# 2016 in tennis

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$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Men's singles | French Open | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Men's singles | Wimbledon | Andy Murray | Milos Raonic | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Men's singles | 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 |
| Women's singles | French Open | Garbiñe Muguruza | Serena Williams | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Women's singles | Wimbledon | Serena Williams | Angelique Kerber | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Women's singles | 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 |
| Men's Doubles | French Open | Feliciano López Marc López | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3 |
| Men's Doubles | Wimbledon | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 |
| Men's Doubles | 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 |
| Women's Doubles | French Open | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Women's Doubles | Wimbledon | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Women's Doubles | 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] |
| Mixed Doubles | French Open | Martina Hingis Leander Paes | Sania Mirza Ivan Dodig | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Mixed Doubles | Wimbledon | Henri Kontinen Heather Watson | Robert Farah Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Mixed Doubles | US Open | Laura Siegemund Mate Pavić | Coco Vandeweghe Rajeev Ram | 6–4, 6–4 |

### Davis Cup

| First round 4–6 March | First round 4–6 March | First round 4–6 March | Quarterfinals 15–17 July | Quarterfinals 15–17 July | Quarterfinals 15–17 July | Semifinals 16–18 September | Semifinals 16–18 September | Semifinals 16–18 September | Final 25–27 November | Final 25–27 November | Final 25–27 November |
| Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard) | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | 1 | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | 1 | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | 7 | Serbia | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Serbia | 3 | 7 | Serbia | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Serbia | 3 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | |
| | Kazakhstan | 2 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | |
| | Kazakhstan | 2 | | | | 1 | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | | | | 1 | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | | | | 6 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | | | | 6 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 5 | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 5 | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | 6 | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Argentina | 3 | 6 | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | Argentina | 3 |
| Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | | | | | | | 6 | Argentina | 3 |
| Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | | | | | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| | Canada | 0 | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 5 | France | 4 | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 5 | France | 4 | 5 | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | 5 | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | 3 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | 3 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | | | | Croatia | Croatia | Croatia | | | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | Croatia | Croatia | Croatia | | | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | 5 | France | 2 | | | |
| Kooyong, Australia (grass) | Kooyong, Australia (grass) | Kooyong, Australia (grass) | | | | 5 | France | 2 | | | |
| Kooyong, Australia (grass) | Kooyong, Australia (grass) | Kooyong, Australia (grass) | | | | | Croatia | 3 | | | |
| | United States | 3 | | | | | Croatia | 3 | | | |
| | United States | 3 | Portland, United States (hard) | Portland, United States (hard) | Portland, United States (hard) | | | | | | |
| 8 | Australia | 1 | Portland, United States (hard) | Portland, United States (hard) | Portland, United States (hard) | | | | | | |
| 8 | Australia | 1 | United States | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | United States | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Croatia | Croatia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Croatia | 3 | Croatia | Croatia | 3 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fed Cup

| Quarterfinals 5–6 February | Quarterfinals 5–6 February | Quarterfinals 5–6 February | Semifinals 16–17 April | Semifinals 16–17 April | Semifinals 16–17 April | Final 12–13 November | Final 12–13 November | Final 12–13 November |
| Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | | | | | | |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | | | |
| | Romania | 2 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | | | |
| | Romania | 2 | 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
| Leipzig, Germany | Leipzig, Germany | Leipzig, Germany | 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
| Leipzig, Germany | Leipzig, Germany | Leipzig, Germany | | Switzerland | 2 | | | |
| | Switzerland | 3 | | Switzerland | 2 | | | |
| | Switzerland | 3 | | | | TBA, France | TBA, France | TBA, France |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | | | | TBA, France | TBA, France | TBA, France |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | | | | 1 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| Marseille, France | Marseille, France | Marseille, France | | | | 1 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| Marseille, France | Marseille, France | Marseille, France | | | | | France | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | | | | | France | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | Trélazé, France | Trélazé, France | Trélazé, France | | | |
| | France | 4 | Trélazé, France | Trélazé, France | Trélazé, France | | | |
| | France | 4 | France | France | 3 | | | |
| Moscow, Russia | Moscow, Russia | Moscow, Russia | France | France | 3 | | | |
| Moscow, Russia | Moscow, Russia | Moscow, Russia | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | |
| | Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | |
| 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 |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Women's Singles | Monica Puig | Angelique Kerber | Petra Kvitová | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Men's Doubles | Marc López Rafael Nadal | Florin Mergea Horia Tecău | Steve Johnson Jack Sock | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Women's Doubles | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | Timea Bacsinszky Martina Hingis | Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | 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.