September 2016: Stan Wawrinka and Angelique Kerber Win U.S. Open

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of September 2016.

1. Native Mosquitoes in Miami Test Positive for Zika 2. ITT Tech Closes its Doors 3. Wells Fargo Fined 4. U.S. Open Winners 5. Miss Arkansas Wins Miss America 6. NCAA Leaves North Carolina 7. U.S. and Israel Reach $38 Billion Deal 8. Government Recalls Samsung Note 7 9. Police Kill Tyre King in Columbus 10. Playwright Edward Albee Dies 11. Tensions Mount Over Dakota Access Pipeline 12. Police Kill Terence Crutcher in Tulsa 13. Bombs in New York and New Jersey 14. ISIS Claims Responsibility for Nine Stabbed at Minnesota Mall 15. Sound of Music's Charmian Carr Dies 16. Police Kill Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte 17. Angelina Jolie Files for Divorce 18. Billionaire Leon Cooperman Charged with Insider Trading 19. Millions Are Compromised in Yahoo Hack 20. Man Armed with Shotgun Kills Five in Burlington, Wash. 21. Golf Legend Arnold Palmer Dies 22. Pitcher José Fernandez Dies in Boating Accident 23. Clinton v. Trump in First Presidential Debate 24. Police Kill Black Man in San Diego 25. Congress Denies Obama's Veto 26. School Shooting in South Carolina 27. Train Crash in Hoboken, New Jersey
Stan Wawrinka and Angelique Kerber Win U.S. Open
Image of Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic
The U.S. Open wraps up on Sunday, September 11, 2016, in Flushing, New York. Stan Wawrinka from Switzerland takes first place in men's singles, beating opponent Novak Djokovic from Serbia. This is Wawrinka's first U.S. Open and third Grand Slam title. In the semi-finals of the women's singles, U.S. player Serena Williams's 186-week streak as number one in the world ends as she is defeated by Czech Republic player Karolina Pliskova. Pliskova then faces Angelique Kerber from Germany in the final, which Kerber wins, claiming the Open title on Saturday, September 10.
Photo source: AP Photo/Darron Cummings
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