# 2016 ASB Classic

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Tennis tournament

2016 ASB Classic Date 4–9 January (women) 11–16 January (men) Edition 31st (women) 40th (men) Category WTA International ATP 250 Draw 32S / 16D (women) 28S / 16D (men) Prize money $250,000 (women) $ (men) Surface Hard Location Auckland, New Zealand Venue ASB Tennis Centre Champions Men's singles Roberto Bautista Agut Women's singles Sloane Stephens Men's doubles Mate Pavić / Michael Venus Women's doubles Elise Mertens / An-Sophie Mestach ← 2015 · ASB Classic · 2017 →

The **2016 Auckland Open**, also known by its sponsored name ASB Classic, was a joint [2016 ATP World Tour](/source/2016_ATP_World_Tour) and [2016 WTA Tour](/source/2016_WTA_Tour) [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament. Played on outdoor [hard courts](/source/Hard_court), it was the 31st edition of the [women's event](/source/WTA_Auckland_Open), and the 40th edition of the [men's event](/source/ATP_Auckland_Open). It took place at the [ASB Tennis Centre](/source/ASB_Tennis_Centre) in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand, from 4 to 9 January 2016 for the women, and from 11 to 16 January 2016 for the men.

## Finals

### Men's singles

Main article: [2016 ASB Classic – Men's singles](/source/2016_ASB_Classic_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)

- [Roberto Bautista Agut](/source/Roberto_Bautista_Agut) defeated [Jack Sock](/source/Jack_Sock), 6–1, 1–0, ret.

### Women's singles

Main article: [2016 ASB Classic – Women's singles](/source/2016_ASB_Classic_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles)

- [Sloane Stephens](/source/Sloane_Stephens) defeated [Julia Görges](/source/Julia_G%C3%B6rges), 7–5, 6–2

### Men's doubles

Main article: [2016 ASB Classic – Men's doubles](/source/2016_ASB_Classic_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles)

- [Mate Pavić](/source/Mate_Pavi%C4%87) / [Michael Venus](/source/Michael_Venus_(tennis)) defeated [Eric Butorac](/source/Eric_Butorac) / [Scott Lipsky](/source/Scott_Lipsky), 7–5, 6–4

### Women's doubles

Main article: [2016 ASB Classic – Women's doubles](/source/2016_ASB_Classic_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles)

- [Elise Mertens](/source/Elise_Mertens) / [An-Sophie Mestach](/source/An-Sophie_Mestach) defeated [Danka Kovinić](/source/Danka_Kovini%C4%87) / [Barbora Strýcová](/source/Barbora_Str%C3%BDcov%C3%A1), 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]

## Points and prize money

### Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1 Men's singles 250 150 90 45 20 0 12 6 0 —N/a Men's doubles 0 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Women's singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 14 10 1 Women's doubles 1 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a

### Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 321 Q3 Q2 Q1 Men's singles $83,450 $43,430 $23,525 $13,400 $7,900 $4,680 $2,105 $1,055 —N/a Men's doubles * $25,070 $13,170 $7,140 $4,080 $2,390 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Women's singles $43,000 $21,400 $11,300 $5,900 $3,310 $1,925 $1,005 $730 $530 Women's doubles * $12,300 $6,400 $3,435 $1,820 $960 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a

1 Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team

## ATP singles main-draw entrants

### Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed ESP David Ferrer 7 1 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 10 2 USA John Isner 11 3 RSA Kevin Anderson 12 4 FRA Benoît Paire 19 5 ITA Fabio Fognini 21 6 CRO Ivo Karlović 23 7 ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 25 8

- 1 Rankings as of 4 January 2016

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

- [David Ferrer](/source/David_Ferrer)

- [Finn Tearney](/source/Finn_Tearney)

- [Michael Venus](/source/Michael_Venus_(tennis))

The following players received entry from the [qualifying draw](/source/Qualifying_draw_(tennis)):

- [Matthew Barton](/source/Matthew_Barton_(tennis))

- [Benjamin Becker](/source/Benjamin_Becker)

- [Thiemo de Bakker](/source/Thiemo_de_Bakker)

- [Robin Haase](/source/Robin_Haase)

### Retirements

- [Aljaž Bedene](/source/Alja%C5%BE_Bedene) (leg injury)

- [Jack Sock](/source/Jack_Sock) (illness)

## ATP doubles main-draw entrants

### Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed COL Juan Sebastián Cabal COL Robert Farah 52 1 PHI Treat Huey BLR Max Mirnyi 61 2 GER Philipp Petzschner AUT Alexander Peya 74 3 USA Eric Butorac USA Scott Lipsky 85 4

- 1 Rankings as of 4 January 2016

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

- [Marcus Daniell](/source/Marcus_Daniell) / [Artem Sitak](/source/Artem_Sitak)

- [Finn Tearney](/source/Finn_Tearney) / [Wesley Whitehouse](/source/Wesley_Whitehouse)

The following pair received entry as alternates:

- [Víctor Estrella Burgos](/source/V%C3%ADctor_Estrella_Burgos) / [Albert Ramos Viñolas](/source/Albert_Ramos_Vi%C3%B1olas)

### Withdrawals

**Before the tournament**

- [Aljaž Bedene](/source/Alja%C5%BE_Bedene) (leg injury)

**During the tournament**

- [John Isner](/source/John_Isner) (knee injury)

- [Sam Querrey](/source/Sam_Querrey) (tiredness & knee injury)[1][2]

## WTA singles main-draw entrants

### Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed USA Venus Williams 7 1 SRB Ana Ivanovic 16 2 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 17 3 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 25 4 USA Sloane Stephens 30 5 USA CoCo Vandeweghe 37 6 CZE Barbora Strýcová 42 7 BEL Alison Van Uytvanck 44 8

- 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

- [Marina Erakovic](/source/Marina_Erakovic)

- [Jeļena Ostapenko](/source/Je%C4%BCena_Ostapenko)

- [Francesca Schiavone](/source/Francesca_Schiavone)

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

- [Kiki Bertens](/source/Kiki_Bertens)

- [Naomi Broady](/source/Naomi_Broady)

- [Kirsten Flipkens](/source/Kirsten_Flipkens)

- [Tamira Paszek](/source/Tamira_Paszek)

### Retirements

- [Mona Barthel](/source/Mona_Barthel) (illness)

## WTA doubles main-draw entrants

### Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká 37 1 GER Julia Görges SLO Katarina Srebotnik 38 2 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld USA CoCo Vandeweghe 78 3 POL Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL Paula Kania 112 4

- 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

- [Rosie Cheng](/source/Rosie_Cheng) / [Sacha Jones](/source/Sacha_Jones)

- [Kirsten Flipkens](/source/Kirsten_Flipkens) / [Ana Ivanovic](/source/Ana_Ivanovic)

### Withdrawals

**During the tournament**

- [Ana Ivanovic](/source/Ana_Ivanovic) (dizziness)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Artem Sitak, Marcus Daniell get free pass to ASB Classic semis"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/tennis/75875970/artem-sitak-marcus-daniell-get-free-pass-to-asb-classic-semis). stuff.co.nz. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["All-Kiwi Classic win would be more special"](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11573880). Retrieved 16 January 2016.

## External links

- [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129202525/http://www.festivaloftennis.co.nz/asbclassic)

- [WTA tournament draws](https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2016/1049.pdf)

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