2016 US Open – Women's Singles No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Former world No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic played the final match of her professional career in the first round, when she lost to Denisa Allertová. She would announce her retirement prior to the 2017 season because of ongoing injuries. 2016 US Open – Women's Singles Flavia Pennetta was the defending champion, but retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2015 season. Angelique Kerber won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4. It was Kerber's second Grand Slam singles title. She became
1989 French Open – Women's Singles was the first French Open since 1978 where neither Martina Navratilova nor Chris Evert participated. 1989 French Open – Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the final to 17-year-old Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5, ending her winning streak of Grand Slam singles titles at five. Graf served for the championship at 5–3 in the third set, but lost the game at love and won only three more points in the match from that point. It was the first of Sánchez Vicario's three French Open titles, which she also won in 1994 and 1998.