# 2016 Stan Wawrinka tennis season

The 2016 Stan Wawrinka tennis season begins at the Chennai Open, where he won the fourth title and the third in a row at Chennai.

## Year summary
### Australian Open and early hard court season
#### Chennai

Wawrinka started his 2016 tennis campaign by playing at the 2016 Aircel Chennai Open, where he was bidding for his third straight title win in a row. Wawrinka won against Andrey Rublev, Guillermo García-López and Benoît Paire in straight sets, before facing Borna Ćorić in the final. At the final, he won the match in straight sets 6-3 7-5, winning him also his fourth Chennai title in his career, and his twelfth career title overall.

#### Australian Open

After winning the title in Chennai, Wawrinka participated in the first Grand Slam of the season in the 2016 Australian Open. He first faced Dmitry Tursunov who is participating on his first Grand Slam after more than a year of being absent on the tour due to injury. Wawrinka won the first two sets before Tursunov retired from the match. Wawrinka then faced Radek Štěpánek in the second round, where he was able to defeat the Czech in straight sets. He then faced another Czech in Lukáš Rosol in the third round, where Wawrinka defeated him also in straight sets. At the fourth round, he faced Canadian Milos Raonic in the fourth round. Raonic was able to win the first two sets against Wawrinka, but Wawrinka was able to push the match into a decider. Wawrinka was not able to fully come back however, as Raonic was able to win the deciding set 6-3. The loss stops the streak of six straight Grand Slam quarterfinals that started during the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

### Indoor hard-court tournaments

Wawrinka did not appear in Rotterdam to defend his title.

#### Marseille

Wawrinka after receiving a first round bye would get revenge on Sergiy Stakhovsky in a tight three set match, who defeated him in the quarterfinals the previous year, but he would go on to lose to good friend Benoît Paire in the next round in three sets.

#### Dubai

After being two points from defeat in his opening round match against Stakhovsky, Wawrinka proceeded to defeat qualifier Franko Skugor, Philipp Kohlschreiber, and Nick Kyrgios (in their first match since the Montreal incident in 2015) in succession, before defeating Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets to win the Dubai Duty Free title.

### March Masters
#### Indian Wells

Wawrinka advanced to the round of 16, where he was defeated by David Goffin in a final set tiebreak.

#### Miami Open

Wawrinka lost his opening round match to Andrey Kuznetsov (tennis)

### European clay court season
#### Monte Carlo

Wawrinka lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.
After early exits in Madrid and Rome, Wawrinka won the Geneva Open, defeating Marin Cilic in the final in two close sets.

#### Roland Garros

Wawrinka entered as the defending champion. In the first round he survived Lukas Rosol, coming from 2 sets to 1 down to win in five. He went on to reach the semifinals, where his title defense was ended by Andy Murray in four sets.

### Grass court season
#### Queen's Club Championships

Wawrinka lost his opening match to Fernando Verdasco in straight sets.

#### Wimbledon

Wawrinka defeated rising star Taylor Fritz in four close sets in the first round. He was then upset by Juan Martin del Potro in the second round in four close sets.

### North American Hard Court Swing
#### Canadian Open

Wawrinka advanced to the semifinals, where he was defeated by Kei Nishikori in straight sets.

#### Cincinnati Masters (Western & Southern Open)

Wawrinka was upset by Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the Round of 16.

#### US Open

Wawrinka started the tournament with straight sets wins over Fernando Verdasco and Alessandro Giannessi. In the third round Wawrinka saved a match point in the fourth set before beating Dan Evans (tennis) in 5 sets. He then beat Illya Marchenko, Juan Martín del Potro, and Kei Nishikori, each in four sets to reach his first US Open final. In the final, Wawrinka beat defending champion Novak Djokovic in four sets to win his 3rd grand slam title and first at the US Open.

