The 2016 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the 120th edition of the

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and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the

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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 Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...

won the

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in the 2016 edition.

Stan Wawrinka Stanislas "Stan" Wawrinka (; born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 3 for the first time on 27 January 2014. His career highlight ...

was the defending champion in men's singles, but he lost to

Andy Murray Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis player from Scotland. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 41 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 in 2016. Murray ...

in the semifinals.

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was the defending champion in the women's singles, but she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the final.

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withdrew before the tournament to avoid "unnecessary itnessrisk", 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

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(after Rod Laver,

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, and Rafael Nadal). 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.

Tournament

The 2016 French Open was the 115th edition of the French Open and was held at

in Paris. The tournament was run by the

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(ITF) and was part of the 2016 ATP World Tour and the

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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 (players under 18), 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

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Points and prize money

Points distribution

The ranking points awarded for each event are shown below.

Senior points

Wheelchair points

Junior points

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. _{* per team}

Singles players

;

2016 French Open – Men's singles Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. It was his first French Open title and twelfth major title overall, completing the career Grand Slam ...

;

2016 French Open – Women's singles Garbiñe Muguruza defeated the defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. She became the second Spaniard to win the title, after Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Mugur ...

Day-by-day summaries

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.

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Withdrawn players

Women's singles

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

Withdrawn players

Doubles seeds

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*¹ Rankings are as of 16 May 2016.

Women's doubles

* ¹ Rankings are as of 16 May 2016.

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

* Grégoire Barrère * Julien Benneteau * Mathias Bourgue *

Bjorn Fratangelo Bjorn Fratangelo ( ; born July 19, 1993) is a professional American tennis player. He won the boys' singles title at the 2011 French Open defeating Dominic Thiem. Fratangelo is only the second American out of three to win the event, following J ...

* Quentin Halys * ~~Constant Lestienne~~ (Revoked due to a minor breach for corruption) *

Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert (; born 17 May 1980) is a professional French tennis player. Career Coach From 2001 to March 2010, Ronan Lafaix was Robert's coach. In May 2016, Lafaix, who is 12 years older than Robert, became Robert's coach for the secon ...

* Jordan Thompson

Women's singles

* Tessah Andrianjafitrimo * Océane Dodin *

Myrtille Georges Myrtille Georges (; born 21 December 1990) is a French former tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 168 in singles (achieved on 18 July 2016) and world No. 287 in doubles (21 August 2017). She won nine singles and six doubles titl ...

* Amandine Hesse * Alizé Lim * Virginie Razzano * Arina Rodionova * Taylor Townsend

Men's doubles

* Grégoire Barrère / Quentin Halys * Julien Benneteau / Édouard Roger-Vasselin * Mathias Bourgue / Calvin Hemery * Kenny de Schepper /

Maxime Teixeira Maxime Teixeira (born 18 January 1989) is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures circuit, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 154 in Mar ...

David Guez David Guez (born 8 December 1982) is a French tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 116 in July 2010. Career At the 2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon he won with Rajeev Ram and reached to the second round, where ...

Vincent Millot Vincent Millot (; born 30 January 1986, in Montpellier, France) is a French former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players eac ...

* Tristan Lamasine / Albano Olivetti *

/ Alexandre Sidorenko

Women's doubles

* Tessah Andrianjafitrimo / Claire Feuerstein *

Manon Arcangioli Manon Arcangioli (; born 28 August 1994) is an inactive French professional tennis player. On 2 March 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 268. On 18 June 2018, she reached her best WTA doubles ranking of No. 189. Up to date ...

/ Chloé Paquet *

Clothilde de Bernardi Clothilde de Bernardi (born 16 November 1994) is an inactive French tennis player. De Bernardi has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 276, achieved on 8 June 2015. On 18 August 2014, she peaked at No. 436 in the WTA doubles rankings. Sh ...

Shérazad Reix Shérazad Reix (née Benamar; born 3 April 1989) is a French former tennis player. Reix has career-high WTA rankings of 204 in singles and 219 in doubles. In her career, she won seven singles titles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. ...

Fiona Ferro Fiona Ferro (born 12 March 1997) is a French professional tennis player born in Belgium. Ferro has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and four singles titles on the ITF Circuit. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 39 in singles, attaine ...

/ Virginie Razzano *

Stéphanie Foretz Stéphanie Foretz (born 3 May 1981) is a retired tennis player from France. Foretz won nine singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 February 2003, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 62. On 19 May ...

/ Amandine Hesse *

/ Alizé Lim * Mathilde Johansson / Pauline Parmentier

Mixed doubles

* Virginie Razzano /

* Pauline Parmentier / Julien Benneteau * ~~Chloé Paquet~~ / ~~Benoît Paire~~ ''(withdrew to focus on other events)'' * Alize Lim / Paul-Henri Mathieu *

Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet (; born 22 January 1990) is a French professional tennis player. Cornet has won six singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 16 February 2009, she ...

