2016 French Open

The 2016 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 120th 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.

2016 French Open
Date22 May – 5 June 2016
Edition120th
Category86th Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money32,017,500
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueRoland Garros Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Men's doubles
Spain Feliciano López / Spain Marc López
Women's doubles
France Caroline Garcia / France Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Leander Paes
Wheelchair men's singles
Argentina Gustavo Fernández
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Wheelchair men's doubles
Japan Shingo Kunieda / United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Japan Yui Kamiji / United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
Boys' singles
France Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Girls' singles
Switzerland Rebeka Masarova
Boys' doubles
Israel Yshai Oliel / Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
Girls' doubles
Spain Paula Arias Manjón / Serbia Olga Danilović
Legends under 45 doubles
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero / Spain Carlos Moyá
Women's legends doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Martina Navratilova
Legends over 45 doubles
Spain Sergi Bruguera / Croatia Goran Ivanišević

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.

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 F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's singles 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Men's doubles 0
Women's singles 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's doubles 10

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]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q3 Q2 Q1
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

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 16,150 1,200 2,000 16,950 Champion, won against United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]
2 2 United Kingdom Andy Murray 8,435 720 1,200 8,915 Runner up, lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
3 4 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6,315 2,000 720 5,035 Semifinals lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]
4 5 Spain Rafael Nadal 5,675 360 90 5,405 Third round withdrew due to a left wrist injury[10]
5 6 Japan Kei Nishikori 4,470 360 180 4,290 Fourth round lost to France Richard Gasquet [9]
6 7 France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3,355 720 90 2,725 Third round retired against Latvia Ernests Gulbis
7 8 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 2,850 180 360 3,030 Quarterfinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
8 9 Canada Milos Raonic 2,785 0 180 2,965 Fourth round lost to Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas
9 12 France Richard Gasquet 2,725 180 360 2,905 Quarterfinals lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]
10 10 Croatia Marin Čilić 2,775 180 10 2,605 First round lost to Argentina Marco Trungelliti [Q]
11 11 Spain David Ferrer 2,740 360 180 2,560 Fourth round lost to Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych [7]
12 13 Belgium David Goffin 2,570 90 360 2,840 Quarterfinals lost to Austria Dominic Thiem [13]
13 15 Austria Dominic Thiem 2,430 45 720 3,105 Semifinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
14 16 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 2,015 45 180 2,150 Fourth round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
15 17 United States John Isner 1,965 45 180 2,100 Fourth round lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]
16 18 France Gilles Simon 1,945 180 90 1,855 Third round lost to Serbia Viktor Troicki [22]
17 19 Australia Nick Kyrgios 1,855 90 90 1,855 Third round lost to France Richard Gasquet [9]
18 20 South Africa Kevin Anderson 1,840 90 10 1,760 First round lost to France Stéphane Robert [WC]
19 21 France Benoît Paire 1,641 90 45 1,596 Second round lost to Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili
20 22 Australia Bernard Tomic 1,625 45 45 1,625 Second round lost to Croatia Borna Ćorić
21 23 Spain Feliciano López 1,550 10 90 1,630 Third round lost to Spain David Ferrer [11]
22 24 Serbia Viktor Troicki 1,535 45 180 1,670 Fourth round lost to Switzerland Stan Wawrinka [3]
23 25 United States Jack Sock 1,505 180 90 1,415 Third round lost to Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas
24 26 Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,485 45 10 1,450 First round lost to Spain Nicolás Almagro
25 27 Uruguay Pablo Cuevas 1,450 90 90 1,450 Third round lost to Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych [7]
26 29 Portugal João Sousa 1,275 45 45 1,275 Second round lost to Latvia Ernests Gulbis
27 28 Croatia Ivo Karlović 1,280 10 90 1,360 Third round lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]
28 30 Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 1,270 10 0 1,260 Withdrew due to a strained muscle[11]
29 31 France Lucas Pouille 1,266 0 45 1,311 Second round lost to Slovakia Andrej Martin [LL]
30 32 France Jérémy Chardy 1,265 180 90 1,175 Third round lost to Switzerland Stan Wawrinka [3]
31 35 Argentina Federico Delbonis 1,165 10 10 1,165 First round lost to Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
32 33 Italy Fabio Fognini 1,205 45 10 1,170 First round lost to Spain Marcel Granollers
33 34 United States Steve Johnson 1,190 90 10 1,110 First round lost to Spain Fernando Verdasco

