2016 Australian Open

2016 Australian Open
Date 18–31 January
Edition 104th
Category Grand Slam
Draw 128S/64D/32X
Prize money A$44,000,000
Surface Hard (Plexicushion)
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Venue Melbourne Park
Attendance 720,363
Champions
Men's Singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles
Germany Angelique Kerber
Men's Doubles
United Kingdom Jamie Murray / Brazil Bruno Soares
Women's Doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Sania Mirza
Mixed Doubles
Russia Elena Vesnina / Brazil Bruno Soares
Boys' Singles
Australia Oliver Anderson
Girls' Singles
Belarus Vera Lapko
Boys' Doubles
Australia Alex De Minaur / Australia Blake Ellis
Girls' Doubles
Russia Anna Kalinskaya / Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková
Men's Legends Doubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Thomas Johansson
Women's Legends Doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Martina Navratilova
Wheelchair Men's Singles
United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Wheelchair Quad Singles
Australia Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
France Stéphane Houdet / France Nicolas Peifer
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Japan Yui Kamiji / Netherlands Marjolein Buis
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
South Africa Lucas Sithole / United States David Wagner

The 2016 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 18–31 January 2016.[1] It was the 104th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.

Novak Djokovic successfully defended the men's singles title and thus won a record-equaling sixth Australian Open title. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles but failed to defend her title, losing to Angelique Kerber in the final; by winning, Kerber became the first German player of any gender to win a Grand Slam title since Steffi Graf won her last such title at the 1999 French Open.[2]

As in previous years, this year's tournament's title sponsor was Kia. This edition set a new attendance record for the tournament of 720,363.[3]

Tournament

Rod Laver Arena where the Finals of the Australian Open take place

The 2016 Australian Open was the 104th edition of the tournament and was held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2016 ATP World Tour and the 2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both 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), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played on hard courts and take place over a series of 25 courts, including the three main show courts: Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Margaret Court Arena.[4]

Broadcast

In Australia, selected key matches were broadcast live by the Seven Network. The majority of matches were shown on the network's primary channel Channel Seven, however during news programming nationwide and most night matches in Perth, coverage shifted to either 7Two or 7mate. Additionally, every match was also available to be streamed live through a free 7Tennis mobile app.[5]

Internationally, ESPN held the rights for America and Central America, broadcasting matches on ESPN2 and ESPN3 in the United States as well as regionally on ESPN International. ESPN also sub-licenses matches to Tennis Channel.[6][7] Other broadcasters included beIN Sports in the Middle East, SuperSport in Africa, Eurosport through Europe (plus NOS Netherlands and SRG SSR in Switzerland), CCTV, iQiyi and SMG in China, Fiji One in Fiji, Sony ESPN in India, both WOWOW and NHK in Japan, Sky in New Zealand and Fox Sports Asia in selected markets in the Asia Pacific region.[6] In Canada, TSN broadcast matches across multiple channels.[8]

In the United Kingdom, the BBC dumped its coverage of the 2016 tournament just a month prior to its start, due to budget cuts, leaving Eurosport as the exclusive broadcaster.[9]

Notable events

Spectator safety

Spectator safety became a major issue during the tournament, with up to four separate cases reported:

Maria Sharapova doping controversy

On 7 March 2016, five weeks after the conclusion of the tournament, world number seven Maria Sharapova announced at a press conference in Los Angeles that she had failed a drug test following her quarter-final defeat by Serena Williams on 26 January. Sharapova confessed to taking the substance meldonium, which was placed on the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of banned substances on 1 January (something she was unaware of), and was provisionally suspended on 12 March with a final suspension length still to be set. She was subsequently docked the $A375,000 she earned for reaching the quarter-finals.[14]

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Senior points

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's Singles 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Men's Doubles 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Women's Singles 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's Doubles 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Wheelchair points

Event W F SF/3rd QF/4th
Singles 800 500 375 100
Doubles 800 500 100 N/A
Quad Singles 800 500 100 N/A
Quad Doubles 800 100 N/A N/A

Junior points

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3
Boys' Singles 375 270 180 120 75 30 25 20
Girls' Singles
Boys' Doubles 270 180 120 75 45 N/A N/A N/A
Girls' Doubles N/A N/A N/A

Prize money

The Australian Open total prize money for 2016 was increased by four million Australian dollars to tournament record A$44,000,000.

