The 2016 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the China Open for the men (20th for the women). It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2016 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2016 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from October 3 to October 9, 2016.
| 2016 China Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 October – 9 October |
| Edition | 18th (ATP) / 20th (WTA) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) Premier Mandatory (women) |
| Prize money | ATP $2,916,550 WTA $6,289,521 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Venue | National Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Andy Murray | |
| Women's singles | |
 Agnieszka Radwańska | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Pablo Carreño Busta / Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Lucie Šafářová | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[1] | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[1] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's singles[2] | 1,000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Women's doubles[2] | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $663,575 | $311,650 | $154,750 | $77,375 | $39,205 | $20,635 | — | $3,440 | $1,890 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | $195,590 | $92,420 | $44,600 | $23,190 | $12,140 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $1,111,945 | $556,440 | $271,490 | $130,420 | $62,768 | $30,386 | $17,453 | $4,650 | $2,702 |
| Women's doubles | $376,191 | $188,770 | $84,040 | $38,789 | $18,104 | $8,407 | — | — | — |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBR
|
Andy Murray | 2 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Rafael Nadal | 4 | 2 |
 CAN
|
Milos Raonic | 6 | 3 |
 AUT
|
Dominic Thiem | 10 | 4 |
| ESP
|
David Ferrer | 12 | 5 |
 FRA
|
Lucas Pouille | 16 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Roberto Bautista Agut | 17 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 18 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 26, 2016
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Novak Djokovic →replaced by 
Pablo Carreño Busta
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga →replaced by 
Andrey Kuznetsov
John Isner →replaced by 
Guido Pella
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Bob Bryan | USA
|
Mike Bryan | 13 | 1 |
| POL
|
Łukasz Kubot |  BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 27 | 2 |
 IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | 32 | 3 |
 PHI
|
Treat Huey |  BLR
|
Max Mirnyi | 42 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 26, 2016
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player[3] | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 1 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 2 |
| POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 3 |
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 5 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 5 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 7 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 8 | 7 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 9 | 8 |
 RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 10 | 9 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 12 | 10 |
| GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 13 | 11 |
 SUI
|
Timea Bacsinszky | 14 | 12 |
 ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 15 | 13 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 16 | 14 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 17 | 15 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 18 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of September 26, 2016
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Lara Arruabarrena
- Louisa Chirico
- Nicole Gibbs
Julia Görges- Tatjana Maria
- Alison Riske
Kateřina Siniaková
Wang Yafan
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Kiki Bertens → replaced by Zhang Shuai
Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by 
Yaroslava Shvedova
Sara Errani → replaced by 
Danka Kovinić- Anna-Lena Friedsam → replaced by
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni - Karin Knapp → replaced by Shelby Rogers
- Sloane Stephens → replaced by
Anastasija Sevastova - Ana Ivanovic → replaced by Madison Brengle
- Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Christina McHale
- Serena Williams (shoulder injury) → replaced by
Caroline Wozniacki
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 7 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 12 | 2 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-Ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 16 | 3 |
| IND
|
Sania Mirza | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 19 | 4 |
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 22 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 23 | 6 |
| SUI
|
Martina Hingis | USA
|
CoCo Vandeweghe | 23 | 7 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos |  KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 23 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 26, 2016
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Finals
editMen's singles
edit
Andy Murray defeated 
Grigor Dimitrov, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Women's singles
edit
Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Johanna Konta, 6−4, 6−2
Men's doubles
edit- Pablo Carreño Busta / Rafael Nadal defeated Jack Sock /
Bernard Tomic, 6−7(6−8), 6−2, [10−8]
Women's doubles
edit- Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová defeated Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic, 6−4, 6−4
References
edit- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Wuhan Open Player List". Wuhan Open. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 8 September 2016.