2016 Western & Southern Open
| 2016 Western & Southern Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 15 – 21 | 
| Edition | 115th (men) / 88th (women) | 
| Category | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) | 
| Surface | Hard | 
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | 
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center | 
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
|  Marin Čilić | |
| Women's Singles | |
|  Karolína Plíšková | |
| Men's Doubles | |
|  Ivan Dodig /  Marcelo Melo | |
| Women's Doubles | |
|  Sania Mirza /  Barbora Strýcová | |
The 2016 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 15–21, 2016. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2016 US Open Series. The 2016 tournament was the 115th men's edition and the 88th women's edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio (a northern suburb of Cincinnati), United States.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the two-time defending champions in Men's and Women's singles titles, but neither of them defended their titles. They withdrew due to a knee injury and shoulder inflammation, respectively.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's Singles[1] | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Doubles[1] | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Women's Singles[2] | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 
| Women's Doubles[2] | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's Singles[3] | $834,000 | $409,270 | $205,980 | $104,740 | $54,390 | $28,675 | $15,480 | $3,570 | $1,820 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Singles | $515,000 | $247,320 | $123,665 | $58,390 | $29,320 | $15,205 | $12,205 | $3,230 | $1,960 | 
| Men's Doubles[4] | $258,500 | $126,550 | $63,470 | $32,580 | $16,840 | $8,890 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| Women's Doubles | $147,700 | $74,600 | $36,670 | $18,590 | $9,415 | $4,650 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  GBR | Andy Murray | 2 | 1 | 
|  SUI | Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 2 | 
|  ESP | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 3 | 
|  CAN | Milos Raonic | 6 | 4 | 
|  JPN | Kei Nishikori | 7 | 5 | 
|  CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 8 | 6 | 
|  FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 9 | 7 | 
|  AUT | Dominic Thiem | 10 | 8 | 
|  FRA | Gaël Monfils | 11 | 9 | 
|  ESP | David Ferrer | 12 | 10 | 
| .svg.png) BEL | David Goffin | 13 | 11 | 
|  CRO | Marin Čilić | 14 | 12 | 
|  FRA | Richard Gasquet | 15 | 13 | 
|  AUS | Nick Kyrgios | 16 | 14 | 
|  ESP | Roberto Bautista Agut | 17 | 15 | 
|  ESP | Feliciano López | 18 | 16 | 
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
-   Nikoloz Basilashvili Nikoloz Basilashvili
-   Malek Jaziri Malek Jaziri
-   John Millman John Millman
-   Yūichi Sugita Yūichi Sugita
-   Jiří Veselý Jiří Veselý
-   Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny
-   Mischa Zverev Mischa Zverev
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
-   Novak Djokovic (wrist injury) →replaced by Novak Djokovic (wrist injury) →replaced by Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi
-   Roger Federer (rehabilitation from knee injury) →replaced by Roger Federer (rehabilitation from knee injury) →replaced by Vasek Pospisil Vasek Pospisil
-   Philipp Kohlschreiber →replaced by Philipp Kohlschreiber →replaced by Pablo Carreño Busta Pablo Carreño Busta
-   Andrey Kuznetsov →replaced by Andrey Kuznetsov →replaced by Nicolás Almagro Nicolás Almagro
-   Gilles Müller →replaced by Gilles Müller →replaced by Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut
-   Jack Sock →replaced by Jack Sock →replaced by Borna Ćorić Borna Ćorić
-   Janko Tipsarević (fatigue) →replaced by Janko Tipsarević (fatigue) →replaced by Adrian Mannarino Adrian Mannarino
- During the tournament
-   Gaël Monfils (back injury) Gaël Monfils (back injury)
Retirements
-   Borna Ćorić Borna Ćorić
-   Alexandr Dolgopolov (back injury) Alexandr Dolgopolov (back injury)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert |  FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 3 | 1 | 
|  USA | Bob Bryan |  USA | Mike Bryan | 11 | 2 | 
|  GBR | Jamie Murray |  BRA | Bruno Soares | 12 | 3 | 
|  CRO | Ivan Dodig |  BRA | Marcelo Melo | 14 | 4 | 
|  NED | Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU | Horia Tecău | 23 | 5 | 
|  CAN | Daniel Nestor |  CAN | Vasek Pospisil | 26 | 6 | 
|  IND | Rohan Bopanna |  ROU | Florin Mergea | 29 | 7 | 
|  RSA | Raven Klaasen |  USA | Rajeev Ram | 34 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
