2016 Western & Southern Open
The 2016 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 15–21, 2016. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2016 US Open Series. The 2016 tournament was the 115th men's edition and the 88th women's edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason (a northern suburb of Cincinnati), Ohio, United States.
| 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 | |
Roger Federer and 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 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles[2] | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women's doubles[2] | 5 | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | $147,700 | $74,600 | $36,670 | $18,590 | $9,415 | $4,650 | — | — | — |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GBR |
Andy Murray | 2 | 1 |
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Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 2 |
 ESP |
Rafael Nadal | 5 | 3 |
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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 |
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David Goffin | 13 | 11 |
| CRO |
Marin Čilić | 14 | 12 |
| FRA |
Richard Gasquet | 15 | 13 |
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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 into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Malek Jaziri- John Millman
- Yūichi Sugita
- Jiří Veselý
Mikhail Youzhny
Mischa Zverev
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Novak Djokovic (wrist injury) →replaced by 
Andreas Seppi- Roger Federer (rehabilitation from knee injury) →replaced by Vasek Pospisil
- Philipp Kohlschreiber →replaced by Pablo Carreño Busta
- Andrey Kuznetsov →replaced by Nicolás Almagro
Gilles Müller →replaced by Nicolas Mahut
Jack Sock →replaced by Borna Ćorić- Janko Tipsarević (fatigue) →replaced by Adrian Mannarino
- During the tournament
- Gaël Monfils (back injury)
Retirements
- Borna Ćorić
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:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Sam Querrey (back injury)
- Stan Wawrinka (illness)
- During the tournament
- Milos Raonic (illness)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
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| 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 |
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| 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 into the main singles draw:
- Louisa Chirico
- Christina McHale
-
Serena Williams(Withdrew due to shoulder injury)
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Tímea Babos- Annika Beck
- Kateryna Bondarenko
- Eugenie Bouchard
- Alizé Cornet
- Varvara Flink
- Daria Gavrilova
- Kurumi Nara
- Alison Riske
- Donna Vekić
Zhang Shuai- Zheng Saisai
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Jelena Janković → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
- Petra Kvitová (right leg injury) → replaced by Viktorija Golubic
- Ekaterina Makarova (change of schedule) → replaced by
Johanna Larsson 
Monica Puig (lower back) → replaced by 
Tsvetana Pironkova- Sloane Stephens → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
- Serena Williams → replaced by Misaki Doi
Retirements
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:
Finals
Men's singles
- Marin Čilić defeated Andy Murray, 6–4, 7–5
Women's singles
- Karolína Plíšková defeated Angelique Kerber, 6–3, 6–1
Men's doubles
- Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo defeated Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Women's doubles
- Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová defeated Martina Hingis / CoCo Vandeweghe, 7–5, 6–4
References
- "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- "ATP W&S Open Points & Prize Money". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.