# 2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Open

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Tennis tournament

2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Date 4–9 January Edition 24th Category ATP World Tour 250 series Draw 32S / 16D Surface Hard / outdoor Location Doha, Qatar Venue Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex Champions Singles Novak Djokovic[1] Doubles Feliciano López / Marc López[2] ← 2015 · ATP Qatar Open · 2017 →

The **2016 Qatar Open** (also known as **2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Open** for sponsorship reasons) was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on outdoor [hard courts](/source/Hard_court). It was the 24th edition of the [Qatar Open](/source/ATP_Qatar_Open), and part of the [ATP World Tour 250 series](/source/ATP_World_Tour_250_series) of the [2016 ATP World Tour](/source/2016_ATP_World_Tour). It took place at the [Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex](/source/Khalifa_International_Tennis_and_Squash_Complex) in [Doha](/source/Doha), [Qatar](/source/Qatar), from 4 January until 9 January 2016. First-seeded [Novak Djokovic](/source/Novak_Djokovic) won the singles title.

## Finals

### Singles

Main article: [2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles](/source/2016_Qatar_ExxonMobil_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles)

[Novak Djokovic](/source/Novak_Djokovic) defeated [Rafael Nadal](/source/Rafael_Nadal), 6–1, 6–2[3]

- It was Djokovic's 1st singles title of the year and the 60th of his [career](/source/Novak_Djokovic_career_statistics).

### Doubles

Main article: [2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doubles](/source/2016_Qatar_ExxonMobil_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles)

[Feliciano López](/source/Feliciano_L%C3%B3pez) / [Marc López](/source/Marc_L%C3%B3pez) defeated [Philipp Petzschner](/source/Philipp_Petzschner) / [Alexander Peya](/source/Alexander_Peya), 6–4, 6–3

## Points and prize money

### Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1 Singles 250 150 90 45 20 0 12 6 0 Doubles 0 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a

### Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q2 Q1 Singles $201,165 $105,940 $57,380 $32,700 $19,265 $11,415 $5,355 $2,675 Doubles $64,420 $33,860 $18,350 $10,500 $6,150 —N/a —N/a —N/a Doubles prize money per team

## Singles main-draw entrants

### Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed SRB Novak Djokovic 1 1 ESP Rafael Nadal 5 2 CZE Tomáš Berdych 6 3 ESP David Ferrer 7 4 ESP Feliciano López 17 5 ITA Andreas Seppi 29 6 FRA Jérémy Chardy 31 7 ARG Leonardo Mayer 35 8

- 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

- [Marsel İlhan](/source/Marsel_%C4%B0lhan)

- [Malek Jaziri](/source/Malek_Jaziri)

- [Mubarak Shannan Zayid](/source/Mubarak_Shannan_Zayid)

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

- [Benjamin Becker](/source/Benjamin_Becker)

- [Dustin Brown](/source/Dustin_Brown_(tennis))

- [Kyle Edmund](/source/Kyle_Edmund)

- [Aslan Karatsev](/source/Aslan_Karatsev)

### Withdrawals

**Before the tournament**

- [Steve Darcis](/source/Steve_Darcis) → replaced by [Marco Cecchinato](/source/Marco_Cecchinato)

- [Richard Gasquet](/source/Richard_Gasquet) (back injury) → replaced by [Paul-Henri Mathieu](/source/Paul-Henri_Mathieu)

- [Guido Pella](/source/Guido_Pella) → replaced by [Illya Marchenko](/source/Illya_Marchenko)

## Doubles main-draw entrants

### Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed NED Jean-Julien Rojer ROU Horia Tecău 5 1 GBR Jamie Murray BRA Bruno Soares 29 2 ESP Feliciano López ESP Marc López 67 3 GER Philipp Petzschner AUT Alexander Peya 74 4

- 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

- [Jabor Mohammed Ali Mutawa](/source/Jabor_Mohammed_Ali_Mutawa) / [Malek Jaziri](/source/Malek_Jaziri)

- [Mousa Shanan Zayed](/source/Mousa_Shanan_Zayed) / [Mubarak Shannan Zayid](/source/Mubarak_Shannan_Zayid)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["2016 Doha – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/doha/451/2016/draws?MatchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["2016 Doha – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/doha/451/2016/draws?matchType=Doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Novak Djokovic overwhelms Rafael Nadal in Qatar Open final"](https://www.dailynews.com/2016/01/10/novak-djokovic-overwhelms-rafael-nadal-in-qatar-open-final/). *[Los Angeles Daily News](/source/Los_Angeles_Daily_News)*. January 10, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.qatartennis.org/tournaments/index/90)

- [ATP tournament profile](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/doha/451/overview)

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