2016 Miami Open
The 2016 Miami Open presented by Itaú (also known as 2016 Miami Masters) was a professional men and women's tennis tournament being played on outdoor hard courts.[1] It was the 32nd edition of the Miami Open, and was part of the Masters 1000 category on the 2016 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Mandatory category on the 2016 WTA Tour. All men and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States, from March 21 through April 3, 2016.
| 2016 Miami Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 21 – April 3 | 
| Edition | 32nd | 
| Category | Masters 1000 (ATP) Premier Mandatory (WTA) | 
| Draw | 96S/48Q/32D | 
| Prize money | $6,844,139 (ATP) $6,844,139 (WTA) | 
| Surface | Hard (Outdoor) | 
| Location | Key Biscayne, Florida, United States | 
| Venue | Tennis Center at Crandon Park | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Victoria Azarenka | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Pierre-Hugues Herbert /  Nicolas Mahut | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Lucie Šafářová | |
Points and prize money
    
    Point distribution
    
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 25* | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Women's singles | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35* | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
- Players with byes receive first round points.
Prize money
    
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | $1,028,300 | $501,815 | $251,500 | $128,215 | $67,590 | $36,170 | $19,530 | $11,970 | $3,565 | $1,825 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles[2][3] | ||||||||||
| Men's doubles | $336,920 | $164,420 | $82,410 | $42,000 | $22,140 | $11,860 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| Women's doubles[4] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
ATP singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 21, 2016.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Novak Djokovic | 16,540 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 16,540 | Champion, defeated  Kei Nishikori [6] | 
| 2 | 2 |  Andy Murray | 8,370 | 600 | 45 | 7,815 | Third round lost to  Grigor Dimitrov [26] | 
|   | 7,695 | 0 | 0 | 7,695 | Withdrew before second round [5] | ||
| 4 | 4 |  Stan Wawrinka | 6,405 | 45 | 10 | 6,370 | Second round lost to  Andrey Kuznetsov[5] | 
| 5 | 5 |  Rafael Nadal | 4,990 | 45 | 10 | 4,955 | Second round retired vs.  Damir Džumhur[5] | 
| 6 | 6 |  Kei Nishikori | 4,070 | 180 | 600 | 4,490 | Runner-up, lost to  Novak Djokovic [1] | 
| 7 | 7 |  Tomáš Berdych | 3,810 | 360 | 180 | 3,630 | Quarterfinals lost to  Novak Djokovic [1] | 
| 8 | 8 |  David Ferrer | 3,505 | 180 | 45 | 3,370 | Third round lost to  Lucas Pouille[6] | 
| 9 | 9 |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 3,130 | 45 | 45 | 3,130 | Third round lost to  Roberto Bautista Agut [17] | 
| 10 | 10 |  Richard Gasquet | 2,795 | (45)† | 90 | 2,840 | Fourth round lost to  Tomáš Berdych [7] | 
| 11 | 11 |  Marin Čilić | 2,725 | 0 | 45 | 2,770 | Third round lost to  Gilles Simon [18] [6] | 
| 12 | 12 | .svg.png.webp) Milos Raonic | 2,650 | 90 | 180 | 2,740 | Quarterfinals lost to .svg.png.webp) Nick Kyrgios [24] | 
| 13 | 13 |  John Isner | 2,585 | 360 | 10 | 2,235 | Second round lost to  Tim Smyczek [Q] | 
| 14 | 14 |  Dominic Thiem | 2,510 | 180 | 90 | 2,420 | Fourth round lost to  Novak Djokovic [1] | 
