2016_Dubai_Tennis_Championships
2016 Dubai Tennis Championships
Tennis tournament
The 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP 500 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier on the 2016 WTA Tour. Both events were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from 15 to 20 February 2016, while the men's tournament took place from 22 to 27 February 2016.
Quick Facts Date, Edition ...
| 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 15–20 February (women) 22–27 February (men) | |||
| Edition | 24th (men) / 16th (women) | |||
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA Premier (women) | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D (men) 28S / 16D (women) | |||
| Prize money | $2,503,810 (ATP) $2,000,000 (WTA) | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Venue | Aviation Club Tennis Centre | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Stan Wawrinka[1] | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Sara Errani | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi[2] | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Chuang Chia-jung /  Darija Jurak | ||||
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Men's singles
Main article: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles
Stan Wawrinka defeated 
Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–6(15–13)
Women's singles
Main article: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
Sara Errani defeated 
Barbora Strýcová 6–0, 6–2
Men's doubles
Main article: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
- Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi defeated
Feliciano López / Marc López 6–2, 3–6, [14–12]
Women's doubles
Main article: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's doubles
Chuang Chia-jung / 
Darija Jurak defeated 
Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 6–4
Point distribution
More information Men's singles, Men's doubles ...
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | 20 | — | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | 45 | 25 | ||||||
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $511,750 | $240,340 | $119,340 | $59,670 | $30,235 | $15,910 | — | $2,655 | $1,460 |
| Men's doubles | $150,800 | $71,270 | $34,390 | $17,890 | $9,370 | — | — | — | |
| Women's singles | $465,480[3] | $254,124 | $136,138 | $35,723 | $19,809 | $10,950 | $5,408 | $2,951 | $1,854 |
| Women's doubles | $74,042[4] | $39,184 | $20,087 | $10,042 | $5,223 | — | — | — | — |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
Seeds
More information Country, Player ...
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SRB |
Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
| SUI |
Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 2 |
 CZE |
Tomáš Berdych | 8 | 3 |
 ESP |
Roberto Bautista Agut | 18 | 4 |
| SRB |
Viktor Troicki | 21 | 5 |
| ESP |
Feliciano López | 25 | 6 |
 SVK |
Martin Kližan | 27 | 7 |
 GER |
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 29 | 8 |
Close
- Rankings were as of February 15, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Roger Federer (knee injury) → replaced by Simone Bolelli
Janko Tipsarević → replaced by 
Denis Istomin
Retirements
- Novak Djokovic (eye infection)
Nick Kyrgios (back pain)
Seeds
More information Country, Player ...
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NED |
Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU |
Horia Tecău | 11 | 1 |
 IND |
Rohan Bopanna | ROU |
Florin Mergea | 20 | 2 |
 CAN |
Vasek Pospisil | SRB |
Nenad Zimonjić | 30 | 3 |
 FIN |
Henri Kontinen |  AUS |
John Peers | 40 | 4 |
Close
- Rankings were as of February 15, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Seeds
More information Country, Player ...
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU |
Simona Halep | 3 | 1 |
| ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 5 | 2 |
| ESP |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 8 | 3 |
| CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 9 | 4 |
| SUI |
Belinda Bencic | 11 | 5 |
| CZE |
Karolína Plíšková | 13 | 6 |
| ITA |
Roberta Vinci | 16 | 7 |
 RUS |
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 17 | 8 |
Close
- Rankings were as of February 8, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Timea Bacsinszky (gastrointestinal illness) → replaced by
CoCo Vandeweghe 
Angelique Kerber (right upper thigh injury) → replaced by Camila Giorgi
Peng Shuai (right hand injury) → replaced by Caroline Garcia
Agnieszka Radwańska (left leg injury) → replaced by 
Lesia Tsurenko- Lucie Šafářová (ongoing illness and bacterial infection) → replaced by Madison Brengle
- Serena Williams (illness) → replaced by Barbora Strýcová
Caroline Wozniacki (left knee injury) → replaced by Daria Gavrilova
Seeds
More information Country, Player ...
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands |  KAZ |
Yaroslava Shvedova | 10 | 1 |
 FRA |
Caroline Garcia | FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 20 | 2 |
| CZE |
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | 22 | 3 |
 HUN |
Tímea Babos | GER |
Julia Görges | 36 | 4 |
Close
- Rankings were as of February 8, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- "2016 Dubai – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "2016 Dubai – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "Dubai women's singles". Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- "Dubai women's doubles". Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-02-14.