2016 French Open

2016 French Open
Date	22 May – 5 June
Edition	115th
Category	Grand Slam tournament (ITF)
Draw	128S/64D/32X
Prize money	€28,028,600
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVI^e), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Doubles
/
Women's Doubles
/
Mixed Doubles
/
Boys' Singles
Girls' Singles
Boys' Doubles
/
Girls' Doubles
/
Legends Under 45 Doubles
/
Women's Legends Doubles
/
Legends Over 45 Doubles
/
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
/
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
/

The 2016 French Open will be a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It will be the 115th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It will take place at the Stade Roland Garros from 22 May to 5 June and consist of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players will also take part in singles and doubles events.

Stan Wawrinka is the defending champion in the Men's Singles, and Serena Williams is the defending champion in the Women's Singles.

Tournament

Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open take place.

The 2016 French Open is the 115th edition of the French Open and is held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.^[1]

The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2016 ATP World Tour and the 2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.^[2]

There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments,^[3] 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.^[4] 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 Court 1.^[2][5]

Points and prize money

Points 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 total prize money for the tournament was €28,028,600, an increase of €3 million compared to the previous edition. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €1,800,000, an increase of 9% compared to 2014.^[6]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	€1,800,000	€900,000	€450,000	€250,000	€145,000	€85,000	€50,000	€27,000	€12,000	€6,000	€3,000
Doubles *	€450,000	€225,000	€112,500	€61,000	€33,000	€18,000	€9,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mixed Doubles *	€114,000	€57,000	€28,000	€15,000	€8,000	€4,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wheelchair Singles	€28,000	€14,000	€7,000	€4,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wheelchair Doubles *	€8,000	€4,000	€2,400	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Singles players

2016 French Open – Men's Singles

Champion		Runner-up
Semifinals out
Quarterfinals out
4th round out
3rd round out
2nd round out
1st round out

2016 French Open – Women's Singles

Champion		Runner-up
Semifinals out
Quarterfinals out
4th round out
3rd round out
2nd round out
1st round out

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.

Men's Singles

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Novak Djokovic		1200

Withdrawn players

Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Withdrawal reason

Women's Singles

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Serena Williams		2000

Doubles seeds

Men's Doubles Team Rank^1 Seed ^1 Rankings were as of 16 May 2016.

Women's Doubles Team Rank^1 Seed ^1 Rankings were as of 16 May 2016.

Mixed Doubles

Team		Rank^1	Seed

• ¹ Rankings were 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.^[7]

Men's Singles Bjorn Fratangelo

Women's Singles

Men's Doubles / / / / / / /

Women's Doubles / / / / / / /

Mixed Doubles

• /
• /
• /
• /
• /
• /

Main draw qualifiers

Men's Singles Men's Singles Qualifiers Men's Singles Qualifiers – Lucky Losers

Women's Singles Women's Singles Qualifiers

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

• def.

Women's singles

• def.

Men's doubles

• / def. /

Women's doubles

• / def. /

Mixed doubles

• / def. /

Juniors

Boys' Singles

• def.

Girls' Singles

• def.

Boys' Doubles

• / def. /

Girls' Doubles

• / def. /

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair Men's Singles

• def.

Wheelchair Women's Singles

• def.

Wheelchair Men's Doubles

• / def. /

Wheelchair Women's Doubles

• / def. /

Other events

Legends Under 45 Doubles

• / def. /

Legends Over 45 Doubles

• / def. /

Women's Legends Doubles

• / def. /

References

1. Mitchell, Kevin (7 June 2015). "French Open 2015: Stan Wawrinka is clay’s new king after win over Djokovic". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
2. "Roland Garros". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
3. "Roland Garros Junior French Championships". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
4. "Circuit Info". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
5. "The Courts". Roland Garros. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
6. "Prize Money". Roland Garros. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
7. http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2014-05-15/201405151400144184888.html

External links

• Roland Garros