2016 Miami Open – Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Miami Open. She became the first woman since Kim Clijsters in 2005 to win Indian Wells and Miami back to back, and became only the third woman in history, after Steffi Graf and Clijsters, to complete the 'Sunshine Double' in singles.

Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Kuznetsova.

Seeds
All seeds received a bye into the second round. • 🇺🇸 Serena Williams (fourth round)

• 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber (semifinals)

• 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

• 🇪🇸 Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round)

• 🇷🇴 Simona Halep (quarterfinals)

• 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)

• Belinda Bencic (second round, retired)

• 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (third round)

• 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (third round)

• 🇺🇸 Venus Williams (second round)

• 🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová (second round)

• 🇺🇦 Elina Svitolina (fourth round)

• 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (champion)

• 🇮🇹 Sara Errani (second round)

• 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)

• 🇷🇸 Ana Ivanovic (third round)

• 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková (second round)

• 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (second round, retired)

•  Timea Bacsinszky (semifinals)

• 🇺🇸 Sloane Stephens (second round)

• 🇩🇪 Andrea Petkovic (second round)

• 🇺🇸 Madison Keys (quarterfinals)

•  Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

• 🇬🇧 Johanna Konta (quarterfinals)

• 🇷🇺 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

• 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (second round)

• 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic (second round)

• 🇸🇰 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (second round)

• 🇩🇪 Sabine Lisicki (second round)

• 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)

• 🇦🇺 Daria Gavrilova (second round)

• 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu (fourth round)

Seeds
• # Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)

• # 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇪 Anett Kontaveit (first round)

• # 🇨🇴 Mariana Duque Mariño (first round)

• # Ana Konjuh (first round)

• # 🇬🇧 Naomi Broady (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇸 Lara Arruabarrena (qualifying competition)

• # 🇩🇪 Laura Siegemund (first round)

• # Polona Hercog (first round, retired)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina (qualified)

• # 🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara (first round)

• # 🇩🇪 Tatjana Maria (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Alison Riske (first round)

• # Anastasija Sevastova (first round)

• # Donna Vekić (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone (qualified)

• # 🇧🇾 Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualified)

• # 🇨🇿 Kristýna Plíšková (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Evgeniya Rodina (first round)

• # 🇧🇬 Tsvetana Pironkova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Shelby Rogers (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualified)

• # 🇵🇱 Magda Linette (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # 🇪🇸 Lourdes Domínguez Lino

• # 🇨🇿 Kristýna Plíšková

• # Maria Sakkari

• # 🇺🇸 Samantha Crawford

• # Kiki Bertens

• # 🇧🇾 Aliaksandra Sasnovich

• # 🇸🇰 Jana Čepelová

• # 🇺🇸 Anna Tatishvili

• # 🇫🇷 Pauline Parmentier

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina

• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone

• # 🇵🇱 Magda Linette