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
1983 French Open – Women's Singles make it in the main draw of Grand Slam. It would be 34 years before Jelena Ostapenko became the next unseeded woman to reach the final. 1983 French Open – Women's Singles Second-seeeded Chris Evert defeated the unseeded Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. Top seed Martina Navratilova was upset in the fourth round by Kathy Horvath. It was her only loss for the entire year. This tournament was also notable for having 128 players involved in the 1st round for the first time, and for being