# 2016 Western & Southern Open > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2016_Western_%26_Southern_Open > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2016_Western_%26_Southern_Open.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Western_%26_Southern_Open > Source revision: 1322109374 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Further information on singles results at: [Men's singles draw](/source/2016_Western_%26_Southern_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) and [Women's singles draw](/source/2016_Western_%26_Southern_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles) Tennis tournament 2016 Western & Southern Open Date August 15–21 Edition 115th (men) / 88th (women) Category ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) Surface Hard Location Mason, Ohio, United States Venue Lindner Family Tennis Center Champions Men's singles Marin Čilić Women's singles Karolína Plíšková Men's doubles Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo Women's doubles Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová ← 2015 · Cincinnati Masters · 2017 → The **2016 Western & Southern Open** was a men's and women's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on outdoor [hard courts](/source/Hard_court) from August 15–21, 2016. It was a [Masters 1000](/source/ATP_World_Tour_Masters_1000) tournament on the [2016 ATP World Tour](/source/2016_ATP_World_Tour) and a [WTA Premier 5](/source/WTA_Premier_tournaments) tournament on the [2016 WTA Tour](/source/2016_WTA_Tour). The tournament was one of two headline events in the [2016 US Open Series](/source/2016_US_Open_Series). The 2016 tournament was the 115th men's edition and the 88th women's edition of the [Cincinnati Masters](/source/Cincinnati_Masters). The tournament is held annually at the [Lindner Family Tennis Center](/source/Lindner_Family_Tennis_Center) in [Mason](/source/Mason%2C_Ohio) (a northern suburb of [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati)), [Ohio](/source/Ohio), United States. [Roger Federer](/source/Roger_Federer) and [Serena Williams](/source/Serena_Williams) were the two-time defending champions in Men's and Women's singles titles, but neither of them defended their titles. They withdrew due to a knee injury and shoulder inflammation, respectively. ## Points and prize money ### Point distribution Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q Q2 Q1 Men's singles[1] 1000 600 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 0 Men's doubles[1] 0 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a Women's singles[2] 900 585 350 190 105 60 1 30 20 1 Women's doubles[2] 5 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a ### Prize money Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q2 Q1 Men's singles[3] $834,000 $409,270 $205,980 $104,740 $54,390 $28,675 $15,480 $3,570 $1,820 Women's singles $515,000 $247,320 $123,665 $58,390 $29,320 $15,205 $12,205 $3,230 $1,960 Men's doubles[3] $258,500 $126,550 $63,470 $32,580 $16,840 $8,890 —N/a —N/a —N/a Women's doubles $147,700 $74,600 $36,670 $18,590 $9,415 $4,650 —N/a —N/a —N/a ## ATP singles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Ranking Seed GBR Andy Murray 2 1 SUI Stan Wawrinka 4 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 5 3 CAN Milos Raonic 6 4 JPN Kei Nishikori 7 5 CZE Tomáš Berdych 8 6 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 9 7 AUT Dominic Thiem 10 8 FRA Gaël Monfils 11 9 ESP David Ferrer 12 10 BEL David Goffin 13 11 CRO Marin Čilić 14 12 FRA Richard Gasquet 15 13 AUS Nick Kyrgios 16 14 ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 17 15 ESP Feliciano López 18 16 - Rankings are as of August 8, 2016 ### Other entrants The following players received [wild cards](/source/Wild_card_(tennis)) into the main singles draw: - [Jared Donaldson](/source/Jared_Donaldson) - [Taylor Fritz](/source/Taylor_Fritz) - [Reilly Opelka](/source/Reilly_Opelka) - [Fernando Verdasco](/source/Fernando_Verdasco) The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw: - [Julien Benneteau](/source/Julien_Benneteau) - [Juan Mónaco](/source/Juan_M%C3%B3naco) The following players received entry from the singles [qualifying