Australian Open 2016 Results: Final Look at Women's Bracket and Prize Money

Angelique Kerber pulled off a monumental upset to defeat defending champion and world No. 1 Serena Williams in the Australian Open, claiming her first Grand Slam title.

Kerber also added a cool $3.8 million to her wallet for finishing first—a 22.5 percent increase from last year’s winnings and double what Williams took home as runner-up.

Kerber's winnings accounted for more than a third of her total career prize money, which pales to Williams, the 21-time major champion, per David Law of BBC:

Williams was gunning for Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles, and she entered Saturday's match without a set loss the entire tournament. 

Given her previous record of 5-1 against Kerber and that she hadn’t been tested much at all heading into her second straight Australian Open final, Williams was a massive favorite at 2-11, per Odds Shark.

Howard Bryant of ESPN The Magazine quipped with a reference to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority that the bets in Melbourne leaned heavily in one direction given how favored Williams was:

Here is a look at the Australian Open women's final standings with payouts:

Winner	Angelique Kerber	$3,800,000
Runner-up	Serena Williams	$1,900,000
Semifinalist	Agnieszka Radwanska	$800,000
Semifinalist	Johanna Konta	$800,000
Quarterfinalist	Maria Sharapova	$400,000
Quarterfinalist	Carla Suarez Navarro	$400,000
Quarterfinalist	Victoria Azarenka	$400,000
Quarterfinalist	Shuai Zhang	$400,000
Round of 16	Margarita Gasparyan	$200,000
Round of 16	Belinda Bencic	$200,000
Round of 16	Anna-Lena Friedsam	$200,000
Round of 16	Daria Gavrilova	$200,000
Round of 16	Annika Beck	$200,000
Round of 16	Barbora Strycova	$200,000
Round of 16	Ekaterina Makarova	$200,000
Round of 16	Madison Keys	$200,000

This year, the Australian Open offers the highest total purse among the four Grand Slam tournaments at $44 million, per TotalSportek.com. Here is a look at the others:

Australian Open	$44,000,000
Wimbledon	$30,200,000
French Open	$41,760,000
U.S. Open	$42,350,000

Williams was humble in defeat and graciously congratulated Kerber with a hug, then told her she “deserved it,” courtesy of ESPN:

She was also frank with the fans and media on hand when speaking about the expectations she faces heading into each match—particularly the Australian Open, where she is a six-time champion. 

Williams admitted she’s human and that living up to such a high level of play every time she hits the court is incredibly challenging, per SuperSport:

Kerber became the first seventh-seeded woman to win her first major title against a No. 1 seed since 2004 when Maria Sharapova defeated Williams at Wimbledon, per ESPN Stats & Info. But Sharapova, one of the game’s best and current world No. 5, hasn’t defeated Williams since. Her winless streak against the world No. 1 extended to 18 straight in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

The mere feat of winning her first Grand Slam title ran at the forefront of Kerber's outing Down Under, but the significant payout had to be a nice supplement.