2016 Citi Open

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2016 Citi Open
DateJuly 18–24
Edition48th (men) / 6th (women)
Category ATP World Tour 500 (men)
WTA International (women)
Surface Hard
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
Venue William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils
Women's singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
Men's doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor / Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Women's doubles
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
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The 2016 Citi Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 48th edition (for the men) and the 6th edition (for the women) of the Washington Open. The event was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 18 to July 24, 2016.

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1
Men's singles50030018090452001040
Men's doubles0N/AN/AN/A
Women's singles28018011060301N/A18121
Women's doubles1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 641Q2Q1
Men's singles$348,200$165,555$78,835$39,420$19,725$10,550$6,015$1,205$615
Men's doubles *$108,250$51,470$25,370$13,020$6,780N/AN/AN/AN/A
Women's singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,200$3,420$2,220N/A$1,285$750
Women's doubles *$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960N/AN/AN/AN/A

1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 64 prize money
* per team

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg USA John Isner 161
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 172
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Bernard Tomic 193
Flag of France.svg  FRA Benoît Paire 234
Flag of the United States.svg USA Steve Johnson 255
Flag of the United States.svg USA Jack Sock 266
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Alexander Zverev 277
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sam Querrey 298
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kevin Anderson 319
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Viktor Troicki 3210
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 3311
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Grigor Dimitrov 3712
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivo Karlović 3813
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Gilles Müller 3914
Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Marcos Baghdatis 4315
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Borna Ćorić 5416

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Melo Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bruno Soares 141
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Daniel Nestor Flag of France.svg  FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin 182
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Florin Mergea Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Horia Tecău 263
Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Treat Huey Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Max Mirnyi 384

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

Retirements

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank 1Seed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Stosur 141
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sloane Stephens 232
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Monica Puig 333
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 344
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Eugenie Bouchard 405
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Yulia Putintseva 426
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yanina Wickmayer 467
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 538

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Yang Zhaoxuan 1141
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Naomi Broady Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Miyu Kato 1462
Flag of the United States.svg USA Nicole Melichar Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Shilin 2263
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ksenia Lykina Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Emily Webley-Smith 3004

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

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