2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries
The 2016 French Open described below in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.
Day 1 (22 May)
    
Some matches scheduled for Sunday were postponed due to rain, but half of the planned matches were completed before the rain started.
| Matches on main courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Women's Singles 1st Round |  Petra Kvitová [10] |  Danka Kovinić | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | 
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Men's Singles 1st Round |  Benoît Paire [19] |  Radu Albot [Q] | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 | 
| Women's Singles 1st Round |  Lucie Šafářová [11] |  Vitalia Diatchenko [PR] | 6–0, 6–2 | 
| Matches on Court 1 | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Men's Singles 1st Round | .svg.png.webp) Nick Kyrgios [17] |  Marco Cecchinato | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | 
Day 2 (23 May)
    
Play was supposed to start at 11:00 am CEST, but rain continued, and matches did not begin until 1:30 pm CEST.
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Marin Čilić [10], Marin Čilić [10], Steve Johnson [33] Steve Johnson [33]
- Women's Singles:  Roberta Vinci [7], Roberta Vinci [7], Sara Errani [16], Sara Errani [16], Karolína Plíšková [17], Karolína Plíšková [17], Jeļena Ostapenko [32] Jeļena Ostapenko [32]
 
- Men's Singles: 
| Matches on main courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Men's Singles 1st Round |  Stan Wawrinka [3] |  Lukáš Rosol | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Men's Singles 1st Round |  Kei Nishikori [5] |  Simone Bolelli | 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 | 
| Women's Singles 1st Round |  Agnieszka Radwańska [2] |  Bojana Jovanovski | 6–2, 6–0 | 
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Women's Singles 1st Round |  Garbiñe Muguruza [4] |  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | 
| Men's Singles 1st Round |  Gilles Simon [16] |  Rogério Dutra Silva | 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–2 | 
| Men's Singles 1st Round |  Richard Gasquet [9] |  Thomaz Bellucci | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Matches on Court 1 | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Men's Singles 1st Round |  Jérémy Chardy [30] |  Leonardo Mayer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | 
| Women's Singles 1st Round |  Svetlana Kuznetsova [13] |  Yaroslava Shvedova | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | 
| Women's Singles 1st Round |  Caroline Garcia |  Lesia Tsurenko | 7–5, 6–3 | 
Day 3 (24 May)
    
Angelique Kerber became just the fifth woman to win the Australian Open, then lose in the opening round at Roland Garros in the same year.
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Kevin Anderson [18], Kevin Anderson [18], Philipp Kohlschreiber [24], Philipp Kohlschreiber [24], Federico Delbonis [31], Federico Delbonis [31], Fabio Fognini [32] Fabio Fognini [32]
- Women's Singles:  Angelique Kerber [3], Angelique Kerber [3], Victoria Azarenka [5], Victoria Azarenka [5], Johanna Konta [20], Johanna Konta [20], Jelena Janković [23], Jelena Janković [23], Monica Niculescu [31] Monica Niculescu [31]
 
- Men's Singles: 
Day 4 (25 May)
    
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Benoît Paire [19], Benoît Paire [19], Lucas Pouille [29] Lucas Pouille [29]
- Women's Singles:  Ekaterina Makarova [27] Ekaterina Makarova [27]
- Men's Doubles:  Juan Sebastián Cabal / Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah [13] Robert Farah [13]
- Women's Doubles:  Anabel Medina Garrigues / Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja [13] Arantxa Parra Santonja [13]
 
- Men's Singles: 
Day 5 (26 May)
    
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: .svg.png.webp) Bernard Tomic [20], Bernard Tomic [20], João Sousa [26] João Sousa [26]
- Women's Singles:  Andrea Petkovic [28] Andrea Petkovic [28]
- Men's Doubles:  Raven Klaasen / Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram [8] Rajeev Ram [8]
- Women's Doubles:  Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová [2], Lucie Šafářová [2], Lara Arruabarrena / Lara Arruabarrena / Sara Errani [12], Sara Errani [12], Vania King / Vania King / Alla Kudryavtseva [15], Alla Kudryavtseva [15], Chuang Chia-jung / Chuang Chia-jung / Hsieh Su-wei [16] Hsieh Su-wei [16]
 
- Men's Singles: 
Day 6 (27 May)
    
