| | Top level | Event type
Singles, Women – Match #1
| Date | 9 August 2016 — 18:50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Centro Olímpico de Tênis, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro (Centre Court) | |
| Chair Umpire | Zhang Juan |  CHN |
| Seed | Competitor | NOC | Sets Won | Set 1 | Set 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Elina Svitolina |  UKR | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1 | Serena Williams |  USA | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Elina Svitolina | Serena Williams | |
|---|---|---|
| Sets Won | 2 | 0 |
| Set 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Set 2 | 6 | 3 |