{{coord|33|51|18|S|151|4|20|E|type:landmark_region:AU|display=title}} {{Infobox tennis event|2016|Apia International Sydney| | | logo = | logo_size = 200px | date=10–16 January 2016 | edition=124th | category = [[ATP World Tour 250 series]] / [[WTA Premier tournaments|WTA Premier]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$461,330 (men)<br>$753,000 (women) | surface=[[Hardcourt|Hard]] | location=[[Sydney]], Australia | venue=[[NSW Tennis Centre]] | champms={{flagicon|SRB}} [[Viktor Troicki]] | champws={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] | champmd={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jamie Murray]] / {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Soares]] | champwd={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]] | main_name = Sydney International }}
The '''2016 Apia International Sydney''' was a joint [[2016 ATP World Tour]] and [[2016 WTA Tour]] [[tennis]] tournament, played on outdoor [[hard court]]s in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]. It was the 123rd edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]], Australia. It was held from 10 January through 16 January 2016 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
==Point distribution== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q |width=85 |Q3 |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Men's singles |rowspan=2|250 |rowspan=2|150 |rowspan=2|90 |rowspan=2|45 |20 |0 |12 |6 |0 |0 |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Men's doubles | 0 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Women's singles |rowspan=2|470 |rowspan=2|305 |rowspan=2|185 |rowspan=2|100 |55 |1 |25 |18 |13 |1 |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Women's doubles | 1 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |}
==Prize money==
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32<sup>1</sup> |width=85|Q3 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- | style="background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Men's singles''' |$72,000 |$37,900 |$20,545 |$11,705 |$6,900 |$4,085 |$1,840 |$920 | {{n/a}} |- | style="background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Men's doubles*''' |$21,850 |$11,500 |$6,230 |$3,570 |$2,090 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |- | style="background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Women's singles''' |$128,800 |$68,585 |$36,600 |$19,660 |$10,540 |$5,750 |$3,010 |$1,600 |$885 |- | style="background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Women's doubles*''' |$40,200 |$21,465 |$11,735 |$5,970 |$3,230 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |} <sub><sup>1</sup>Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.</sub><br> <sub>*per team</sub>
== ATP singles main-draw entrants ==
=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" !width=70|Country !width=175|Player !Rank<sup>1</sup> !Seed |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Bernard Tomic]] |18 |1 |- |{{flag|AUT}} |[[Dominic Thiem]] |20 |2 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Viktor Troicki]] |22 |3 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|BUL}} |[[Grigor Dimitrov]] |28 |4 |- |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Andreas Seppi]] |29 |5 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Jérémy Chardy]] |31 |6 |- |{{flag|ARG}} |[[Leonardo Mayer]] |35 |7 |- |{{flag|UKR}} |[[Alexandr Dolgopolov]] |36 |8 |} *<sup>1</sup> Rankings as of January 4, 2016
=== Other entrants === The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Duckworth (tennis)|James Duckworth]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Millman]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jordan Thompson (tennis)|Jordan Thompson]]
The following players received entry from the [[qualifying draw (tennis)|qualifying draw]]: * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Mikhail Kukushkin]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Mahut]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Maximilian Marterer]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alexander Sarkissian]]
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Íñigo Cervantes]]
=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Janko Tipsarević]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Simone Bolelli]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Benneteau]] (groin injury, late withdrawal) → replaced by {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Íñigo Cervantes]]
=== Retirements === * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Martin Kližan]] (left shoulder injury) * {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Dominic Thiem]] (blisters) * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bernard Tomic]]
== ATP doubles main-draw entrants ==
=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|NED}} |[[Jean-Julien Rojer]] |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Horia Tecău]] |5 |1 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Bob Bryan]] |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Mike Bryan]] |9 |2 |- |{{flag|BRA}} |[[Marcelo Melo]] |{{flag|CAN}} |[[Daniel Nestor]] |19 |3 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|IND}} |[[Rohan Bopanna]] |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Florin Mergea]] |20 |4 |} *<sup>1</sup> Rankings as of January 4, 2016
=== Other entrants === The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Duckworth (tennis)|James Duckworth]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Millman]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Reid (tennis)|Matt Reid]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jordan Thompson (tennis)|Jordan Thompson]]