| 15 | 15 | .svg.png.webp) David Goffin | 2,290 | 90 | 360 | 2,560 | Semifinals lost to  Novak Djokovic [1] | 
| 16 | 16 |  Gaël Monfils | 2,130 | 90 | 180 | 2,220 | Quarterfinals lost to  Kei Nishikori [6] | 
| 17 | 18 |  Roberto Bautista Agut | 1,935 | 10 | 90 | 2,015 | Fourth round lost to  Kei Nishikori [6] | 
| 18 | 19 |  Gilles Simon | 1,810 | 90 | 180 | 1,900 | Quarterfinals lost to .svg.png.webp) David Goffin [15] | 
| 19 | 21 |  Viktor Troicki | 1,580 | 45 | 45 | 1,580 | Third round lost to .svg.png.webp) David Goffin [15] [6] | 
| 20 | 22 |  Benoît Paire | 1,571 | (20)‡ | 45 | 1,596 | Third round lost to  Richard Gasquet [10] | 
| 21 | 23 |  Feliciano López | 1,540 | 10 | 10 | 1,540 | Second round lost to  Yoshihito Nishioka [Q] | 
| 22 | 24 |  Jack Sock | 1,525 | 45 | 45 | 1,525 | Third round lost to .svg.png.webp) Milos Raonic [12] | 
| 23 | 25 |  Pablo Cuevas | 1,475 | 10 | 45 | 1,510 | Third round lost to  Gaël Monfils [16] | 
| 24 | 26 | .svg.png.webp) Nick Kyrgios | 1,405 | 0 | 360 | 1,765 | Semifinals lost to  Kei Nishikori [6] | 
|   | 1,405 | 25 | 0 | 1,380 | Withdrew before start of tournament | ||
| 26 | 28 |  Grigor Dimitrov | 1,385 | 45 | 90 | 1,430 | Fourth round lost to  Gaël Monfils [16] | 
| 27 | 29 |  Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,330 | 90 | 45 | 1,285 | Third round lost to  Kei Nishikori [6] | 
| 28 | 31 |  Jérémy Chardy | 1,255 | 45 | 10 | 1,220 | Second round lost to  Fernando Verdasco | 
| 29 | 34 |  Sam Querrey | 1,210 | 25 | 10 | 1,195 | Second round lost to  Adrian Mannarino | 
| 30 | 35 |  Thomaz Bellucci | 1,200 | 45 | 10 | 1,165 | Second round retired vs.  Mikhail Kukushkin | 
| 31 | 36 |  Steve Johnson | 1,190 | 10 | 45 | 1,225 | Third round lost to  Tomáš Berdych [7] | 
| 32 | 37 |  Guillermo García López | 1,150 | 45 | 10 | 1,115 | Second round lost to  Lucas Pouille | 
| 33 | 38 |  João Sousa | 1,146 | 10 | 45 | 1,181 | Third round lost to  Novak Djokovic [1] | 
† The player used an exemption to skip the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 Benjamin Becker Benjamin Becker
 Bjorn Fratangelo Bjorn Fratangelo
 Taylor Fritz Taylor Fritz
 Alejandro González Alejandro González
 Marcel Granollers Marcel Granollers
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert Pierre-Hugues Herbert
 Tatsuma Ito Tatsuma Ito
 Mikhail Kukushkin Mikhail Kukushkin
 Yoshihito Nishioka Yoshihito Nishioka
 Dennis Novikov Dennis Novikov
 Tommy Paul Tommy Paul
 Tim Smyczek Tim Smyczek
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Nicolás Almagro → replaced by Nicolás Almagro → replaced by Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny
 Kevin Anderson → replaced by Kevin Anderson → replaced by Lucas Pouille Lucas Pouille
 Pablo Andújar → replaced by Pablo Andújar → replaced by Evgeny Donskoy Evgeny Donskoy
 Roger Federer (gastroenteritis) → replaced by Roger Federer (gastroenteritis) → replaced by Horacio Zeballos Horacio Zeballos
 Fabio Fognini → replaced by Fabio Fognini → replaced by Illya Marchenko Illya Marchenko
 Robin Haase (knee injury) → replaced by Robin Haase (knee injury) → replaced by Jared Donaldson Jared Donaldson
 Andreas Haider-Maurer → replaced by Andreas Haider-Maurer → replaced by Dušan Lajović Dušan Lajović
 Ivo Karlović → replaced by Ivo Karlović → replaced by Ernests Gulbis Ernests Gulbis
 Martin Kližan (foot injury) → replaced by Martin Kližan (foot injury) → replaced by Rogério Dutra Silva Rogério Dutra Silva
