2016 French Open – Men's singles final
The 2016 French Open Men's singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2016 French Open. A significant part of the Djokovic–Murray rivalry, it pitted the world's top two players, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, against each other in a Grand Slam final for the seventh time.
| Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Andy Murray (2) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Sunday 5 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Tournament | French Open | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||
| Chair umpire | Damien Dumusois | |||||||||||||||
| Duration | 3 hours 3 minutes | |||||||||||||||
| Novak Djokovic completed the Career Slam | ||||||||||||||||
After three hours and three minutes, World No. 1 Djokovic defeated second seed Murray 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 to win the match. By winning the 2016 French Open, Djokovic not only completed a career Grand Slam, he also became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Major titles simultaneously, while he also became the first man since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the Australian and French Open titles in the same calendar year. As of July 2023, it is the last Grand Slam final contested between Murray and Djokovic.