-   Sam Querrey (back injury) Sam Querrey (back injury)
-   Stan Wawrinka (illness) Stan Wawrinka (illness)
- During the tournament
-   Milos Raonic (illness) Milos Raonic (illness)
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seeds | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  USA | |||
|  GER | Angelique Kerber | 2 | 2 | 
|  ROU | Simona Halep | 3 | 3 | 
|  ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 4 | 
|  POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 5 | 
|  ITA | Roberta Vinci | 8 | 6 | 
|  RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 10 | 7 | 
|  SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 11 | 8 | 
|  ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 12 | 9 | 
|  GBR | Johanna Konta | 13 | 10 | 
|  CZE | |||
|  SUI | Timea Bacsinszky | 15 | 12 | 
|  SUI | Belinda Bencic | 16 | 13 | 
|  AUS | Samantha Stosur | 17 | 14 | 
|  CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 18 | 15 | 
|  RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 19 | 16 | 
|  UKR | Elina Svitolina | 20 | 17 | 
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
-   Tímea Babos Tímea Babos
-   Annika Beck Annika Beck
-   Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko
-   Eugenie Bouchard Eugenie Bouchard
-   Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet
-   Varvara Flink Varvara Flink
-   Daria Gavrilova Daria Gavrilova
-   Kurumi Nara Kurumi Nara
-   Alison Riske Alison Riske
-   Donna Vekić Donna Vekić
-   Zhang Shuai Zhang Shuai
-   Zheng Saisai Zheng Saisai
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
-   Jelena Janković →replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Jelena Janković →replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
-   Petra Kvitová (right leg injury) →replaced by Viktorija Golubic Petra Kvitová (right leg injury) →replaced by Viktorija Golubic
-   Ekaterina Makarova (change of schedule) →replaced by Johanna Larsson Ekaterina Makarova (change of schedule) →replaced by Johanna Larsson
-   Mónica Puig (lower back) →replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova Mónica Puig (lower back) →replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova
-   Sloane Stephens →replaced by Lesia Tsurenko Sloane Stephens →replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
-   Serena Williams →replaced by Misaki Doi Serena Williams →replaced by Misaki Doi
Retirements
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  FRA | Caroline Garcia |  FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 7 | 1 | 
|  TPE | Chan Hao-ching |  TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 12 | 2 | 
|  HUN | Timea Babos |  KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 17 | 3 | 
|  SUI | Martina Hingis |  USA | Coco Vandeweghe | 26 | 4 | 
|  GER | Julia Görges |  CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 28 | 5 | 
|  USA | Raquel Atawo |  USA | Abigail Spears | 34 | 6 | 
|  IND | Sania Mirza |  CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 40 | 7 | 
|  CHN | Xu Yifan |  CHN | Zheng Saisai | 40 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
-   Belinda Bencic / Belinda Bencic /.svg.png) Kirsten Flipkens Kirsten Flipkens
-   Lauren Davis / Lauren Davis / Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko
-   Daria Gavrilova / Daria Gavrilova / Daria Kasatkina Daria Kasatkina
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
-   Kiki Bertens (illness) Kiki Bertens (illness)
-   Carla Suárez Navarro (left leg injury) Carla Suárez Navarro (left leg injury)
Champions
Men's singles
-   Marin Čilić def. Marin Čilić def. Andy Murray, 6–4, 7–5 Andy Murray, 6–4, 7–5
Women's singles
-   Karolína Plíšková def. Karolína Plíšková def. Angelique Kerber, 6–3, 6–1 Angelique Kerber, 6–3, 6–1
Men's doubles
-   Ivan Dodig / Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo def. Marcelo Melo def. Jean-Julien Rojer / Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–6] Horia Tecău, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Women's doubles
-   Sania Mirza / Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová def. Barbora Strýcová def. Martina Hingis / Martina Hingis / Coco Vandeweghe, 7–5, 6–4 Coco Vandeweghe, 7–5, 6–4
References
- 1 2 "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Rankings explained". WTA. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "ATP W&S Open Points & Prize Money". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "ATP W&S Open Points & Prize Money". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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