2016 US Open (tennis)
The 2016 US Open was the 136th edition of tennis' US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
| 2016 US Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 29 – September 11 |
| Edition | 136th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S/64D/32X |
| Prize money | $46,300,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Stan Wawrinka | |
| Women's singles | |
| Angelique Kerber | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Bruno Soares / Jamie Murray | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Laura Siegemund / Mate Pavić | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Félix Auger-Aliassime | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Kayla Day | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Juan Carlos Aguilar / Felipe Meligeni Alves | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Jada Hart / Ena Shibahara | |
| Men's champions invitational | |
| Pat Cash / Mark Philippoussis | |
| Women's champions invitational | |
| Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández | |
In the men's singles competition, Stan Wawrinka defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final.
Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková in the women's singles to become the first German player to win the tournament since Steffi Graf in 1996. 2015 women's singles champion Flavia Pennetta did not defend her title as she had retired at the end of the 2015 season.
This tournament turned out to be the last one in the career of former No.1 player in the world and 2008 French Open women's singles champion Ana Ivanovic, who announced her retirement from professional tennis at the end of the year.