2016 Mutua Madrid Open
The 2016 Mutua Madrid Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 30 April to 8 May 2016. It was the 15th edition of the event on the ATP World Tour and 8th on the WTA Tour. It was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2016 WTA Tour.
| 2016 Mutua Madrid Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 April – 8 May |
| Edition | 15th (ATP) 8th (WTA) |
| Draw | 56S / 24D 64S / 28D |
| Prize money | €9,542,720 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Venue | Park Manzanares |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
| Simona Halep | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic | |
On 1 May, tournament organizers staged a successful Guinness World Record. 1,474 people—including spectators, players, and tournament officials—bounced tennis balls on racquets simultaneously for ten seconds. This broke the previous record of 767 people set at the 2015 China Open.
Ion Țiriac the former Romanian ATP player and now billionaire businessman is the current owner of the tournament.