Withdrawn players

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
3 Switzerland Roger Federer 7,015 360 6,655 Back injury[12]
14 France Gaël Monfils 2,470 180 2,290 Viral infection[13]

Women's singles

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 United States Serena Williams 9,030 2,000 1,300 8,330 Runner-up, lost to Spain Garbiñe Muguruza [4]
2 2 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 5,850 10 240 6,080 Fourth round lost to Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
3 3 Germany Angelique Kerber 5,740 130 10 5,660 First round lost to Netherlands Kiki Bertens
4 4 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 5,196 430 2,000 6,766 Champion, won against United States Serena Williams [1]
5 5 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 4,341 130 10 4,222 First round retired against Italy Karin Knapp
6 6 Romania Simona Halep 4,301 70 240 4,471 Fourth round lost to Australia Samantha Stosur [21]
7 7 Italy Roberta Vinci 3,405 10 10 3,405 First round lost to Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
8 9 Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 3,150 780 430 2,800 Quarterfinals lost to Netherlands Kiki Bertens
9 11 United States Venus Williams 2,886 10 240 3,116 Fourth round lost to Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky [8]
10 12 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 2,878 240 130 2,768 Third round lost to United States Shelby Rogers
11 13 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 2,843 1,300 130 1,673 Third round lost to Australia Samantha Stosur [21]
12 14 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 2,585 130 240 2,695 Fourth round lost to Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
13 15 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 2,585 70 240 2,755 Fourth round lost to Spain Garbiñe Muguruza [4]
14 16 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 2,560 780 130 1,910 Third round lost to Ukraine Elina Svitolina [18]
15 17 United States Madison Keys 2,482 130 240 2,592 Fourth round lost to Netherlands Kiki Bertens
16 18 Italy Sara Errani 2,450 430 10 2,030 First round lost to Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
17 19 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 2,420 70 10 2,360 First round lost to United States Shelby Rogers
18 20 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 2,416 430 240 2,226 Fourth round lost to United States Serena Williams [1]
19 22 United States Sloane Stephens 2,260 240 130 2,150 Third round lost to Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
20 21 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 2,280 40 10 2,250 First round lost to Germany Julia Görges
21 24 Australia Samantha Stosur 2,050 130 780 2,700 Semifinals lost to Spain Garbiñe Muguruza [4]
22 25 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 1,951 0 130 2,081 Third round lost to Spain Carla Suárez Navarro [12]
23 26 Serbia Jelena Janković 1,940 10 10 1,940 First round lost to Germany Tatjana Maria
24 27 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,840 10 130 1,960 Third round lost to Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova [13]
25 28 Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 1,655 130 240 1,765 Fourth round lost to United States Shelby Rogers
26 30 France Kristina Mladenovic 1,550 130 130 1,550 Third round lost to United States Serena Williams [1]
27 29 Russia Ekaterina Makarova 1,552 240 70 1,382 Second round lost to Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
28 31 Germany Andrea Petkovic 1,545 130 70 1,485 Second round lost to Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
29 32 Russia Daria Kasatkina 1,538 (50) 130 1,618 Third round lost to Netherlands Kiki Bertens
30 33 Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 1,520 10 130 1,640 Third round lost to Poland Agnieszka Radwańska [2]
31 35 Romania Monica Niculescu 1,450 10+140 10+55 1,365 First round lost to France Pauline Parmentier
32 36 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 1,365 (13) 10 1,362 First round lost to Japan Naomi Osaka

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

Withdrawn players

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
8 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 3,330 70 3,260 Lower back injury[14]
10 Italy Flavia Pennetta 2,963 240 2,723 Retirement[15]
23 Russia Maria Sharapova 2,141 240 1,901 Provisional suspension[16]
34 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 1,456 70 1,386 Right ankle injury[14]

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

Team Rank1 Seed
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching United Kingdom Jamie Murray 9 1
India Sania Mirza Croatia Ivan Dodig 10 2
France Kristina Mladenovic France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 17 3
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova Romania Florin Mergea 17 4
Russia Elena Vesnina Brazil Bruno Soares 19 5
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 27 6
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Belarus Max Mirnyi 27 7
United States CoCo Vandeweghe United States Bob Bryan 29 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of 16 May 2016.

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

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

Wheelchair men's singles

Wheelchair women's singles

Wheelchair men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

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.

Retirements

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