The 2016 French Open described below in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.
Some matches scheduled for Sunday were postponed due to rain, but half of the planned matches were completed before the rain started.
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's singles - 1st round | Petra Kvitová [10] | Danka Kovinić | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's singles - 1st round | Benoît Paire [19] | Radu Albot [Q] | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
Women's singles - 1st round | Lucie Šafářová [11] | Vitalia Diatchenko [PR] | 6–0, 6–2 |
Matches on Court 1 | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's singles - 1st round | Nick Kyrgios [17] | Marco Cecchinato | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Play was supposed to start at 11:00 am CEST, but rain continued, and matches did not begin until 1:30 pm CEST.
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's singles - 1st round | Stan Wawrinka [3] | Lukáš Rosol | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Men's singles - 1st round | Kei Nishikori [5] | Simone Bolelli | 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
Women's singles - 1st round | Agnieszka Radwańska [2] | Bojana Jovanovski | 6–2, 6–0 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's singles - 1st round | Garbiñe Muguruza [4] | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Men's singles - 1st round | Gilles Simon [16] | Rogério Dutra Silva | 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–2 |
Men's singles - 1st round | Richard Gasquet [9] | Thomaz Bellucci | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 |
Matches on Court 1 | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's singles - 1st round | Jérémy Chardy [30] | Leonardo Mayer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Women's singles - 1st round | Svetlana Kuznetsova [13] | Yaroslava Shvedova | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Women's singles - 1st round | Caroline Garcia | Lesia Tsurenko | 7–5, 6–3 |
Angelique Kerber became just the fifth woman to win the Australian Open, then lose in the opening round at Roland Garros in the same year.
All of the scheduled matches for the day were disrupted by continuous unfriendly weather and play was cancelled (for the first time in sixteen years). [1]
Only two uncompleted matches were finished due to the rain. After losing 10 games in a row with a 6–2, 3–0 lead, and eventually losing the match, to 102nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova, world number two Agnieszka Radwańska described herself "surprised and angry" having to play in the rain. [2]
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's singles - 4th round | Tsvetana Pironkova | Agnieszka Radwańska [2] | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Matches on Court 1 | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's singles - 4th round | Samantha Stosur [21] | Simona Halep [6] | 7–6(7–0), 6–3 |
Defending champion Stan Wawrinka lost to Andy Murray in the semi-final, thus ended his 12-match winning streak in Roland Garros. Murray became the 10th male player to reach all four major finals in open era. Martina Hingis and Leander Paes won the mixed doubles title, and became just the third team to achieve a career grand slam in mixed doubles. Furthermore, Paes won a record 10th mixed doubles title in the open era, and now has only one less than the all-time record. Hingis became the fourth woman in the open era and seventh all-time to achieve a career grand slam in mixed doubles.
Garbiñe Muguruza defeated defending champion Serena Williams in straight sets in the final and won her first major. Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to win a major title since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1998. The all Spanish team Feliciano López and Marc López defeated the Bryan brothers in men's doubles finals, both won their first Grand Slam title.
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's singles - Final | Garbiñe Muguruza [4] | Serena Williams [1] | 7–5, 6–4 |
Men's doubles - Final | Feliciano López [15] Marc López [15] | Bob Bryan [5] Mike Bryan [5] | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Legends Doubles Final | Lindsay Davenport Martina Navratilova | Conchita Martínez Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 6–2 |
Legends Over 45 Doubles | Yannick Noah Cédric Pioline | Mansour Bahrami Richard Krajicek | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8] |
Legends Under 45 Doubles | Thomas Enqvist Magnus Norman | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Medvedev | 4–6, 6–3, [13–11] |
Novak Djokovic defeated first time French Open finalist Andy Murray in four sets and he completed the career Grand Slam, making him the first male player to have all four Grand Slam titles at once in a non-calendar Grand Slam year since Rod Laver in 1969.
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's doubles - Final | Caroline Garcia [5] Kristina Mladenovic [5] | Ekaterina Makarova [7] Elena Vesnina [7] | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Men's singles - Final | Novak Djokovic [1] | Andy Murray [2] | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Legends Over 45 Doubles Final | Sergi Bruguera Goran Ivanišević | Yannick Noah Cédric Pioline | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Legends Under 45 Doubles Final | Juan Carlos Ferrero Carlos Moyá | Sébastien Grosjean Fabrice Santoro | 6–4, 6–4 |
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