draw](/source/Qualifying_draw_(tennis)): - [Nikoloz Basilashvili](/source/Nikoloz_Basilashvili) - [Malek Jaziri](/source/Malek_Jaziri) - [John Millman](/source/John_Millman) - [Yūichi Sugita](/source/Y%C5%ABichi_Sugita) - [Jiří Veselý](/source/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Vesel%C3%BD) - [Mikhail Youzhny](/source/Mikhail_Youzhny) - [Mischa Zverev](/source/Mischa_Zverev) The following player received entry as a lucky loser: - [Adrian Mannarino](/source/Adrian_Mannarino) ### Withdrawals **Before the tournament** - [Novak Djokovic](/source/Novak_Djokovic) (wrist injury) →replaced by [Andreas Seppi](/source/Andreas_Seppi) - [Roger Federer](/source/Roger_Federer) (rehabilitation from knee injury) →replaced by [Vasek Pospisil](/source/Vasek_Pospisil) - [Philipp Kohlschreiber](/source/Philipp_Kohlschreiber) →replaced by [Pablo Carreño Busta](/source/Pablo_Carre%C3%B1o_Busta) - [Andrey Kuznetsov](/source/Andrey_Kuznetsov_(tennis)) →replaced by [Nicolás Almagro](/source/Nicol%C3%A1s_Almagro) - [Gilles Müller](/source/Gilles_M%C3%BCller) →replaced by [Nicolas Mahut](/source/Nicolas_Mahut) - [Jack Sock](/source/Jack_Sock) →replaced by [Borna Ćorić](/source/Borna_%C4%86ori%C4%87) - [Janko Tipsarević](/source/Janko_Tipsarevi%C4%87) (fatigue) →replaced by [Adrian Mannarino](/source/Adrian_Mannarino) **During the tournament** - [Gaël Monfils](/source/Ga%C3%ABl_Monfils) (back injury) ### Retirements - [Borna Ćorić](/source/Borna_%C4%86ori%C4%87) - [Alexandr Dolgopolov](/source/Alexandr_Dolgopolov) (back injury) ## ATP doubles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert FRA Nicolas Mahut 3 1 USA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan 11 2 GBR Jamie Murray BRA Bruno Soares 12 3 CRO Ivan Dodig BRA Marcelo Melo 14 4 NED Jean-Julien Rojer ROU Horia Tecău 23 5 CAN Daniel Nestor CAN Vasek Pospisil 26 6 IND Rohan Bopanna ROU Florin Mergea 29 7 RSA Raven Klaasen USA Rajeev Ram 34 8 - Rankings are as of August 8, 2016 ### Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: - [Brian Baker](/source/Brian_Baker_(tennis)) / [Ryan Harrison](/source/Ryan_Harrison) - [Eric Butorac](/source/Eric_Butorac) / [Taylor Fritz](/source/Taylor_Fritz) ### Withdrawals **Before the tournament** - [Sam Querrey](/source/Sam_Querrey) (back injury) - [Stan Wawrinka](/source/Stan_Wawrinka) (illness) **During the tournament** - [Milos Raonic](/source/Milos_Raonic) (illness) ## WTA singles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Ranking Seeds USA Serena Williams 1 1 GER Angelique Kerber 2 2 ROU Simona Halep 3 3 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 4 4 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 5 5 ITA Roberta Vinci 8 6 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 10 7 SVK Dominika Cibulková 11 8 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 12 9 GBR Johanna Konta 13 10 CZE Petra Kvitová 14 11 SUI Timea Bacsinszky 15 12 SUI Belinda Bencic 16 13 AUS Samantha Stosur 17 14 CZE Karolína Plíšková 18 15 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 19 16 UKR Elina Svitolina 20 17 - Rankings are as of August 8, 2016 ### Other entrants The following players received [wild cards](/source/Wild_card_(tennis)) into the main singles draw: - [Louisa Chirico](/source/Louisa_Chirico) - [Christina McHale](/source/Christina_McHale) - [Serena Williams](/source/Serena_Williams) (*Withdrew due to shoulder injury*) The following players received entry from the singles [qualifying draw](/source/Qualifying_draw_(tennis)): - [Tímea Babos](/source/T%C3%ADmea_Babos) - [Annika Beck](/source/Annika_Beck) - [Kateryna Bondarenko](/source/Kateryna_Bondarenko) - [Eugenie Bouchard](/source/Eugenie_Bouchard) - [Alizé Cornet](/source/Aliz%C3%A9_Cornet) - [Varvara Flink](/source/Varvara_Flink) - [Daria Gavrilova](/source/Daria_Gavrilova) - [Kurumi Nara](/source/Kurumi_Nara) - [Alison Riske](/source/Alison_Riske) - [Donna Vekić](/source/Donna_Veki%C4%87) - [Zhang Shuai](/source/Zhang_Shuai) - [Zheng Saisai](/source/Zheng_Saisai) The following players received entry as lucky losers: - [Misaki Doi](/source/Misaki_Doi) - [Viktorija Golubic](/source/Viktorija_Golubic) - [Johanna Larsson](/source/Johanna_Larsson) - [Tsvetana