 Philipp Kohlschreiber →replaced by Philipp Kohlschreiber →replaced by Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram
 Paolo Lorenzi → replaced by Paolo Lorenzi → replaced by Damir Džumhur Damir Džumhur
 Daniel Muñoz de la Nava → replaced by Daniel Muñoz de la Nava → replaced by Diego Schwartzman Diego Schwartzman
 Tommy Robredo → replaced by Tommy Robredo → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Sam Groth Sam Groth
 Janko Tipsarević → replaced by Janko Tipsarević → replaced by Kyle Edmund Kyle Edmund
.svg.png.webp) Bernard Tomic → replaced by Bernard Tomic → replaced by Ivan Dodig Ivan Dodig
- During the tournament
 Rajeev Ram (illness) Rajeev Ram (illness)
Retirements
    
 Aljaž Bedene (right wrist injury) Aljaž Bedene (right wrist injury)
 Thomaz Bellucci (dehydration) Thomaz Bellucci (dehydration)
 Ivan Dodig (back injury) Ivan Dodig (back injury)
 Rafael Nadal (illness) Rafael Nadal (illness)
 Sergiy Stakhovsky (back injury) Sergiy Stakhovsky (back injury)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  NED | Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU | Horia Tecău | 7 | 1 | 
|  CRO | Ivan Dodig |  BRA | Marcelo Melo | 10 | 2 | 
|  GBR | Jamie Murray |  BRA | Bruno Soares | 10 | 3 | 
|  USA | Bob Bryan |  USA | Mike Bryan | 11 | 4 | 
|  FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert |  FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 19 | 5 | 
|  IND | Rohan Bopanna |  ROU | Florin Mergea | 24 | 6 | 
|  FRA | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |  SRB | Nenad Zimonjić | 31 | 7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) CAN | Vasek Pospisil |  USA | Jack Sock | 37 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings as of March 21, 2016.
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Juan Martín del Potro (illness) Juan Martín del Potro (illness)
.svg.png.webp) David Goffin (migraine) David Goffin (migraine)
- During the tournament
 Roberto Bautista Agut (dehydration) Roberto Bautista Agut (dehydration)
 Rafael Nadal (illness) Rafael Nadal (illness)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of March 7, 2016. Rankings and points before are as of March 21, 2016.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Serena Williams | 9,505 | 1,000 | 120 | 8,625 | Fourth round lost to  Svetlana Kuznetsova [15] | 
| 2 | 3 |  Angelique Kerber | 5,700 | 65 | 390 | 6,025 | Semifinals lost to  Victoria Azarenka [13] | 
| 3 | 2 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | 5,775 | 120 | 120 | 5,775 | Fourth round lost to  Timea Bacsinszky [19] | 
| 4 | 4 |  Garbiñe Muguruza | 4,776 | 65 | 120 | 4,831 | Fourth round lost to  Victoria Azarenka [13] | 
| 5 | 5 |  Simona Halep | 3,960 | 390 | 215 | 3,785 | Quarterfinals lost to  Timea Bacsinszky [19] | 
| 6 | 6 |  Carla Suárez Navarro | 3,800 | 650 | 10 | 3,160 | Second round lost to  CoCo Vandeweghe | 
| 7 | 10 |  Belinda Bencic | 3,450 | 120 | 10 | 3,340 | Second round retired vs.  Kristýna Plíšková [Q] | 
| 8 | 7 |  Petra Kvitová | 3,698 | 0 | 65 | 3,763 | Third round lost to  Ekaterina Makarova [30] | 
| 9 | 9 |  Roberta Vinci | 3,540 | 10 | 65 | 3,595 | Third round lost  Madison Keys [22] | 
| 10 | 13 |  Venus Williams | 3,092 | 215 | 10 | 2,887 | Second round lost to  Elena Vesnina [Q] | 
| 11 | 15 |  Lucie Šafářová | 2,768 | 10 | 10 | 2,768 | Second round lost to .svg.png.webp) Yanina Wickmayer | 
