Hard Belarus Victoria Azarenka 3–6, 1–6
Winner 30 January 2016 Grand Slam Australian Open, Australia Hard United States Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 24 April 2016 Premier Stuttgart Open, Germany Clay (i) Germany Laura Siegemund 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 9 July 2016 Grand Slam Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom Grass United States Serena Williams 5–7, 3–6
Silver 13 August 2016 Olympic Games Summer Olympics, Brazil Hard Puerto Rico Monica Puig 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 21 August 2016 Premier 5 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 3–6, 1–6
Winner 10 September 2016 Grand Slam US Open, United States Hard Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 30 October 2016 Tour Championships WTA Finals, Singapore Hard (i) Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Legend
Grand Slams (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)
WTA Premier 5 (0–0)
WTA Premier (0–1)
WTA International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by venue
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score in the final
Runner-up 9 January 2016 Premier Brisbane International, Australia Hard Germany Andrea Petkovic Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
5–7, 1–6

Earnings

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Singles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
Brisbane International $103,850 $103,850
Sydney International $10,540 $114,390
Australian Open $2,553,740 $2,668,130
Qatar Open $15,185 $2,683,315
Indian Wells Masters $19,530 $2,702,845
Miami Open $251,500 $2,954,345
Charleston Open $33,600 $2,987,945
Stuttgart Open $129,551 $3,117,496
Madrid Open $15,193 $3,132,689
Italian Open $15,680 $3,148,369
French Open $32,314 $3,180,683
Birmingham Classic $22,310 $3,202,993
Wimbledon Championships $1,532,910 $4,735,903
Swedish Open $3,400 $4,739,303
Canadian Open $121,150 $4,860,453
Cincinnati Masters $247,320 $5,107,773
US Open $3,437,565 $8,545,338
Wuhan Open $26,900 $8,572,238
China Open $62,768 $8,635,006
Hong Kong Tennis Open $6,175 $8,641,181
WTA Finals $1,200,000 $9,841,181
$9,841,181
Doubles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
Brisbane International $12,259 $12,259
Indian Wells Masters $5,930 $18,189
Canadian Open $2,245 $20,434
$20,434
Total
$9,861,615

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Bold denotes tournament win

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Keys was ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their first meeting (1–0) but inside the top 10 for their following meetings (2–0).
  2. ^ Beck was ranked outside the top 50 for their first meeting (1–0) but inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their second meeting (1–0).
  3. ^ Doi was ranked outside the top 50 for their first meeting (1–0) but inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their second meeting (1–0).
  4. ^ Mladenovic was ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their first meeting (1–0) but outside the top 50 for their second meeting (1–0).
  5. ^ Kvitová was ranked inside the top 10 for their first meeting (1–0) but ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their following meetings (1–1).
  6. ^ Azarenka was ranked inside the top 50 but outside the top 10 for their first two meetings (1–1) but inside the top 10 for their third meeting (0–1).

References

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  1. ^ "Kerber saves match point". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Australian Open: Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win women's final". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to clinch Australian Open title". Guardian. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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