## All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Stan Wawrinka in 2016, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.
Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
| Chennai Open Chennai, India ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 January 2016 |
| Chennai Open Chennai, India ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 January 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Chennai Open Chennai, India ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 January 2016 | 1 / 627 | 2R | Andrey Rublev (WC) | 185 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Chennai Open Chennai, India ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 January 2016 | 2 / 628 | QF | Guillermo García-López (5) | 27 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Chennai Open Chennai, India ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 January 2016 | 3 / 629 | SF | Benoît Paire (3) | 19 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Chennai Open Chennai, India ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 January 2016 | 4 / 630 | W | Borna Ćorić (8) | 44 | Win (1) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 January 2016 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 January 2016 | 5 / 631 | 1R | Dmitry Tursunov (PR) | 265 | Win | 7–6, 6–3, Ret. |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 January 2016 | 6 / 632 | 2R | Radek Štěpánek (Q) | 82 | Win | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 January 2016 | 7 / 633 | 3R | Lukáš Rosol | 51 | Win | 6–2, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 January 2016 | 8 / 634 | 4R | Milos Raonic (13) | 14 | Loss | 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Open 13 Marseille, France ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 15 – 21 February 2016 |
| Open 13 Marseille, France ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 15 – 21 February 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Open 13 Marseille, France ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 15 – 21 February 2016 | 9 / 635 | 2R | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 81 | Win | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| Open 13 Marseille, France ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 15 – 21 February 2016 | 10 / 636 | QF | Benoît Paire (8) | 22 | Loss | 4–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 22 – 27 February 2016 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 22 – 27 February 2016 | 11 / 637 | 1R | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 92 | Win | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 22 – 27 February 2016 | 12 / 638 | 2R | Franko Škugor (Q) | 188 | Win | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 22 – 27 February 2016 | 13 / 639 | QF | Philipp Kohlschreiber (8) | 28 | Win | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 22 – 27 February 2016 | 14 / 640 | SF | Nick Kyrgios | 33 | Win | 6–4, 3–0 Ret. |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 22 – 27 February 2016 | 15 / 641 | W | Marcos Baghdatis | 57 | Win (2) | 6–4, 7–6$^{(15–13)}$ |
| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 20 March 2016 |
| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 20 March 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 20 March 2016 | 16 / 642 | 2R | Illya Marchenko | 72 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 20 March 2016 | 17 / 643 | 3R | Andrey Kuznetsov | 55 | Win | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 20 March 2016 | 18 / 644 | 4R | David Goffin (15) | 18 | Loss | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Miami Open Miami, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 23 March – 03 April 2016 |
| Miami Open Miami, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 23 March – 03 April 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Miami Open Miami, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 23 March – 03 April 2016 | 19 / 645 | 2R | Andrey Kuznetsov | 51 | Loss | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 April 2016 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 April 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 April 2016 | 20 / 646 | 2R | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 28 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–5 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 April 2016 | 21 / 647 | 3R | Gilles Simon (15) | 18 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 April 2016 | 22 / 648 | QF | Rafael Nadal (5) | 5 | Loss | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 1 – 8 May 2016 |
| Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 1 – 8 May 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 1 – 8 May 2016 | 23 / 649 | 2R | Nick Kyrgios | 21 | Loss | 6–7$^{(7–8)}$, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 8 – 15 May 2016 |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 8 – 15 May 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 8 – 15 May 2016 | 24 / 650 | 2R | Benoit Paire | 21 | Win | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 8 – 15 May 2016 | 25 / 651 | 3R | Juan Mónaco (PR) | 114 | Loss | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 15 – 21 May 2016 |
| Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 15 – 21 May 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 15 – 21 May 2016 | 26 / 652 | 2R | Albert Ramos | 53 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 15 – 21 May 2016 | 27 / 653 | QF | Pablo Carreño | 43 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 15 – 21 May 2016 | 28 / 654 | SF | Lukáš Rosol | 68 | Win | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 15 – 21 May 2016 | 29 / 655 | W | Marin Čilić | 11 | Win (3) | 6–4, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$ |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2016 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2016 | 30 / 656 | 1R | Lukáš Rosol | 59 | Win | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2016 | 31 / 657 | 2R | Taro Daniel | 93 | Win | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3, 6–4 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2016 | 32 / 658 | 3R | Jérémy Chardy (30) | 32 | Win | 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2016 | 33 / 659 | 4R | Viktor Troicki (22) | 24 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–3, 6–2 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2016 | 34 / 660 | QF | Albert Ramos | 55 | Win | 6–2, 6–1, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2016 | 35 / 661 | SF | Andy Murray (2) | 2 | Loss | 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Queen's Club Championships London, United Kingdom ATP Tour 500 Grass, outdoor 13 – 19 June 2016 |
