2016 in tennis

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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2016. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

Contents

ITF

Grand Slam events

CategoryChampionshipChampionFinalistScore in the final
Men's singles Australian Open Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) [1]
French Open Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 [2]
Wimbledon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) [3]
US Open Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 [4]
CategoryChampionshipChampionFinalistScore in the final
Women's singles Australian Open Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 [1]
French Open Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4 [5]
Wimbledon Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 7–5, 6–3 [6]
US Open Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 [7]
CategoryChampionshipChampionsFinalistsScore in the final
Men's Doubles Australian Open Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
French Open Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López
Flag of Spain.svg Marc López
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Wimbledon Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
US Open Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta
Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García-López
6–2, 6–3
CategoryChampionshipChampionsFinalistsScore in the final
Women's Doubles Australian Open Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
7–6(7–1), 6–3
French Open Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Wimbledon Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
6–3, 6–4
US Open Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
CategoryChampionshipChampionsFinalistsScore in the final
Mixed Doubles Australian Open Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
French Open Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Wimbledon Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
7–6(7–5), 6–4
US Open Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
6–4, 6–4

Davis Cup

First round
4–6 March
Quarterfinals
15–17 July
Semifinals
16–18 September
Final
25–27 November
Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard)
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3
Belgrade, Serbia (clay)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
7Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2
7Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3
Great Britain
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2
Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0
Pesaro, Italy (clay)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
5Flag of France.svg  France 4
5Flag of France.svg  France 3
Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Croatia
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3
5Flag of France.svg  France 2
Kooyong, Australia (grass)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Portland, United States (hard)
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2

Fed Cup

Quarterfinals
5–6 February
Semifinals
16–17 April
Final
12–13 November
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3
Lucerne, Switzerland
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3
Leipzig, Germany
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3
TBA, France
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3
Marseille, France
Flag of France.svg  France 2
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Trélazé, France
Flag of France.svg  France 4
Flag of France.svg  France 3
Moscow, Russia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1

IOC

2016 Summer Olympics

EventCategoryGold medalistSilver medalistBronze medalistScore in the final
2016 Summer Olympics Men's Singles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Women's Singles Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Men's Doubles Flag of Spain.svg Marc López
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Women's Doubles Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–4
Mixed Doubles Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
6–7(3–7), 6–1, [10–7]

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

ATP World Tour 500 series

WTA Premier tournaments

Premier Mandatory

Premier 5

Premier

Non ATP or WTA Championships

See also

International Tennis Hall of Fame

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