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2016 French Open

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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.

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.

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Tournament

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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]

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Points and prize money

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Points distribution

The ranking points awarded for each event are shown below.

Senior points

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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

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Singles players

2016 French Open – Men's singles
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Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds

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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

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Withdrawn players

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Women's singles

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

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Doubles seeds

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Mixed doubles

  • 1 Rankings are as of 16 May 2016.
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Main draw wildcard entries

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

Mixed doubles

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Main draw qualifiers

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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

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Withdrawals

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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
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Retirements

References

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