2016 Australian Open
The 2016 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park between 18 and 31 January 2016. 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.
| 2016 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–31 January 2016 |
| 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 | |
| Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
| Angelique Kerber | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Elena Vesnina / Bruno Soares | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
| Gordon Reid | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
| Jiske Griffioen | |
| Wheelchair quad singles | |
| Dylan Alcott | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
| Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| Yui Kamiji / Marjolein Buis | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
| Lucas Sithole / David Wagner | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Oliver Anderson | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Vera Lapko | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Alex de Minaur / Blake Ellis | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Anna Kalinskaya / Tereza Mihalíková | |
| Men's legends doubles | |
| Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson | |
| Women's legends doubles | |
| Lindsay Davenport / Martina Navratilova | |
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.
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.