2016 Western & Southern Open
The 2016 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 15–21, 2016. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2016 US Open Series. The 2016 tournament was the 115th men's edition and the 88th women's edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the two-time defending champions in Men's and Women's singles titles, but neither of them defended their titles. They withdrew due to a knee injury and shoulder inflammation, respectively.
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Malek Jaziri
- John Millman
- Yūichi Sugita
- Jiří Veselý
- Mikhail Youzhny
- Mischa Zverev
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament- Novak Djokovic →replaced by Andreas Seppi
- Roger Federer →replaced by Vasek Pospisil
- Philipp Kohlschreiber →replaced by Pablo Carreño Busta
- Andrey Kuznetsov →replaced by Nicolás Almagro
- Gilles Müller →replaced by Nicolas Mahut
- Jack Sock →replaced by Borna Ćorić
- Janko Tipsarević →replaced by Adrian Mannarino
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:Withdrawals
;Before the tournament;During the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Tímea Babos
- Annika Beck
- Kateryna Bondarenko
- Eugenie Bouchard
- Alizé Cornet
- Varvara Flink
- Daria Gavrilova
- Kurumi Nara
- Alison Riske
- Donna Vekić
- Zhang Shuai
- Zheng Saisai
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament- Jelena Janković → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
- Petra Kvitová → replaced by Viktorija Golubic
- Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by Johanna Larsson
- Monica Puig → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova
- Sloane Stephens → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
- Serena Williams → replaced by Misaki Doi
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:- Belinda Bencic / Kirsten Flipkens
- Lauren Davis / Varvara Lepchenko
- Daria Gavrilova / Daria Kasatkina
Withdrawals
;During the tournamentFinals
Men's singles
- Marin Čilić defeated Andy Murray, 6–4, 7–5
Women's singles
- Karolína Plíšková defeated Angelique Kerber, 6–3, 6–1
Men's doubles
- Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo defeated Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău, 7–6, 6–7,
Women's doubles
- Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová defeated Martina Hingis / CoCo Vandeweghe, 7–5, 6–4