2016 Andy Murray tennis season

2016 Andy Murray tennis season
Name Andy Murray
Country  United Kingdom
Calendar prize money $1,461,923
Singles
Season record 16–4 (80%)
Calendar titles 0
Current ranking No. 2
Ranking change from previous year Steady
Doubles
Season record 3–2 (60%)
Calendar titles 0
Current ranking No. 144
Ranking change from previous year Increase 5
Last updated on: 25 April 2016.
Main article: Andy Murray

Andy Murray's 2016 tennis season began at the Australian Open.

Year summary

Australian Open and early hard court season

Prior to the Australian Open, Murray paired with Heather Watson to compete in the Hopman Cup. They were knocked out in the round robin stage after winning 2 out of 3 ties.

Australian Open

Murray came through the opening two rounds of the Australian Open in straight sets against Alexander Zverev followed by Sam Groth for a combined loss of only 11 games.[1][2] He followed this up with a four set win over João Sousa in the third round and a straight set win over Bernard Tomic in the fourth round to reach the quarterfinals.[3][4]

In the quarterfinals Murray defeated David Ferrer in four sets. The match lasted over three hours, however Ferrer did not manage to hit a single ace.[5]

Murray next played Milos Raonic in the semifinals. In another long affair, lasting over four hours, Murray came through in five sets to reach his fifth Australian Open Final.[6]

In the final Murray played Novak Djokovic. It was their fourth meeting in an Australian Open final, with Djokovic having won the other three. Murray was not able to overcome the Serb and after losing the first five games ended up going down in three sets.[7]

All matches

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Singles

Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
18–31 January 2016
1 / 718 1R Germany Alexander Zverev 83 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
2 / 719 2R Australia Sam Groth 67 Win 6–0, 6–4, 6–1
3 / 720 3R Portugal João Sousa (32) 33 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
4 / 721 4R Australia Bernard Tomic (16) 17 Win 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
5 / 722 QF Spain David Ferrer (8) 8 Win 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3
6 / 723 SF Canada Milos Raonic (13) 14 Win 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
7 / 724 F Serbia Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss (1) 1–6, 5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Davis Cup World Group First Round
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
4 – 6 March 2016
8 / 725 1R
R1
Japan Taro Daniel 87 Win 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
9 / 726 1R
R4
Japan Kei Nishikori 6 Win 7–5, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 4–6, 6–3
Indian Wells
Indian Wells, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2016
1R Bye
10 / 727 2R Spain Marcel Granollers 92 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
11 / 728 3R Argentina Federico Delbonis 53 Loss 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Miami Open
Miami, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
23 March – 3 April 2016
1R Bye
12 / 729 2R Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 76 Win 6–3, 7–5
13 / 730 3R Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (26) 28 Loss 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 3–6
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 17 April 2016
1R Bye
14 / 731 2R France Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Q) 95 Win 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
15 / 732 3R France Benoît Paire (16) 22 Win 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
16 / 733 QF Canada Milos Raonic (10) 12 Win 6–2, 6–0
17 / 734 SF Spain Rafael Nadal (5) 5 Loss 6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
1 – 8 May 2016
1R Bye
18 / 735 2R Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (Q) 148 Win 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–1
19 / 736 3R France Gilles Simon (16) 18 Win 6–4, 6–2
20 / 737 QF Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (8) 8 Win 6–3, 6–2
21 / 738 SF Spain Rafael Nadal 5


Doubles

Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Davis Cup World Group First Round
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
4 – 6 March 2016
Partner: United Kingdom Jamie Murray
1 / 127 1R
R3
Japan Yoshihito Nishioka / Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama 426 / 317 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Indian Wells
Indian Wells, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
7 – 20 March 2016
Partner: United Kingdom Colin Fleming
2 / 128 1R United States John Isner / Canada Milos Raonic 120 / – Loss 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 17 April 2016
Partner: United Kingdom Dominic Inglot
3 / 129 1R Uruguay Pablo Cuevas / Spain Marcel Granollers 34 / 33 Win 6–3, 6–4
4 / 130 2R France Édouard Roger-Vasselin / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić (7) 15 / 18 Win 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
5 / 131 QF France Pierre-Hugues Herbert / France Nicolas Mahut (3) 8 / 5 Loss 4–6, 6–3, [10–12]

Exhibitions

Tournament Match Round Opponents (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Hopman Cup
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mixed exhibition
Hard, indoor
3–9 January 2016
Partner: United Kingdom Heather Watson
RR France Kenny de Schepper 148 Win 6–2, 6–2
RR France Caroline Garcia / France Kenny de Schepper Win 6–2, 5–7, [10–6]
RR Australia Nick Kyrgios 30 Loss 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
RR Australia Daria Gavrilova / Australia Nick Kyrgios Loss 2–6, 7–6(7–0), [9–11]
RR Germany Alexander Zverev 83 Win 6–3, 6–4
RR Germany Sabine Lisicki / Germany Alexander Zverev Win 6–3, 6–4

Tournament Schedule

Singles schedule

Date Tournament City Category Surface 2015 result 2015 points 2016 points Outcome
18 January 2016–
31 January 2016
Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard F 1200 1200Lost in the final to Novak Djokovic
4 March 2016–
6 March 2016
Davis Cup: Great Britain vs Japan
World Group First Round
Birmingham Davis Cup Hard (i) W 80 0  Great Britain def.  Japan, 3–1
Great Britain advanced to WG QF
7 March 2016–
20 March 2016
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 45Lost in third round to Federico Delbonis
23 March 2016–
3 April 2016
Miami Masters Miami ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard F 600 45Lost in third round to Grigor Dimitrov

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

(Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of the most recent match between the two players, Italic denotes top 50; for players whose ranking changed over the course of the year, see the note for a more complete breakdown by ranking.)

Finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Category
Grand Slam (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
OutcomeDateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up 31 January 2016 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Serbia Novak Djokovic 1–6, 5–7, 6–7(3–7)

Earnings

Event Prize money Year-to-date
Australian Open A$1,700,000 $1,166,030
$1,166,030

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

References

  1. "Murray untroubled by Zverev". Yahoo Sports. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. "How Murray overcame Groth". BBC Sport. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. "Andy Murray, Madison Keys and Bernard Tomic all progress: Australian Open 2016 – as it happened". The Guardian. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. "Andy Murray vs Bernard Tomic, Australian Open 2016: Scot reaches quarter-final with straight-sets win". The Telegraph. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. "Andy Murray vs. David Ferrer: Score and Reaction from 2016 Australian Open". Bleacher Report. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  6. "Murray Into Fifth Australian Open Final". ATP. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. "Djokovic Beats Murray For Sixth Australian Open Crown". ATP. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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