/ Jonathan Eysseric * Mathilde Johansson / Tristan Lamasine

Main draw qualifiers

Men's singles

Men's singles qualifiers #

Tobias Kamke Tobias Kamke (born 21 May 1986) is a German former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 64 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in January 2011. In 2010, Kamke was awarde ...

Radek Štěpánek Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 100 ...

# Steve Darcis # Jan-Lennard Struff # Marco Trungelliti #

Carlos Berlocq Carlos Alberto Berlocq (; born February 3, 1983) is an Argentine retired professional tennis player nicknamed ''Charly'', ''Panther'' and ''Warlocq''. His favourite surface was clay and he was last coached by Walter Grinovero. Berlocq's career ...

Roberto Carballés Baena Roberto Carballés Baena (; born 23 March 1993) is a Spanish tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 71 on 15 November 2021. His preferred surface is clay, on which he has won one ATP title and 19 ITF titles in ...

# Dustin Brown #

Adrian Ungur Adrian Ungur (born 22 January 1985) is a Romanian former tennis player who mainly competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was a member of the Romania Davis Cup Team and was coached by Fabrizio Fanucci. In June 2012, Ungur reached his career-hig ...

# Marsel İlhan # Gerald Melzer #

Jordi Samper Montaña Jordi Samper Montaña (; born 23 April 1990) is a Spanish tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 16 September 2013, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 211 and his highest doubles ranking of 227 achieved on 23 Septembe ...

# Kenny de Schepper #

Nikoloz Basilashvili Nikoloz Basilashvili ( ka, ნიკოლოზ ბასილაშვილი, tr, ; born 23 February 1992) is a Georgian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 16 on 27 May 2019. In July 2018, ...

# Laslo Djere # Radu Albot Lucky losers # Igor Sijsling #

Adam Pavlásek Adam Pavlásek (born 8 October 1994) is a tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour from the Czech Republic. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 72 in January 2017 and doubles ranking of World No. 94 in October 2022 ...

# Andrej Martin # Thomas Fabbiano

Women's singles

Women's singles qualifiers #

Louisa Chirico Louisa Chirico (born May 16, 1996) is an American tennis player. She is of Korean descent through her mother. Chirico, who comes from Harrison, New York, has won five singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 October 2016, ...

# Çağla Büyükakçay # Sorana Cîrstea # Sachia Vickery # Verónica Cepede Royg # Kateřina Siniaková # Daniela Hantuchová # İpek Soylu # Viktorija Golubic # Sara Sorribes Tormo #

Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká (; born 21 May 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time Grand Slam doubles champion and 26-time WTA Tour doubles titlist, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in October 2012. She was ...

# Maryna Zanevska Lucky loser #

Sílvia Soler Espinosa Sílvia Soler Espinosa (; born 19 November 1987) is a retired Spanish tennis player. In her career, she has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 21 May 2012, ...

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking: ; Men's singles * Brian Baker (PR 56) *

Florian Mayer Florian Mayer (; born 5 October 1983) is a German former professional tennis player. Mayer reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in June 2011. Also in 2011, Mayer won his first ATP title after four previous defeats in ATP fin ...

(PR 34) *

Janko Tipsarević Janko Tipsarević ( sr-cyr, Јанко Типсаревић, ; born 22 June 1984) is a Serbian former tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 8, achieved on 2 April 2012. In his career, he won 4 ATP World Tour titles, one AT ...

(PR 39) * Dmitry Tursunov (PR 89) ; Women's singles * Vitalia Diatchenko (PR 91) * Laura Robson (PR 52) * Galina Voskoboeva (PR 64) *

Aleksandra Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak ( pl, Woźniak; born September 7, 1987) is a Canadian former tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005, and achieved a career-best ranking of No. 21 in June 2009, making her the fifth highest-ranked Canadian singl ...

(PR 108)

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

def.

, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4

Women's singles

* Garbiñe Muguruza def.

, 7–5, 6–4

Men's doubles

* Feliciano López / Marc López def.

Bob Bryan Robert Charles Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He has won twenty-three Grand Slam titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin ...

/ Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3

Women's doubles

Caroline Garcia Caroline Garcia (, born 16 October 1993) is a French professional tennis player. She has been ranked in the top 5 in both singles at world No. 4 and in doubles at world No. 2. Garcia is the 2022 WTA Finals singles champion. She is also a two- ...

Kristina Mladenovic Kristina "Kiki" Mladenovic (; sr, Кристина "Кики" Младеновић, Kristina "Kiki" Mladenović, ; born 14 May 1993) is a French professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a nine-time Grand Slam c ...

def.