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Rafael Nadal [4] (withdrew due to wrist injury), Rafael Nadal [4] (withdrew due to wrist injury), Gilles Simon [16], Gilles Simon [16],.svg.png.webp) Nick Kyrgios [17], Nick Kyrgios [17], Jack Sock [23], Jack Sock [23], Ivo Karlović [27], Ivo Karlović [27], Jérémy Chardy [30] Jérémy Chardy [30]
- Women's Singles:  Petra Kvitová [10], Petra Kvitová [10], Lucie Šafářová [11], Lucie Šafářová [11], Sloane Stephens [19], Sloane Stephens [19], Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [24], Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [24], Barbora Strýcová [30] Barbora Strýcová [30]
- Men's Doubles:  Jean-Julien Rojer / Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău [2], Horia Tecău [2], Henri Kontinen / Henri Kontinen /.svg.png.webp) John Peers [11] John Peers [11]
- Women's Doubles:  Raquel Atawo / Raquel Atawo / Abigail Spears [8] Abigail Spears [8]
 
- Men's Singles: 
Day 7 (28 May)
    
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6], Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6], Feliciano López [21], Feliciano López [21], Pablo Cuevas [25] Pablo Cuevas [25]
- Women's Singles:  Ana Ivanovic [14], Ana Ivanovic [14], Dominika Cibulková [22], Dominika Cibulková [22], Kristina Mladenovic [26], Kristina Mladenovic [26], Daria Kasatkina [29] Daria Kasatkina [29]
- Men's Doubles: .svg.png.webp) Vasek Pospisil / Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock [7] Jack Sock [7]
- Mixed Doubles:  Yaroslava Shvedova / Yaroslava Shvedova / Florin Mergea [4] Florin Mergea [4]
 
- Men's Singles: 
Day 8 (29 May)
    
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Kei Nishikori [5], Kei Nishikori [5],.svg.png.webp) Milos Raonic [8], Milos Raonic [8], John Isner [15], John Isner [15], Viktor Troicki [22] Viktor Troicki [22]
- Women's Singles:  Svetlana Kuznetsova [13], Svetlana Kuznetsova [13], Irina-Camelia Begu [25] Irina-Camelia Begu [25]
- Men's Doubles:  Jamie Murray / Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares [4], Bruno Soares [4], Treat Huey / Treat Huey / Max Mirnyi [10], Max Mirnyi [10], Radek Štěpánek / Radek Štěpánek / Nenad Zimonjić [12], Nenad Zimonjić [12],.svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor / Daniel Nestor / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [14] Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [14]
- Women's Doubles:  Martina Hingis / Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza [1], Sania Mirza [1], Timea Babos / Timea Babos / Yaroslava Shvedova [4], Yaroslava Shvedova [4], Julia Görges / Julia Görges / Karolína Plíšková [10], Karolína Plíšková [10], Andreja Klepač / Andreja Klepač / Katarina Srebotnik [11] Katarina Srebotnik [11]
 
- Men's Singles: 
Day 9 (30 May)
    
All of the scheduled matches for the day were disrupted by continuous unfriendly weather and play was cancelled (for the first time in sixteen years).[1]
Day 10 (31 May)
    
Only two uncompleted matches were finished due to the rain. After losing 10 games in a row with a 6–2, 3–0 lead, and eventually losing the match, to 102nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova, world number two Agnieszka Radwańska described herself "surprised and angry" having to play in the rain.[2]
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Women's Singles:  Agnieszka Radwańska [2], Agnieszka Radwańska [2], Simona Halep [6] Simona Halep [6]
 
- Women's Singles: 
| Matches on main courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Women's Singles 4th Round |  Tsvetana Pironkova |  Agnieszka Radwańska [2] | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | 
| Matches on Court 1 | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Women's Singles 4th Round | .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur [21] |  Simona Halep [6] | 7–6(7–0), 6–3 | 
Day 11 (1 June)
    
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Richard Gasquet [9], Richard Gasquet [9], David Ferrer [11], David Ferrer [11], Roberto Bautista Agut [14] Roberto Bautista Agut [14]
- Women's Singles:  Venus Williams [9], Venus Williams [9], Carla Suárez Navarro [12], Carla Suárez Navarro [12], Madison Keys [15], Madison Keys [15], Elina Svitolina [18] Elina Svitolina [18]
- Men's Doubles:  Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut [1], Nicolas Mahut [1], Rohan Bopanna / Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea [6], Florin Mergea [6], Marcin Matkowski / Marcin Matkowski / Leander Paes [16] Leander Paes [16]
- Women's Doubles:  Chan Hao-ching / Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan [3], Chan Yung-jan [3], Andrea Hlaváčková / Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká [6], Lucie Hradecká [6], Xu Yifan / Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai [9] Zheng Saisai [9]
- Mixed Doubles:  Chan Hao-ching / Chan Hao-ching / Jamie Murray [1], Jamie Murray [1], Coco Vandeweghe / Coco Vandeweghe / Bob Bryan [8] Bob Bryan [8]
 
