2016 French Open

2016 French Open
Date22 May – 5 June 2016
Edition115
Category86th Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money32,017,500
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueRoland Garros Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Men's doubles
Spain Feliciano López / Spain Marc López
Women's doubles
France Caroline Garcia / France Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Leander Paes
Wheelchair men's singles
Argentina Gustavo Fernández
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Wheelchair men's doubles
Japan Shingo Kunieda / United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Japan Yui Kamiji / United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
Boys' singles
France Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Girls' singles
Switzerland Rebeka Masarova
Boys' doubles
Israel Yshai Oliel / Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
Girls' doubles
Spain Paula Arias Manjón / Serbia Olga Danilović
Legends under 45 doubles
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero / Spain Carlos Moyá
Women's legends doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Martina Navratilova
Legends over 45 doubles
Spain Sergi Bruguera / Croatia Goran Ivanišević
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The 2016 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 120th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros 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 won the men's singles in the 2016 edition. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles, but he lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles, but she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the final. Roger Federer withdrew before the tournament to avoid "unnecessary [fitness] risk",[1] 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 Open Era (after Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, 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.[2][3] The victory by Garbiñe Muguruza was her first Grand Slam win in her second Grand Slam final.

  1. ^ Kevin Mitchell (19 May 2016). "Roger Federer pulls out of French Open to avoid 'unnecessary fitness risk'". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "French Open men's final: Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win title – as it happened". Guardian. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win first French Open title". BBC Sport. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.