Ekaterina Makarova Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova ( rus, Екатери́на Вале́рьевна Мака́рова; ; born 7 June 1988) is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles, and world No. 8 in singles. She ...

Elena Vesnina Elena Sergeyevna Vesnina (born 1 August 1986) is a Russian former professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a four-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2013 French Open, 2014 US Open, and 2017 Wimbledon C ...

, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4

Mixed doubles

Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks ...

Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players ever. He holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. Paes won eight men ...

def.

Sania Mirza Sania Mirza (; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she has won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in ...

/ Ivan Dodig, 4–6, 6–4, 0–8

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 Yshai Oliel ( he, ישי עוליאל; born 5 January 2000) is an Israeli tennis player. He was the No. 1 Israeli singles from October 4, 2021, until October 3, 2022. Oliel is a two-time Junior Orange Bowl champion, having won in 2012 and 2014 ...

/ Patrik Rikl def.

Chung Yun-seong Chung Yun-seong ( ko, 정윤성; born 27 March 1998) is a South Korean tennis player. Chung has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 233 achieved on 22 July 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 129 achieved on 22 Ma ...

/ Orlando Luz, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' doubles

* Paula Arias Manjón / Olga Danilović def. Olesya Pervushina / Anastasia Potapova, 3–6, 6–3, 0–8

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

* Gustavo Fernández def. Gordon Reid, 7–6^(7–4), 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 is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player. She has won 26 major titles, as well as a Paralympic silver and bronze medal in singles and doubles, respectively, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. She also won a bronze medal in singles at the 2016 ...

Jordanne Whiley Jordanne Joyce Whiley MBE (born 11 June 1992) is a British retired wheelchair tennis player. Aged 14, she became Britain's youngest ever national women's singles champion in wheelchair tennis. She has osteogenesis imperfecta as does her fath ...

def. Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 6–4, 4–6, 0–6

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

* Juan Carlos Ferrero / Carlos Moyá def.

Sébastien Grosjean Sébastien René Grosjean (; born 29 May 1978) is a French former professional tennis player. Grosjean reached the semifinals at the 2001 Australian and French Opens, and at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004. He finished eight consecutive seasons rank ...

Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born 9 December 1972) is a French retired tennis player. Successful in both singles and doubles, he had an unusually long professional career, with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career, and he is ...

, 6–4, 6–4

Legends over 45 doubles

* Sergi Bruguera / Goran Ivanišević def. Yannick Noah / Cédric Pioline, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2)

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. ; Men's singles ;Before the tournament * Pablo Andújar → replaced by Rogério Dutra Silva * Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Albert Montañés * Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Thomas Fabbiano *

→ replaced by Igor Sijsling * Andreas Haider-Maurer → replaced by

Thiemo de Bakker Thiemo Carsten Jannick de Bakker (born 19 September 1988) is a Dutch professional tennis player. Considered a top prospect of his generation as a junior, he also made an impressive breakthrough as a young pro, reaching a career-high ranking in ...

* Thanasi Kokkinakis → replaced by

Damir Džumhur Damir Džumhur ( ; born 20 May 1992) is a professional tennis player from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is currently Bosnia and Herzegovina's No. 1 player. His career-best singles ranking of World No. 23 achieved on 2 July 2018, makes him the highes ...

* Constant Lestienne → replaced by Andrej Martin * Gaël Monfils → replaced by

* Tommy Robredo → replaced by Marco Cecchinato ;During the tournament * Rafael Nadal ; Women's singles ;Before the tournament * Belinda Bencic → replaced by

Lauren Davis Lauren Davis (born October 9, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. Known for her aggressive backhand, speed, and clay-court strength, she won her first title on the WTA Tour at the Auckland Open and reached a career-high singles r ...

Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta (; born 25 February 1982) is an Italian former professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top-ten female singles player on 17 August 2009 and the first Italian to be ranked world No. 1 in doubles, on 28 February 2011. ...

→ replaced by Lourdes Domínguez Lino *

Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ( , ; rus, Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова, p=mɐˈrʲijə ʂɐˈrapəvə, a=Maria_sharapova.ogg; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. She competed on the WTA Tour from 2 ...

→ replaced by Tatjana Maria * Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Shelby Rogers * Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by

* Caroline Wozniacki → replaced by

Retirements

; Men's singles * Martin Kližan *

Dušan Lajović Dušan Lajović ( sr-cyrl, Душан Лајовић; born 30 June 1990) is a Serbian professional tennis player. Lajović has won one singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Tour. On 29 April 2019, Lajović reached his career-high singles rank ...

* Nicolas Mahut * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ; Women's singles * Denisa Allertová *

Victoria Azarenka Victória Fyódarauna Azárenka ( be, Вікторыя Фёдараўна Азаранка; Russian: Виктория Фёдоровна Азаренко; born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Azarenka is a former ...

References

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