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.

ITF

Grand Slam events

Category Championship Champion Finalist Score in the final
Men's singles Australian Open Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)[1]
French Open Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4[2]
Wimbledon United Kingdom Andy Murray Canada Milos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)[3]
US Open Switzerland Stan Wawrinka Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3[4]
Category Championship Champion Finalist Score in the final
Women's singles Australian Open Germany Angelique Kerber United States Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–4[1]
French Open Spain Garbiñe Muguruza United States Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4[5]
Wimbledon United States Serena Williams Germany Angelique Kerber 7–5, 6–3[6]
US Open Germany Angelique Kerber Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 4–6, 6–4[7]
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Men's Doubles Australian Open United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Brazil Bruno Soares		 Canada Daniel Nestor
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek		 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
French Open Spain Feliciano López
Spain Marc López		 United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Wimbledon France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut		 France Julien Benneteau
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
US Open United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Brazil Bruno Soares		 Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Spain Guillermo García-López		 6–2, 6–3
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Women's Doubles Australian Open Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza		 Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká		 7–6(7–1), 6–3
French Open France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic		 Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina		 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Wimbledon United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		 Hungary Tímea Babos
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova		 6–3, 6–4
US Open United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová		 France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic		 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Mixed Doubles Australian Open Russia Elena Vesnina
Brazil Bruno Soares		 United States Coco Vandeweghe
Romania Horia Tecău		 6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
French Open Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Leander Paes		 India Sania Mirza
Croatia Ivan Dodig		 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Wimbledon Finland Henri Kontinen
United Kingdom Heather Watson		 Colombia Robert Farah
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
US Open Germany Laura Siegemund
Croatia Mate Pavić		 United States Coco Vandeweghe
United States 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)
1 Great Britain3
Belgrade, Serbia (clay)
 Japan1
1 Great Britain3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
7 Serbia2
7 Serbia3
Great Britain
 Kazakhstan2
1 Great Britain2
Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)
6 Argentina3
4  Switzerland0
Pesaro, Italy (clay)
 Italy5
 Italy1
Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)
6 Argentina3
6 Argentina3
 Poland2
6 Argentina3
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)
 Croatia2
 Canada0
Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
5 France4
5 France3
Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)
3 Czech Republic1
 Germany2
Croatia
3 Czech Republic3
5 France2
Kooyong, Australia (grass)
 Croatia3
 United States3
Portland, United States (hard)
8 Australia1
 United States2
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
 Croatia3
 Croatia3
2 Belgium2

Fed Cup

Quarterfinals
5–6 February		Semifinals
16–17 April		Final
12–13 November
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1 Czech Republic3
Lucerne, Switzerland
 Romania2
1 Czech Republic3
Leipzig, Germany
  Switzerland2
  Switzerland3
TBA, France
3 Germany2
1 Czech Republic3
Marseille, France
 France2
4 Italy1
Trélazé, France
 France4
 France3
Moscow, Russia
 Netherlands2
 Netherlands3
2 Russia1

IOC

2016 Summer Olympics

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

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

ATP World Tour 500 series

WTA Premier tournaments

  • January 3 – October 22: 2016 WTA Premier tournaments Events

Premier Mandatory

Premier 5

Premier

Non ATP or WTA Championships

See also

International Tennis Hall of Fame

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External links

  • Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
  • Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
  • Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
  • Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup)
  • Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup)
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