Pironkova](/source/Tsvetana_Pironkova) ### Withdrawals **Before the tournament** - [Jelena Janković](/source/Jelena_Jankovi%C4%87) → replaced by [Anna Karolína Schmiedlová](/source/Anna_Karol%C3%ADna_Schmiedlov%C3%A1) - [Petra Kvitová](/source/Petra_Kvitov%C3%A1) (right leg injury) → replaced by [Viktorija Golubic](/source/Viktorija_Golubic) - [Ekaterina Makarova](/source/Ekaterina_Makarova) (change of schedule) → replaced by [Johanna Larsson](/source/Johanna_Larsson) - [Monica Puig](/source/Monica_Puig) (lower back) → replaced by [Tsvetana Pironkova](/source/Tsvetana_Pironkova) - [Sloane Stephens](/source/Sloane_Stephens) → replaced by [Lesia Tsurenko](/source/Lesia_Tsurenko) - [Serena Williams](/source/Serena_Williams) → replaced by [Misaki Doi](/source/Misaki_Doi) ### Retirements - [Alizé Cornet](/source/Aliz%C3%A9_Cornet) ## WTA doubles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed FRA Caroline Garcia FRA Kristina Mladenovic 7 1 TPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan 12 2 HUN Tímea Babos KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 17 3 SUI Martina Hingis USA CoCo Vandeweghe 26 4 GER Julia Görges CZE Karolína Plíšková 28 5 USA Raquel Atawo USA Abigail Spears 34 6 IND Sania Mirza CZE Barbora Strýcová 40 7 CHN Xu Yifan CHN Zheng Saisai 40 8 - Rankings are as of August 8, 2016 ### Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: - [Belinda Bencic](/source/Belinda_Bencic) / [Kirsten Flipkens](/source/Kirsten_Flipkens) - [Lauren Davis](/source/Lauren_Davis) / [Varvara Lepchenko](/source/Varvara_Lepchenko) - [Daria Gavrilova](/source/Daria_Gavrilova) / [Daria Kasatkina](/source/Daria_Kasatkina) ### Withdrawals **During the tournament** - [Kiki Bertens](/source/Kiki_Bertens) (illness) - [Carla Suárez Navarro](/source/Carla_Su%C3%A1rez_Navarro) (left leg injury) ## Finals ### Men's singles Main article: [2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles](/source/2016_Western_%26_Southern_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) - [Marin Čilić](/source/Marin_%C4%8Cili%C4%87) defeated [Andy Murray](/source/Andy_Murray), 6–4, 7–5 ### Women's singles Main article: [2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles](/source/2016_Western_%26_Southern_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles) - [Karolína Plíšková](/source/Karol%C3%ADna_Pl%C3%AD%C5%A1kov%C3%A1) defeated [Angelique Kerber](/source/Angelique_Kerber), 6–3, 6–1 ### Men's doubles Main article: [2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's doubles](/source/2016_Western_%26_Southern_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles) - [Ivan Dodig](/source/Ivan_Dodig) / [Marcelo Melo](/source/Marcelo_Melo) defeated [Jean-Julien Rojer](/source/Jean-Julien_Rojer) / [Horia Tecău](/source/Horia_Tec%C4%83u), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–6] ### Women's doubles Main article: [2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles](/source/2016_Western_%26_Southern_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles) - [Sania Mirza](/source/Sania_Mirza) / [Barbora Strýcová](/source/Barbora_Str%C3%BDcov%C3%A1) defeated [Martina Hingis](/source/Martina_Hingis) / [CoCo Vandeweghe](/source/CoCo_Vandeweghe), 7–5, 6–4 ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ATP_points_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ATP_points_1-1) ["Rankings explained"](http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Rankings-FAQ.aspx). atpworldtour.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WTA_points_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WTA_points_2-1) ["Rankings explained"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121214232116/http://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings). WTA. Archived from [the original](http://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings) on December 14, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ATP_MDD_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ATP_MDD_3-1) ["ATP W&S Open Points & Prize Money"](http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/cincinnati/422/overview?detailTab=points). atpworldtour.com. 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