2016 Dubai Tennis Championships
| 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 | |
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Stan Wawrinka[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Sara Errani | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Chuang Chia-jung /  Darija Jurak | |
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.
Finals
Men's singles
Stan Wawrinka defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–6(15–13)
Women's singles
- Sara Errani defeated Barbora Strýcová 6–0, 6–2
Men's doubles
- Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi defeated Feliciano López / Marc López 6–2, 3–6, [14–12]
Women's doubles
- Chuang Chia-jung / Darija Jurak defeated Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 6–4
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | |||||||||
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| 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 |
- 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)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NED | Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU | Horia Tecău | 11 | 1 |
 IND | Rohan Bopanna | ROU | Florin Mergea | 20 | 2 |
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} CAN | Vasek Pospisil | SRB | Nenad Zimonjić | 30 | 3 |
 FIN | Henri Kontinen | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} AUS | John Peers | 40 | 4 |
- 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:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| 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 |
- 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
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| 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 |
- Rankings were as of February 8, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website
- ATP tournament profile