2016 French Open

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2016 French Open
Date22 May – 5 June 2016
Edition115
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money 32,017,500
Surface Clay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Roland Garros Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Men's doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López / Flag of Spain.svg Marc López
Women's doubles
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia / Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Fernández
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjolein Buis
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordanne Whiley
Boys' singles
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Girls' singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebeka Masarova
Boys' doubles
Flag of Israel.svg Yshai Oliel / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Patrik Rikl
Girls' doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Paula Arias Manjón / Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović
Legends under 45 doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero / Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá
Women's legends doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Legends over 45 doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera / Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
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The 2016 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 115th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 22 May to 5 June and consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.

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Novak Djokovic won the men's singles in the 2016 edition. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles, but he lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles, but she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the final. Roger Federer withdrew before the tournament to avoid "unnecessary [fitness] risk", [1] making this tournament the first Grand Slam he missed since the 1999 US Open. Furthermore, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew during the tournament due to injury, for the first time in his French Open career.

Novak Djokovic's victory at this tournament in his 20th Grand Slam final completed his career Grand Slam of all four major tournaments, the eighth man to do so in singles and the fifth since the start of the Open Era (after Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal). Djokovic also achieved a non-calendar year Grand Slam, becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once. [2] [3] The victory by Garbiñe Muguruza was her first Grand Slam win in her second Grand Slam final.

Tournament

Court Philippe Chatrier, where the Finals of the French Open take place. RolandGarrosCentral.jpg
Court Philippe Chatrier, where the Finals of the French Open take place.

The 2016 French Open was the 115th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. [4]

The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2016 ATP World Tour and the 2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. [5]

There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), [6] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO tour under the Grand Slam category. [7] The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1. [5] [8]

Points and prize money

Points distribution

The ranking points awarded for each event are shown below.

Senior points

Event W FSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles0
Women's singles130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles10

Prize money

The total prize money for the tournament was €32,017,500, an increase of 14% compared to the previous edition. The winners of both the men's and women's singles title received €2,000,000, an increase of €200,000 compared to 2015. [9]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles€2,000,000€1,000,000€500,000€294,000€173,000€102,000€60,000€30,000€14,000€7,000€3,500
Doubles *€500,000€250,000€125,000€68,000€37,000€19,000€9,500
Mixed doubles *€116,000€58,000€28,500€16,000€8,500€4,250
Wheelchair singles€35,000€17,500€8,500€4,500
Wheelchair doubles *€10,000€5,000€3,000

* per team

Singles players

2016 French Open – Men's singles
2016 French Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 May 2016. Rank and points before are as of 23 May 2016.
An * in pink signifies the player is out of the event.

Men's singles

SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points won Points afterStatus
11 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 16,1501,2002,00016,950Champion, won against Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray [2]
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 8,4357201,2008,915Runner up, lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [1]
34 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka 6,3152,0007205,035Semifinals lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray [2]
45 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 5,675360905,405Third round withdrew due to a left wrist injury [10]
56 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 4,4703601804,290Fourth round lost to Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet [9]
67 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3,355720902,725Third round retired against Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis
78 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 2,8501803603,030Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [1]
89 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 2,78501802,965Fourth round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas
912 Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 2,7251803602,905Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray [2]
1010 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 2,775180102,605First round lost to Flag of Argentina.svg Marco Trungelliti [Q]
1111 Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 2,7403601802,560Fourth round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych [7]
1213 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 2,570903602,840Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem [13]
1315 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 2,430457203,105Semifinals lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [1]
1416 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 2,015451802,150Fourth round lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [1]
1517 Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 1,965451802,100Fourth round lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray [2]
1618 Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 1,945180901,855Third round lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki [22]
1719 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 1,85590901,855Third round lost to Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet [9]
1820 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 1,84090101,760First round lost to Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert [WC]
1921 Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire 1,64190451,596Second round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Teymuraz Gabashvili
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic 1,62545451,625Second round lost to Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić
2123 Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López 1,55010901,630Third round lost to Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer [11]
2224 Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki 1,535451801,670Fourth round lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka [3]
2325 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 1,505180901,415Third round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas
2426 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,48545101,450First round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Almagro
2527 Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas 1,45090901,450Third round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych [7]
2629 Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Sousa 1,27545451,275Second round lost to Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis
2728 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović 1,28010901,360Third round lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray [2]
2830 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexandr Dolgopolov 1,2701001,260Withdrew due to a strained muscle [11]
2931 Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 1,2660451,311Second round lost to Flag of Slovakia.svg Andrej Martin [LL]
3032 Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy 1,265180901,175Third round lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka [3]
3135 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Delbonis 1,16510101,165First round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta
3233 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 1,20545101,170First round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
3334 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson 1,19090101,110First round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco

Withdrawn players

RankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points afterWithdrawal reason
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 7,0153606,655Back injury [12]
14 Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 2,4701802,290Viral infection [13]

Women's singles

SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points won Points afterStatus
11 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 9,0302,0001,3008,330Runner-up, lost to Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza [4]
22 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 5,850102406,080Fourth round lost to Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova
33 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 5,740130105,660First round lost to Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
44 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 5,1964302,0006,766Champion, won against Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams [1]
55 Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 4,341130104,222First round retired against Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp
66 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 4,301702404,471Fourth round lost to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur [21]
77 Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 3,40510103,405First round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
89 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 3,1507804302,800Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
911 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 2,886102403,116Fourth round lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky [8]
1012 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 2,8782401302,768Third round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers
1113 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová 2,8431,3001301,673Third round lost to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur [21]
1214 Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro 2,5851302402,695Fourth round lost to Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva
1315 Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova 2,585702402,755Fourth round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza [4]
1416 Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic 2,5607801301,910Third round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina [18]
1517 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys 2,4821302402,592Fourth round lost to Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
1618 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 2,450430102,030First round lost to Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova
1719 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 2,42070102,360First round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers
1820 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 2,4164302402,226Fourth round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams [1]
1922 Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 2,2602401302,150Third round lost to Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 2,28040102,250First round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
2124 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 2,0501307802,700Semifinals lost to Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza [4]
2225 Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková 1,95101302,081Third round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro [12]
2326 Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 1,94010101,940First round lost to Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria
2427 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,840101301,960Third round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova [13]
2528 Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 1,6551302401,765Fourth round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers
2630 Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 1,5501301301,550Third round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams [1]
2729 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova 1,552240701,382Second round lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
2831 Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 1,545130701,485Second round lost to Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva
2932 Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina 1,538(50)1301,618Third round lost to Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
3033 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 1,520101301,640Third round lost to Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska [2]
3135 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 1,45010+14010+551,365First round lost to Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier
3236 Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko 1,365(13)101,362First round lost to Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

Withdrawn players

RankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points afterWithdrawal reason
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 3,330703,260Lower back injury [14]
10 Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 2,9632402,723Retirement [15]
23 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 2,1412401,901Provisional suspension [16]
34 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 1,456701,386Right ankle injury [14]

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

TeamRank1Seed
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray 91
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig 102
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert 173
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea 174
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares 195
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin 276
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi 277
Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan 298

Main draw wildcard entries

The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances. [17]

Mixed doubles

Main draw qualifiers

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Juniors

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

Wheelchair women's singles

Wheelchair men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

Legends over 45 doubles

Women's legends doubles

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.

Before the tournament

† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began
@ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began
§ – withdrew from main draw

During the tournament
Men's singles

Retirements

References

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