2016 French Open


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 risk", 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. 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. The victory by Garbiñe Muguruza was her first Grand Slam win in her second Grand Slam final.
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Tournament

The 2016 French Open was the 115th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.
The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation 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.
There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls, 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. 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.

Points and prize money

Points distribution

The ranking points awarded for each event are shown below.

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.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
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
€10,000€5,000€3,000

* per team

Singles players

;2016 French Open – Men's singles
;2016 French Open – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles">2016 French Open – Women's singles">Women's singles

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

Doubles seeds

Men's doubles">2016 French Open – Men's doubles">Men's doubles

  • 1 Rankings are as of 16 May 2016.

Women's doubles">2016 French Open – Women's doubles">Women's doubles

1 Rankings are as of 16 May 2016.

Mixed doubles">2016 French Open – Mixed doubles">Mixed doubles

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.

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Main draw qualifiers

Men's singles

Men's singles qualifiers
  1. Tobias Kamke
  2. Radek Štěpánek
  3. Steve Darcis
  4. Jan-Lennard Struff
  5. Marco Trungelliti
  6. Carlos Berlocq
  7. Roberto Carballés Baena
  8. Dustin Brown
  9. Adrian Ungur
  10. Marsel İlhan
  11. Gerald Melzer
  12. Jordi Samper Montaña
  13. Kenny de Schepper
  14. Nikoloz Basilashvili
  15. Laslo Djere
  16. Radu Albot
Lucky losers
  1. Igor Sijsling
  2. Adam Pavlásek
  3. Andrej Martin
  4. Thomas Fabbiano

Women's singles

Women's singles qualifiers
  1. Louisa Chirico
  2. Çağla Büyükakçay
  3. Sorana Cîrstea
  4. Sachia Vickery
  5. Verónica Cepede Royg
  6. Kateřina Siniaková
  7. Daniela Hantuchová
  8. İpek Soylu
  9. Viktorija Golubic
  10. Sara Sorribes Tormo
  11. Lucie Hradecká
  12. Maryna Zanevska
Lucky loser
  1. Sílvia Soler Espinosa

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
; Men's singles
; Women's singles

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Novak Djokovic def. Andy Murray, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4

Women's singles

Garbiñe Muguruza def. Serena Williams, 7–5, 6–4

Men's doubles

Feliciano López / Marc López def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3

Women's doubles

Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic def. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4

Mixed doubles

Martina Hingis / Leander Paes def. Sania Mirza / Ivan Dodig, 4–6, 6–4,

Juniors

Boys' singles

Geoffrey Blancaneaux def. Félix Auger-Aliassime, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6

Girls' singles

Rebeka Masarova def. Amanda Anisimova, 7–5, 7–5

Boys' doubles

Yshai Oliel / Patrik Rikl def. Chung Yun-seong / Orlando Luz, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Paula Arias Manjón / Olga Danilović def. Olesya Pervushina / Anastasia Potapova, 3–6, 6–3,

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

Gustavo Fernández def. Gordon Reid, 7–6, 6–1

Wheelchair women's singles

Marjolein Buis def. Sabine Ellerbrock, 6–3, 6–4

Wheelchair men's doubles

Shingo Kunieda / Gordon Reid def. Michaël Jérémiasz / Stefan Olsson, 6–3, 6–2

Wheelchair women's doubles

Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley def. Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 6–4, 4–6,

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

Juan Carlos Ferrero / Carlos Moyá def. Sébastien Grosjean / Fabrice Santoro, 6–4, 6–4

Legends over 45 doubles

Sergi Bruguera / Goran Ivanišević def. Yannick Noah / Cédric Pioline, 6–3, 7–6

Women's legends doubles

Lindsay Davenport / Martina Navratilova def. Conchita Martínez / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–3, 6–2

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.
;Before the tournament
; Men's singles
; Women's singles
† – 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

Retirements

; Men's singles
; Women's singles