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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	Novak Djokovic	Andy Murray	6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
	French Open	Novak Djokovic	Andy Murray	3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
	Wimbledon	Andy Murray	Milos Raonic	6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
	US Open	Stan Wawrinka	Novak Djokovic	6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3

Category	Championship	Champion	Finalist	Score in the final
Women's singles	Australian Open	Angelique Kerber	Serena Williams	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
	French Open	Garbiñe Muguruza	Serena Williams	7–5, 6–4
	Wimbledon	Serena Williams	Angelique Kerber	7–5, 6–3
	US Open	Angelique Kerber	Karolína Plíšková	6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Category	Championship	Champions	Finalists	Score in the final
Men's Doubles	Australian Open	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	Daniel Nestor Radek Štěpánek	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
	French Open	Feliciano López Marc López	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
	Wimbledon	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin	6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
	US Open	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	Pablo Carreño Busta Guillermo García-López	6–2, 6–3

Category	Championship	Champions	Finalists	Score in the final
Women's Doubles	Australian Open	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	7–6(7–1), 6–3
	French Open	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
	Wimbledon	Serena Williams Venus Williams	Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova	6–3, 6–4
	US Open	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Category	Championship	Champions	Finalists	Score in the final
Mixed Doubles	Australian Open	Elena Vesnina Bruno Soares	Coco Vandeweghe Horia Tecău	6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
	French Open	Martina Hingis Leander Paes	Sania Mirza Ivan Dodig	4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
	Wimbledon	Henri Kontinen Heather Watson	Robert Farah Anna-Lena Grönefeld	7–6(7–5), 6–4
	US Open	Laura Siegemund Mate Pavić	Coco Vandeweghe 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 Britain	3
						Belgrade, Serbia (clay)
		Japan	1
						1	Great Britain	3
	Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
						7	Serbia	2
	7	Serbia	3
											Great Britain
		Kazakhstan	2
											1	Great Britain	2
	Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)
										6	Argentina	3
	4	Switzerland	0
						Pesaro, Italy (clay)
		Italy	5
							Italy	1
	Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)
						6	Argentina	3
	6	Argentina	3
		Poland	2
																6	Argentina	3
	Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)
																	Croatia	2
		Canada	0
						Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
	5	France	4
						5	France	3
	Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)
						3	Czech Republic	1
		Germany	2
											Croatia
	3	Czech Republic	3
											5	France	2
	Kooyong, Australia (grass)
											Croatia	3
		United States	3
						Portland, United States (hard)
	8	Australia	1
							United States	2
	Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
							Croatia	3
		Croatia	3
	2	Belgium	2

Fed Cup

	1st Round					Semifinals					Final
	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
	1	Czech Republic	3
		Romania	2			Lucerne, Switzerland
						1	Czech Republic	3
Leipzig, Germany							Switzerland	2
		Switzerland	3
	3	Germany	2								TBA, France
											1	Czech Republic	3
	Marseille, France											France	2
	4	Italy	1
		France	4			Trélazé, France
							France	3
Moscow, Russia							Netherlands	2
		Netherlands	3
	2	Russia	1

IOC

2016 Summer Olympics

• August 6–14: Summer Olympics

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

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

• March 7 – 20: 2016 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• March 21 – April 3: 2016 Miami Open in the United States
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• April 9 – 17: 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
  • Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• May 1 – 8: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open in Spain
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău
• May 8 – 15: 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
• July 23 – 31: 2016 Rogers Cup in Toronto
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo
• August 13 – 21: 2016 Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio
  • Men's Singles: Marin Čilić
  • Men's Doubles: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo
• October 8 – 16: 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters in China
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: John Isner / Jack Sock
• October 29 – November 6: 2016 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris (final)
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers