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 1281 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles A$3,400,000 A$1,700,000 A$750,000 A$375,000 A$193,000 A$108,000 A$67,000 A$38,500 A$20,000 A$12,000 A$6,000
Doubles * A$635,000 A$315,000 A$157,500 A$78,500 A$43,000 A$25,500 A$16,500 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mixed Doubles * A$157,000 A$78,500 A$39,250 A$18,000 A$9,000 A$4,500 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1Qualifiers prize money was also the Round of 128 prize money.
*per team

Singles players

2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles

2016 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Day-by-day summaries

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles

Djokovic and Murray had faced one another 30 times prior to the final, with Djokovic victorious on 21 occasions. Murray had lost four Australian Open finals, three times to Djokovic, while the Serb had won the title five times. After an even first game, Djokovic broke Murray twice to lead 5–0, before Murray held. Djokovic took the winning game to secure the first set 6–1 in 30 minutes. The second set went with serve until Djokovic broke Murray to lead 4–3. The Scot broke back immediately and held his serve, but Djokovic broke in the eleventh game, then went on to hold serve, taking the second set 7–5. Djokovic broke the Murray serve in the first game of the third set, but Murray broke back to restore parity in the set at 3–3. The subsequent games went with serve and sent the set to a tie-break. Djokovic led 3–0 and 6–1 before finally securing the championship victory by three sets to love, with a 7–3 tie-break victory.[15]

Women's Singles

Going into the final, Kerber and Williams had faced each other six times with Williams holding a 5–1 advantage. Kerber broke Williams in the third game of the first set with Williams breaking back to make it 3–3. Kerber immediately broke back and held serve to win the first set 6–4. Williams took advantage of the third of three break points in the fourth game of the second set, the remainder of the set going with serve, leveling the match at one set all. Kerber broke Williams in the second game of the final set, but Williams immediately broke back and held her own serve to level the deciding set at 2–2. Another break for Kerber saw her leading 5–2 but Williams broke back once again, taking the set to 5–4 to Kerber. A cross-court exchange described as "breathtaking" saw Williams hit the ball long, securing the title for Kerber.[16]

Men's Doubles

Women's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Girls' Singles

Boys' Doubles

Girls' Doubles

Legends

Men's Legends Doubles

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair Men's Singles

Wheelchair Women's Singles

Wheelchair Quad Singles

Wheelchair Men's Doubles

Wheelchair Women's Doubles

Wheelchair Quad Doubles

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeding are arranged according to ATP and WTA rankings on 11 January 2016, while ranking and points before are as of 18 January 2016.

Men's Singles

Seed Rank Player Points Before Points defending Points won Points After Status
1 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 16,790 2,000 2,000 16,790 Champion, won against United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]
2 2 United Kingdom Andy Murray 8,945 1,200 1,200 8,945 Runner-up, lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
3 3 Switzerland Roger Federer 8,165 90 720 8,795 Semifinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
4 4 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6,865 720 180 6,325 Fourth round lost to Canada Milos Raonic [13]
5 5 Spain Rafael Nadal 5,230 360 10 4,880 First round lost to Spain Fernando Verdasco
6 6 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 4,560 720 360 4,200 Quarterfinals lost to Switzerland Roger Federer [3]
7 7 Japan Kei Nishikori 4,235 360 360 4,235 Quarterfinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
8 8 Spain David Ferrer 4,145 180 360 4,325 Quarterfinals lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]
9 10 France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,725 0 180 2,905 Fourth round lost to Japan Kei Nishikori [7]
10 11 United States John Isner 2,495 90 180 2,585 Fourth round lost to Spain David Ferrer [8]
11 12 South Africa Kevin Anderson 2,475 180 10 2,305 First round retired vs. United States Rajeev Ram
12 13 Croatia Marin Čilić 2,405 0 90 2,495 Third round lost to Spain Roberto Bautista Agut [24]
13 14 Canada Milos Raonic 2,270 360 720 2,630 Semifinals lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]
14 15 France Gilles Simon 2,145 90 180 2,235 Fourth round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
15 16 Belgium David Goffin 1,835 45 180 1,970 Fourth round lost to Switzerland Roger Federer [3]
16 17 Australia Bernard Tomic 1,720 180 180 1,720 Fourth round lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]
17 18 France Benoît Paire 1,703 27 10 1,686 First round lost to United States Noah Rubin [WC]
18 19 Spain Feliciano López 1,690 180 90 1,600 Third round lost to United States John Isner [10]
19 20 Austria Dominic Thiem 1,645 10 90 1,725 Third round lost to Belgium David Goffin [15]
20 23 Italy Fabio Fognini 1,515 10 10 1,515 First round lost to Luxembourg Gilles Müller
21 26 Serbia Viktor Troicki 1,475 90 90 1,475 Third round lost to Canada Milos Raonic [13]
22 24 Croatia Ivo Karlović 1,485 45 10 1,450 First round retired vs. Argentina Federico Delbonis
23 25 France Gaël Monfils 1,485 45 360 1,800 Quarterfinals lost to Canada Milos Raonic [13]
24 21 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 1,640 45 180 1,775 Fourth round lost to Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych [6]
25 22 United States Jack Sock 1,525 0 45 1,570 Second round lost to Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol
26 27 Spain Guillermo García-López 1,430 180 90 1,340 Third round lost to Japan Kei Nishikori [7]
27 28 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 1,420 180 90 1,330 Third round lost to Switzerland Roger Federer [3]
28 29 Italy Andreas Seppi 1,290 180 90 1,200 Third round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
29 30 Australia Nick Kyrgios 1,260 360 90 990 Third round lost to Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych [6]
30 31 France Jérémy Chardy 1,255 45 45 1,255 Second round lost to Russia Andrey Kuznetsov
31 32 United States Steve Johnson 1,240 90 90 1,240 Third round lost to Spain David Ferrer [8]
32 33 Portugal João Sousa 1,191 90 90 1,191 Third round lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [2]