| Queen's Club Championships London, United Kingdom ATP Tour 500 Grass, outdoor 13 – 19 June 2016 | 36 / 662 | 1R | Fernando Verdasco | 53 | Loss | 2–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 27 June – 10 July 2016 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 27 June – 10 July 2016 | 37 / 663 | 1R | Taylor Fritz | 65 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 27 June – 10 July 2016 | 38 / 664 | 2R | Juan Martín del Potro (PR) | 165 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2016 |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2016 | 39 / 665 | 2R | Mikhail Youzhny | 61 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2016 | 40 / 666 | 3R | Jack Sock (16) | 26 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2016 | 41 / 667 | QF | Kevin Anderson | 34 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2016 | 42 / 668 | SF | Kei Nishikori (3) | 6 | Loss | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 1–6 |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 14 – 21 August 2016 |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 14 – 21 August 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 14 – 21 August 2016 | 43 / 669 | 2R | Jared Donaldson (WC) | 122 | Win | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 14 – 21 August 2016 | 44 / 670 | 3R | Grigor Dimitrov | 34 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 29 August – 11 September 2016 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 29 August – 11 September 2016 | 45 / 671 | 1R | Fernando Verdasco | 46 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 29 August – 11 September 2016 | 46 / 672 | 2R | Alessandro Giannessi (Q) | 213 | Win | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–5 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 29 August – 11 September 2016 | 47 / 673 | 3R | Daniel Evans | 64 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–2 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 29 August – 11 September 2016 | 48 / 674 | 4R | Illya Marchenko | 63 | Win | 6–4, 6–1, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 29 August – 11 September 2016 | 49 / 675 | QF | Juan Martín del Potro (WC) | 142 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 29 August – 11 September 2016 | 50 / 676 | SF | Kei Nishikori (6) | 7 | Win | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 29 August – 11 September 2016 | 51 / 677 | W | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Win (4) | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 19 – 25 September 2016 |
| St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 19 – 25 September 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 19 – 25 September 2016 | 52 / 678 | 2R | Lukáš Rosol | 85 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 |
| St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 19 – 25 September 2016 | 53 / 679 | QF | Viktor Troicki (7) | 33 | Win | 7–5, 6–2 |
| St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 19 – 25 September 2016 | 54 / 680 | SF | Roberto Bautista Agut (4) | 16 | Win | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–2 |
| St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 19 – 25 September 2016 | 55 / 681 | F | Alexander Zverev (5) | 27 | Loss (1) | 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 16 October 2016 |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 16 October 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 16 October 2016 | 56 / 682 | 2R | Kyle Edmund (Q) | 48 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 16 October 2016 | 57 / 683 | 3R | Gilles Simon | 32 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 24 – 30 October 2016 |
| Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 24 – 30 October 2016 | 58 / 684 | 1R | Marco Chiudinelli (WC) | 119 | Win | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 24 – 30 October 2016 | 59 / 685 | 2R | Donald Young (Q) | 83 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 24 – 30 October 2016 | 60 / 686 | QF | Mischa Zverev (Q) | 72 | Loss | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 31 October – 6 November 2016 |
| Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 31 October – 6 November 2016 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 31 October – 6 November 2016 | 61 / 687 | 2R | Jan-Lennard Struff (Q) | 91 | Loss | 6–3, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 13 – 20 November 2016 |
| ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 13 – 20 November 2016 | 62 / 688 | RR | Kei Nishikori (5) | 5 | Loss | 2–6, 3–6 |
| ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 13 – 20 November 2016 | 63 / 689 | RR | Marin Čilić (7) | 7 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP Finals Hard, indoor 13 – 20 November 2016 | 64 / 690 | RR | Andy Murray (1) | 1 | Loss | 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (seed or key) | Ranks | Result | Score |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2016 Partner: Grigor Dimitrov |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2016 Partner: Grigor Dimitrov | 1 | 1R | Lucas Pouille / Dominic Thiem | #96 / #93 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 2–6, [12–10] |
| Canadian Open Montreal, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2016 Partner: Grigor Dimitrov | 2 | 2R | Henri Kontinen / John Peers (8) | #26 / #13 | Loss | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 15 – 21 August 2016 Partner: Grigor Dimitrov |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 15 – 21 August 2016 Partner: Grigor Dimitrov | – | 1R | Eric Butorac / Taylor Fritz (WC) | #45 / #458 | Withdrew | N/A |