ATP World Tour 500 series

• February 8 – 14: 2016 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam
  • Men's Singles: Martin Kližan
  • Men's Doubles: Nicolas Mahut / Vasek Pospisil
• February 15 – 21: 2016 Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro
  • Men's Singles: Pablo Cuevas
  • Men's Doubles: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
• February 22 – 28: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates
  • Men's Singles: Stan Wawrinka
  • Men's Doubles: Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi
• February 22 – 28: 2016 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco
  • Men's Singles: Dominic Thiem
  • Men's Doubles: Treat Huey / Max Mirnyi
• April 16 – 24: 2016 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain
  • Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal
  • Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
• June 11 – 19: 2016 Gerry Weber Open in Halle
  • Men's Singles: Florian Mayer
  • Men's Doubles: Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram
• June 13 – 19: 2016 Aegon Championships in London
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• July 9 – 17: 2016 German Open in Hamburg
  • Men's Singles: Martin Kližan
  • Men's Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers
• July 16 – 24: 2016 Citi Open in Washington, D.C.
  • Men's Singles: Gaël Monfils
  • Men's Doubles: Daniel Nestor / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
• October 3 – 9: 2016 China Open in Beijing
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Pablo Carreño Busta / Rafael Nadal
• October 3 – 9: 2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo
  • Men's Singles: Nick Kyrgios
  • Men's Doubles: Marcel Granollers / Marcin Matkowski
• October 22 – 30: 2016 Erste Bank Open in Vienna
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo
• October 22 – 30: 2016 Swiss Indoors in Basel (final)
  • Men's Singles: Marin Čilić
  • Men's Doubles: Marcel Granollers / Jack Sock

WTA Premier tournaments

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

Premier Mandatory

• March 9 – 20: 2016 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Coco Vandeweghe
• March 22 – April 3: 2016 Miami Open in the United States
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
• April 30 – May 7: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open in Spain
  • Women's Singles: Simona Halep
  • Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
• October 3 – 9: 2016 China Open in Beijing (final)
  • Women's Singles: Agnieszka Radwańska
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová

Premier 5

• February 19 – 27: 2016 Qatar Total Open in Doha
  • Women's Singles: Carla Suárez Navarro
  • Women's Doubles: Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan
• May 9 – 15: 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome
  • Women's Singles: Serena Williams
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• July 22 – 31: 2016 Rogers Cup in Montreal
  • Women's Singles: Simona Halep
  • Women's Doubles: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
• August 15 – 21: 2016 Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio
  • Women's Singles: Karolína Plíšková
  • Women's Doubles: Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová
• September 25 – October 1: 2016 Wuhan Open in China (final)
  • Women's Singles: Petra Kvitová
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová

Premier

• January 3 – 9: 2016 Brisbane International in Australia
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• January 10 – 15: 2016 Apia International Sydney in Australia
  • Women's Singles: Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• February 8 – 14: 2016 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy in Russia
  • Women's Singles: Roberta Vinci
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• February 15 – 20: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates
  • Women's Singles: Sara Errani
  • Women's Doubles: Chuang Chia-jung / Darija Jurak
• April 2 – 10: 2016 Volvo Car Open in Charleston, South Carolina (formerly known as the Family Circle Cup)
  • Women's Singles: Sloane Stephens
  • Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
• April 16 – 24: 2016 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart
  • Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber
  • Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
• June 11 – 19: 2016 Aegon Classic in Birmingham
  • Women's Singles: Madison Keys
  • Women's Doubles: Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová
• June 18 – 25: 2016 Aegon International in Eastbourne
  • Women's Singles: Dominika Cibulková
  • Women's Doubles: Darija Jurak / Anastasia Rodionova
• July 18 – 24: 2016 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California
  • Women's Singles: Johanna Konta
  • Women's Doubles: Raquel Atawo / Abigail Spears
• August 19 – 27: 2016 Connecticut Open in New Haven, Connecticut
  • Women's Singles: Agnieszka Radwańska
  • Women's Doubles: Sania Mirza / Monica Niculescu
• September 19 – 25: 2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo
  • Women's Singles: Caroline Wozniacki
  • Women's Doubles: Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová
• October 17 – 22: 2016 Kremlin Cup in Moscow (final)
  • Women's Singles: Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • Women's Doubles: Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká

Non ATP or WTA Championships

• December 31, 2015 – January 2, 2016: 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship in United Arab Emirates
  • In the final Rafael Nadal def. Milos Raonic 7–6, 6–3.

See also

• 2016 ATP World Tour
• 2016 WTA Tour
• Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• 2016 ATP Challenger Tour
• 2016 WTA 125K series
• 2016 US Open Series
• 2016 International Premier Tennis League season

International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Class of 2016:
  • Justine Henin, player
  • Marat Safin, player

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)