2016 French Open

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.

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
Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Garbiñe Muguruza
Men's doubles
Feliciano López / Marc López
Women's doubles
Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Martina Hingis / Leander Paes
Wheelchair men's singles
Gustavo Fernández
Wheelchair women's singles
Marjolein Buis
Wheelchair men's doubles
Shingo Kunieda / Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley
Boys' singles
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Girls' singles
Rebeka Masarova
Boys' doubles
Yshai Oliel / Patrik Rikl
Girls' doubles
Paula Arias Manjón / Olga Danilović
Legends under 45 doubles
Juan Carlos Ferrero / Carlos Moyá
Women's legends doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Martina Navratilova
Legends over 45 doubles
Sergi Bruguera / Goran Ivanišević

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", 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. The victory by Garbiñe Muguruza was her first Grand Slam win in her second Grand Slam final.

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