Withdrawn players

Rank Player Points Before Points defending Points won Points After Withdrawal reason
9 France Richard Gasquet 2,850 90 0 2,760 Back injury[17]

Women's Singles

Seed Rank Player Points Before Points defending Points won Points After Status
1 1 United States Serena Williams 9,945 2,000 1,300 9,245 Runner-up, lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [7]
2 2 Romania Simona Halep 5,965 430 10 5,545 First round lost to China Zhang Shuai [Q]
3 3 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 5,101 240 130 4,991 Third round lost to Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
4 4 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 4,670 240 780 5,210 Semifinals lost to United States Serena Williams [1]
5 5 Russia Maria Sharapova 4,542 1,300 430 3,672 Quarterfinals lost to United States Serena Williams [1]
6 7 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 3,642 130 70 3,582 Second round lost to Australia Daria Gavrilova
7 6 Germany Angelique Kerber 3,710 10 2,000 5,700 Champion, won against United States Serena Williams [1]
8 10 United States Venus Williams 3,511 430 10 3,091 First round lost to United Kingdom Johanna Konta
9 12 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 3,090 130 130 3,090 Third round lost to Russia Ekaterina Makarova [21]
10 11 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 3,175 10 430 3,595 Quarterfinals lost to Poland Agnieszka Radwańska [4]
11 14 Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 2,954 130 70 2,894 Second round lost to Germany Annika Beck
12 13 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 3,030 10 240 3,260 Fourth round lost vs. Russia Maria Sharapova [5]
13 15 Italy Roberta Vinci 2,825 70 130 2,885 Third round lost to Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
14 16 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 2,745 240 430 2,935 Quarterfinals lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [7]
15 17 United States Madison Keys 2,600 780 240 2,060 Fourth round lost to China Zhang Shuai [Q]
16 18 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 2,571 70 10 2,511 First round lost to Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
17 19 Italy Sara Errani 2,525 130 10 2,405 First round lost to Russia Margarita Gasparyan
18 21 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 2,465 130 70 2,405 Second round lost to Japan Naomi Osaka [Q]
19 22 Serbia Jelena Janković 2,445 10 70 2,505 Second round lost to Germany Laura Siegemund
20 23 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 2,341 10 130 2,461 Third round lost to United States Madison Keys [15]
21 24 Russia Ekaterina Makarova 2,300 780 240 1,760 Fourth round lost to United Kingdom Johanna Konta
22 25 Germany Andrea Petkovic 2,230 10 10 2,230 First round lost to Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova
23 20 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 2,475 10 70 2,535 Second round lost to Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
24 26 United States Sloane Stephens 1,965 10 10 1,965 First round lost to China Wang Qiang [Q]
25 27 Australia Samantha Stosur 1,935 70 10 1,875 First round lost to Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková [Q]
26 28 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,880 10 10 1,880 First round lost to United States Lauren Davis
27 29 Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 1,875 70 10 1,815 First round lost to Russia Daria Kasatkina
28 30 France Kristina Mladenovic 1,725 70 130 1,785 Third round lost to Australia Daria Gavrilova
29 31 Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 1,630 240 10 1,400 First round lost to Sweden Johanna Larsson
30 32 Germany Sabine Lisicki 1,622 10 70 1,682 Second round lost to Czech Republic Denisa Allertová
31 35 Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 1,398 10 10 1,398 First round lost to United States Varvara Lepchenko
32 34 France Caroline Garcia 1,420 130 10 1,300 First round lost to Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová

Withdrawn players

Rank Player Points Before Points defending Points won Points After Withdrawal reason
8 Italy Flavia Pennetta 3,621 10 0 3,611 Retirement from tennis[18]
9 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 3,590 10 0 3,580 Bacterial infection[19]

Doubles seeds

Mixed Doubles

Team Rank1 Seed
India Sania Mirza Croatia Ivan Dodig 7 1
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands United States Bob Bryan 7 2
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan India Rohan Bopanna 16 3
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik United Kingdom Jamie Murray 23 4
Russia Elena Vesnina Brazil Bruno Soares 30 5
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Poland Marcin Matkowski 33 6
United States Raquel Atawo South Africa Raven Klaasen 39 7
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Belarus Max Mirnyi 41 8

Main draw wildcard entries

Main draw qualifier entries

The qualifying competition took place in Melbourne Park on 13 – 16 January 2016.

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.

Before the tournament

Retirements

References

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