Johanna Konta capped off an incredible 12 months with her first title in Stanford 2016

STANFORD, CA, USA
 Johanna konta played one of the best matches of her career to dismiss former No.1 and two-time bank of the west classic champion venus williams, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, to capture her first WTA title.

"It's quite an incredibly humbling experience," she said after the match when asked about winning her first title. "It's a validation of all the hard work you've already put in and a motivator on the things you want to keep improving on, and the lengths you might go to in order to become that much better at your discipline