- Men's Singles: 
Day 12 (2 June)
    
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Tomáš Berdych [7], Tomáš Berdych [7],.svg.png.webp) David Goffin [12] David Goffin [12]
- Women's Singles:  Timea Bacsinszky [8] Timea Bacsinszky [8]
- Mixed Doubles:  Kristina Mladenovic / Kristina Mladenovic / Pierre-Hugues Herbert [3], Pierre-Hugues Herbert [3], Elena Vesnina / Elena Vesnina / Bruno Soares [5], Bruno Soares [5], Andrea Hlaváčková / Andrea Hlaváčková / Édouard Roger-Vasselin [6], Édouard Roger-Vasselin [6], Chan Yung-jan / Chan Yung-jan / Max Mirnyi [7] Max Mirnyi [7]
 
- Men's Singles: 
Day 13 (3 June)
    
Defending champion Stan Wawrinka lost to Andy Murray in the semi-final, thus ended his 12-match winning streak in Roland Garros. Murray became the 10th male player to reach all four major finals in open era. Martina Hingis and Leander Paes won the mixed doubles title, and became just the third team to achieve a career grand slam in mixed doubles. Furthermore, Paes won a record 10th mixed doubles title in the open era, and now has only one less than the all-time record. Hingis became the fourth woman in the open era and seventh all-time to achieve a career grand slam in mixed doubles.
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Stan Wawrinka [3], Stan Wawrinka [3], Dominic Thiem [13] Dominic Thiem [13]
- Women's Singles: .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur [21] Samantha Stosur [21]
- Men's Doubles:  Ivan Dodig / Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo [3], Marcelo Melo [3], Łukasz Kubot / Łukasz Kubot / Alexander Peya [9] Alexander Peya [9]
- Mixed Doubles:  Sania Mirza / Sania Mirza / Ivan Dodig [2] Ivan Dodig [2]
 
- Men's Singles: 
Day 14 (4 June)
    
Garbiñe Muguruza defeated defending champion Serena Williams in straight sets in the final and won her first major. Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to win a major title since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1998. The all Spanish team Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez defeated Bryan brothers in men's doubles finals, both won their first Grand Slam title.
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
- Women's Singles:  Serena Williams [1] Serena Williams [1]
- Men's Doubles:  Bob Bryan / Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan [5] Mike Bryan [5]
 
- Women's Singles: 
| Matches on main courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Women's Singles Final |  Garbiñe Muguruza [4] |  Serena Williams [1] | 7–5, 6–4 | 
| Men's Doubles Final |  Feliciano López [15]  Marc López [15] |  Bob Bryan [5]  Mike Bryan [5] | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 | 
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Women's Legends Doubles Final |  Lindsay Davenport  Martina Navratilova |  Conchita Martinez  Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 6–2 | 
| Legends Over 45 Doubles |  Yannick Noah  Cedric Pioline |  Mansour Bahrami  Richard Krajicek | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8] | 
| Legends Under 45 Doubles |  Thomas Enqvist  Magnus Norman |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov  Andrei Medvedev | 4–6, 6–3, [13–11] | 
Day 15 (5 June)
    
Novak Djokovic defeated first time French Open finalist Andy Murray in four sets and he completed the career Grand Slam, making him the first male player to have all four Grand Slam titles at once in a non-calendar Grand Slam year since Rod Laver in 1969.
- Schedule of play
- Seeds out:
| Matches on main courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Women's Doubles Final |  Caroline Garcia [5]  Kristina Mladenovic [5] |  Ekaterina Makarova [7]  Elena Vesnina [7] | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | 
| Men's Singles Final |  Novak Djokovic [1] |  Andy Murray [2] | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | 
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Legends Over 45 Doubles Final |  Sergi Bruguera  Goran Ivanišević |  Yannick Noah  Cédric Pioline | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) | 
| Legends Under 45 Doubles Final |  Juan Carlos Ferrero  Carlos Moyá |  Sébastien Grosjean  Fabrice Santoro | 6–4, 6–4 | 
References
    
- Mitchell, Kevin. "French Open washout toughens Novak Djokovic's path towards title". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- Angry Radwanska, Halep irked by soggy French Open exits