### Exhibition matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (Seed or Key) | Rank | Result | Score |
| Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Singles exhibition Hard, outdoor 31 December 2015 – 2 January 2016 |
| Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Singles exhibition Hard, outdoor 31 December 2015 – 2 January 2016 | – | QF | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Singles exhibition Hard, outdoor 31 December 2015 – 2 January 2016 | 1 | SF | Milos Raonic (6) | 14 | Loss | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Singles exhibition Hard, outdoor 31 December 2015 – 2 January 2016 | 2 | SF-B | David Ferrer (3) | 7 | Loss | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 4–6, [8–10] |

## Tournament schedule
### Singles

| Date | Tournament | City | Category | Surface | 2015 result | 2015 points | 2016 points | Outcome |
| 4 January 2016– 10 January 2016 | Chennai Open | Chennai | ATP World Tour 250 | Hard | W | 250 | 250 | Winner (def. Borna Ćorić, 6–3, 7–5) |
| 17 January 2016– 31 January 2016 | Australian Open | Melbourne | Grand Slam | Hard | SF | 720 | 180 | Fourth round (lost to Milos Raonic, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6) |
| 15 February 2016– 21 February 2016 | Open 13 | Marseille | ATP World Tour 250 | Hard (i) | QF | 45 | 45 | Quarterfinals (lost to Benoît Paire, 4–6, 6–1, 5–7) |
| 22 February 2016– 28 February 2016 | Dubai Tennis Championships | Dubai | ATP World Tour 500 | Hard | DNS | 0 | 500 | Winner (def. Marcos Baghdatis, 6–4, 7–6$^{(15–13)}$) |
| 7 March 2016– 20 March 2016 | Indian Wells Masters | Indian Wells | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | 2R | 10 | 90 | Fourth round (lost to David Goffin, 3–6, 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$) |
| 21 March 2016– 3 April 2016 | Miami Open | Miami | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | 3R | 45 | 10 | Second round (lost to Andrey Kuznetsov, 4–6, 3–6) |
| 11 April 2016– 17 April 2016 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Monte-Carlo | ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | 3R | 90 | 180 | Quarterfinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 1–6, 4–6) |
| 1 May 2016– 8 May 2016 | Madrid Open | Madrid | ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | 3R | 90 | 10 | Second round (lost to Nick Kyrgios, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$) |
| 8 May 2016– 15 May 2016 | Italian Open | Rome | ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | SF | 360 | 90 | Third round (lost to Juan Mónaco, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 4–6) |
| 15 May 2016– 21 May 2016 | Geneva Open | Geneva | ATP World Tour 250 | Clay | QF | 45 | 250 | Winner (def. Marin Čilić, 6–4, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$) |
| 22 May 2016– 5 June 2016 | French Open | Paris | Grand Slam | Clay | W | 2000 | 720 | Semifinal (lost to Andy Murray, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6) |
| 13 June 2016– 19 June 2016 | Queen's Club Championships | London | ATP World Tour 500 | Grass | 2R | 45 | 0 | First round (lost to Fernando Verdasco, 2–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$) |
| 27 June 2016– 10 July 2016 | Wimbledon | London | Grand Slam | Grass | QF | 360 | 45 | Second round (lost to Juan Martín del Potro, 6–3, 3–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 4–6) |
| 25 July 2016– 31 July 2016 | Canadian Open | Toronto | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | 2R | 10 | 360 | Semifinal (lost to Kei Nishikori, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 1–6) |
| 8 August 2016– 14 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro | Olympic Games | Hard | N/A | N/A | N/A | Withdrew |
| 14 August 2016– 21 August 2016 | Cincinnati Masters | Cincinnati | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | 90 | Third round (lost to Grigor Dimitrov, 4–6, 4–6) |
| 29 August 2016– 11 September 2016 | US Open | New York City | Grand Slam | Hard | SF | 720 | 2000 | Winner (def. Novak Djokovic, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3) |
| 19 September 2016– 25 September 2016 | St. Petersburg Open | Saint Petersburg | ATP World Tour 250 | Hard (i) | N/A | N/A | 150 | Final (lost to Alexander Zverev, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7) |
| 3 October 2016– 9 October 2016 | Japan Open | Tokyo | ATP World Tour 500 | Hard | W | 500 | N/A | Withdrew |
| 10 October 2016– 16 October 2016 | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | 90 | Third round (lost to Gilles Simon, 4–6, 4–6) |
| 24 October 2016– 30 October 2016 | Swiss Indoors | Basel | ATP World Tour 500 | Hard (i) | 1R | 0 | 90 | Quarterfinals (lost to Mischa Zverev, 2–6, 7–5, 1–6) |
| 31 October 2016– 6 November 2016 | Paris Masters | Paris | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | SF | 360 | 10 | Second round (lost to Jan-Lennard Struff, 6–3, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$) |
| 13 November 2016– 20 November 2016 | ATP World Tour Finals | London | ATP World Tour Finals | Hard (i) | SF | 400 | 200 | Did not advance from the group stage |
| Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | 6900 | 5315 | 1585 difference |

