2016 Olympic Tennis Event - women's results
Dates: 04 Aug - 14 Aug 2016
Host nation: Brazil
Surface: Hard - O
Date: 04 Aug, 2016
Host nation: Brazil
Surface: Hard - O
Grade: OL

Overview

Monica Puig won Puerto Rico's first-ever gold medal at an Olympic Games after defeating Germany's Angelique Kerber 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the women's singles final at Rio 2016.

Petra Kvitova took singles bronze, capturing a first Czech singles medal in Olympic tennis since Jana Novotna won bronze at 1996 Atlanta, after defeating Madison Keys 7-5 2-6 6-2.