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.
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.
Points and prize money
Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Men's singles100060036018090451025160Men's doubles0Women's singles650390215120651030202Women's doubles10
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Men's singles€912,900€447,630€225,300€114,560€59,490€31,365€16,935€3,900€1,990Women's singles€912,900€447,630€225,300€114,560€59,490€28,220€13,250€3,644€1,770Men's doubles€282,720€138,400€69,430€35,630€18,420€9,720Women's doubles€282,720€138,400€69,433€35,630€18,025€9,280
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedNovak Djokovic11Andy Murray22Roger Federer33Stan Wawrinka44Rafael Nadal55Kei Nishikori66Jo-Wilfried Tsonga77Tomáš Berdych88David Ferrer99Richard Gasquet1010Milos Raonic1111David Goffin1312Gaël Monfils1413Dominic Thiem1514Roberto Bautista Agut1715Gilles Simon1816 Rankings are as of 25 April 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Nicolás Almagro Pablo Carreño Busta Juan Mónaco Fernando Verdasco
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw: Juan Martín del Potro
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Roberto Carballés Baena Santiago Giraldo Pierre-Hugues Herbert Denis Istomin Denis Kudla Lucas Pouille Radek Štěpánek
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Marcel Granollers
Withdrawals Before the tournament Marin Čilić → replaced by Vasek Pospisil Tommy Haas → replaced by Borna Ćorić John Isner → replaced by Teymuraz Gabashvili Martin Kližan → replaced by Albert Ramos Viñolas Andreas Seppi → replaced by Andrey Kuznetsov Roger Federer (late withdrawal) → replaced by Marcel Granollers
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedPierre-Hugues HerbertNicolas Mahut71Jamie MurrayBruno Soares102Jean-Julien RojerHoria Tecău113Ivan DodigMarcelo Melo124Bob BryanMike Bryan155Rohan BopannaFlorin Mergea246Alexander PeyaNenad Zimonjić387Vasek PospisilJack Sock428 Rankings are as of 25 April 2016.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Mahesh Bhupathi / Fabrice Martin Pablo Carreño Busta / Fernando Verdasco
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedAgnieszka Radwańska21Angelique Kerber32Garbiñe Muguruza43Victoria Azarenka54Petra Kvitová65Simona Halep76Roberta Vinci87Carla Suárez Navarro118Svetlana Kuznetsova139Timea Bacsinszky1510Lucie Šafářová1611Elina Svitolina1712Karolína Plíšková1813Ana Ivanovic1914Sara Errani2015Sloane Stephens2116 Rankings are as of 25 April 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Lara Arruabarrena Paula Badosa Gibert Sorana Cîrstea Lourdes Domínguez Lino Sara Sorribes Tormo
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw: Karin Knapp Laura Robson
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Louisa Chirico Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Monica Puig Alison Riske Laura Siegemund Kateřina Siniaková Patricia Maria Țig Elena Vesnina
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Heather Watson
Withdrawals Before the tournament Belinda Bencic (lower back injury) → replaced by Heather Watson Flavia Pennetta (retirement from tennis) → replaced by Danka Kovinić Maria Sharapova (provisional suspension) → replaced by Anna-Lena Friedsam Serena Williams (flu) → replaced by Laura Robson Venus Williams (hamstring injury) → replaced by Christina McHale Caroline Wozniacki (right ankle injury) → replaced by Dominika Cibulková
During the tournament Victoria Azarenka (back injury) Camila Giorgi (mid-back injury) Lucie Šafářová (gastrointestinal illness)
Retirements Paula Badosa Gibert (cramping) Johanna Konta (upper respiratory illness)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMartina HingisSania Mirza21Bethanie Mattek-SandsLucie Šafářová82Tímea BabosYaroslava Shvedova153Chan Hao-chingChan Yung-jan154Caroline GarciaKristina Mladenovic225Andrea HlaváčkováLucie Hradecká226Garbiñe MuguruzaCarla Suárez Navarro337Ekaterina MakarovaElena Vesnina398 Rankings are as of 25 April 2016.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Paula Badosa Gibert / María José Martínez Sánchez Svetlana Kuznetsova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Květa Peschke / Barbora Strýcová Sílvia Soler Espinosa / Sara Sorribes Tormo
The following pair received entry as alternates: Raluca Olaru / Alicja Rosolska
Withdrawals Before the tournament Lucie Šafářová (gastrointestinal illness)
During the tournament Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (left adductor injury) Carla Suárez Navarro (upper respiratory illness)
Retirements Laura Siegemund (dizziness)
Champions
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic def. Andy Murray, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Women's singles
Simona Halep def. Dominika Cibulková, 6–2, 6–4
Men's doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău def. Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Women's doubles
Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic def. Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza, 6–4, 6–4
References
External links Official website