The following pair received entry as alternates: * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Teymuraz Gabashvili]] / {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Mikhail Kukushkin]]
=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dominic Inglot]] (abdominal pain)
== WTA singles main-draw entrants ==
=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" !width=70|Country !width=175|Player !Rank<sup>1</sup> !Seed |- |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Simona Halep]] |2 |1 |- |<s>{{flag|POL}}</s> |<s>[[Agnieszka Radwańska]]</s> |<s>5</s> |<s>2</s> |- |<s>{{flag|CZE}}</s> |<s>[[Petra Kvitová]]</s> |<s>6</s> |<s>3</s> |- |{{flag|GER}} |[[Angelique Kerber]] |10 |4 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Karolína Plíšková]] |11 |5 |- |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Timea Bacsinszky]] |12 |6 |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[Carla Suárez Navarro]] |13 |7 |- |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Belinda Bencic]] |14 |8 |} *<sup>1</sup> Rankings as of January 4, 2016.
=== Other entrants === The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ana Ivanovic]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tammi Patterson]] * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Tsvetana Pironkova]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lara Arruabarrena]] * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Daniela Hantuchová]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mirjana Lučić-Baroni]] * {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Monica Puig]]
The following players received entry as lucky losers: * {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Polona Hercog]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Hradecká]] * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]]
=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Irina-Camelia Begu]] → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} [[CoCo Vandeweghe]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daria Gavrilova]] (left abdominal muscle injury) → replaced by {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madison Keys]] → replaced by {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Caroline Garcia]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Kvitová]] (gastrointestinal illness) → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Hradecká]] * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] (left leg injury) → replaced by {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Polona Hercog]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Šafářová]] → replaced by {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Lesia Tsurenko]]
;During the tournament * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]] (gastrointestinal illness)
=== Retirements === * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Belinda Bencic]] (Gastrointestinal illness)
== WTA doubles main-draw entrants ==
=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Martina Hingis]] |{{flag|IND}} |[[Sania Mirza]] |3 |1 |- |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Chan Hao-ching]] |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Chan Yung-jan]] |19 |2 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Caroline Garcia]] |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Kristina Mladenovic]] |23 |3 |- |{{flag|HUN}} |[[Tímea Babos]] |{{flag|SLO}} |[[Katarina Srebotnik]] |25 |4 |} *<sup>1</sup> Rankings as of January 4, 2016.
=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Görges]] (left abdominal muscle injury)
== Champions ==
=== Men's singles === {{main|2016 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles}} * {{flagicon|SRB}} '''[[Viktor Troicki]]''' def. {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Grigor Dimitrov]] 2–6, 6–1, 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>
=== Women's singles === {{main|2016 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles}} * {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]''' def. {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Monica Puig]], 6–0, 6–2.
=== Men's doubles === {{main|2016 Apia International Sydney – Men's doubles}} * {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Jamie Murray]]''' / {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Bruno Soares]]''' def. {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rohan Bopanna]] / {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Florin Mergea]], 6–3, 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>.
=== Women's doubles === {{main|2016 Apia International Sydney – Women's doubles}} * {{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[Martina Hingis]]''' / {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Sania Mirza]]''' def. {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Caroline Garcia]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kristina Mladenovic]], 1–6, 7–5, [10–5].
==Broadcast== Selected matches aired in Australia on [[7Two]], with live coverage of both day and night sessions. Every match was also available to be [[Streaming media|streamed]] live through a free 7Tennis [[mobile app]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/12/seven-tennis-2016-summer-guide.html|title=Seven Tennis 2016: summer guide |date=17 December 2015|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == * [http://www.apiainternational.com.au/ Official website]
{{Sydney International tournaments}} {{2016 ATP World Tour}} {{2016 WTA Tour}}
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