## Yearly records
### Head-to-head matchups

Stan Wawrinka had a 46–18 match win–loss record in the 2016 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 3–5. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
* Lukáš Rosol 4–0
* Marin Čilić 2–0
* Philipp Kohlschreiber 2–0
* Illya Marchenko 2–0
* Sergiy Stakhovsky 2–0
* Viktor Troicki 2–0
* Albert Ramos 2–0
* Benoît Paire 2–1
* Kevin Anderson 1–0
* Marcos Baghdatis 1–0
* Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0
* Pablo Carreño 1–0
* Jérémy Chardy 1–0
* Marco Chiudinelli 1–0
* Borna Ćorić 1–0
* Taro Daniel 1–0
* Novak Djokovic 1–0
* Jared Donaldson 1–0
* Kyle Edmund 1–0
* Daniel Evans 1–0
* Taylor Fritz 1–0
* Guillermo García López 1–0
* Alessandro Giannessi 1–0
* Andrey Rublev 1–0
* Jack Sock 1–0
* Franko Škugor 1–0
* Radek Štěpánek 1–0
* Dmitry Tursunov 1–0
* Donald Young 1–0
* Mikhail Youzhny 1–0
* Juan Martín del Potro 1–1
* Nick Kyrgios 1–1
* Andrey Kuznetsov 1–1
* Gilles Simon 1–1
* Fernando Verdasco 1–1
* Kei Nishikori 1–2
* Grigor Dimitrov 0–1
* David Goffin 0–1
* Juan Mónaco 0–1
* Rafael Nadal 0–1
* Milos Raonic 0–1
* Alexander Zverev 0–1
* Mischa Zverev 0–1
* Jan-Lennard Struff 0–1
* Andy Murray 0–2

### Finals
#### Singles: 5 (4–1)

* Category
* Grand Slam (1–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 (1–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 (2–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by conditions
* Outdoors (4–0)
* Indoors (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 12. | 10 January 2016 | Chennai Open, Chennai, India (4) | Hard | Borna Ćorić | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 13. | 27 February 2016 | Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, UAE | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 6–4, 7–6$^{(15–13)}$ |
| Winner | 14. | 21 May 2016 | Geneva Open, Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Marin Čilić | 6–4, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$ |
| Winner | 15. | 11 September 2016 | US Open, New York City, USA | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 25 September 2016 | St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Alexander Zverev | 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |

### Earnings

| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
| Aircel Chennai Open | $75,700 | $75,700 |
| Australian Open | A$193,000 | $208,079 |
| Open 13 | €17,260 | $227,502 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships | $511,750 | $739,252 |
| Indian Wells Masters | $67,590 | $806,842 |
| Miami Masters | $19,530 | $826,372 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | €90,010 | $928,919 |
| Madrid Open | €31,365 | $964,814 |
| Italian Open | €46,740 | $1,018,112 |
| Geneva Open | €88,900 | $1,118,596 |
| French Open | €500,000 | $1,679,595 |
| Aegon Championships | €12,755 | $1,693,944 |
| Wimbledon Championships | £50,000 | $1,762,204 |
| Canadian Open | $200,995 | $1,955,303 |
| Cincinnati Masters | $54,930 | $2,009,694 |
| US Open | $3,500,000 | $5,509,694 |
| St. Petersburg Open | $86,100 | $5,595,793 |
| Shanghai Masters | $67,990 | $5,663,783 |
| Swiss Indoors | €45,135 | $5,712,885 |
| Paris Masters | €25,650 | $5,741,060 |
| ATP World Tour Finals | $358,000 | $6,099,059 |
| | | $6,099,059 |
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.