| 12 | 16 |  Elina Svitolina | 2,695 | 65 | 120 | 2,750 | Fourth round lost to  Ekaterina Makarova [30] | 
| 13 | 8 |  Victoria Azarenka | 3,595 | 65 | 1,000 | 4,530 | Champion, defeated  Svetlana Kuznetsova [15] | 
| 14 | 18 |  Sara Errani | 2,530 | 120 | 10 | 2,420 | Second round lost to  Naomi Osaka [WC] | 
| 15 | 19 |  Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2,480 | 120 | 650 | 3,010 | Runner-up, lost to  Victoria Azarenka [13] | 
| 16 | 17 |  Ana Ivanovic | 2,531 | 65 | 65 | 2,531 | Third round lost to  Timea Bacsinszky [19] | 
| 17 | 14 |  Karolína Plíšková | 2,795 | 215 | 10 | 2,590 | Second round lost to  Tímea Babos | 
| 18 | 26 |  Jelena Janković | 1,975 | 10 | 10 | 1,975 | Second round retired vs.  Magda Linette [Q] | 
| 19 | 20 |  Timea Bacsinszky | 2,345 | 0 | 390 | 2,735 | Semifinals lost to  Svetlana Kuznetsova [15] | 
| 20 | 22 |  Sloane Stephens | 2,105 | 215 | 10 | 1,900 | Second round lost to  Heather Watson [WC] | 
| 21 | 21 |  Andrea Petkovic | 2,110 | 390 | 10 | 1,730 | Second round lost to  Caroline Garcia | 
| 22 | 24 |  Madison Keys | 2,005 | 10 | 215 | 2,210 | Quarterfinals lost to  Angelique Kerber [2] | 
| 23 | 25 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 1,991 | 120 | 65 | 1,936 | Third round lost to  Elina Svitolina [12] | 
| 24 | 23 |  Johanna Konta | 2,028 | (18)† | 215 | 2,225 | Quarterfinals lost to  Victoria Azarenka [13] | 
| 25 | 28 |  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,865 | 35 | 10 | 1,840 | Second round lost to  Kiki Bertens [Q] | 
| 26 | 27 | .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur | 1,900 | 65 | 10 | 1,845 | Second round lost to  Julia Görges | 
| 27 | 29 |  Kristina Mladenovic | 1,780 | 65 | 10 | 1,725 | Second round lost to  Nicole Gibbs [WC] | 
| 28 | 30 |  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 1,690 | 35 | 10 | 1,665 | Second round lost to  Madison Brengle | 
| 29 | 37 |  Sabine Lisicki | 1,302 | 215 | 10 | 1,097 | Second round lost to  Irina-Camelia Begu | 
| 30 | 31 |  Ekaterina Makarova | 1,571 | 120 | 215 | 1,666 | Quarterfinals lost to  Svetlana Kuznetsova [15] | 
| 31 | 34 | .svg.png.webp) Daria Gavrilova | 1,379 | 120 | 10 | 1,269 | Second round lost to  Zarina Diyas | 
| 32 | 33 |  Monica Niculescu | 1,410 | 35 | 120 | 1,495 | Fourth round lost to  Johanna Konta [24] | 
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 Paula Badosa Gibert Paula Badosa Gibert
 Catherine Bellis Catherine Bellis
 Nicole Gibbs Nicole Gibbs
 Beatriz Haddad Maia Beatriz Haddad Maia
 Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka
 Laura Robson Laura Robson
 Heather Watson Heather Watson
 Sofya Zhuk Sofya Zhuk
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Mona Barthel →replaced by Mona Barthel →replaced by Carina Witthöft Carina Witthöft
 Varvara Lepchenko →replaced by Varvara Lepchenko →replaced by Irina Falconi Irina Falconi
 Maria Sharapova (provisional suspension) →replaced by Maria Sharapova (provisional suspension) →replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Retirements
    
 Belinda Bencic (low back injury) Belinda Bencic (low back injury)
 Kiki Bertens Kiki Bertens
 Jelena Janković (right shoulder injury) Jelena Janković (right shoulder injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  SUI | Martina Hingis |  IND | Sania Mirza | 2 | 1 | 
|  TPE | Chan Hao-ching |  TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 11 | 2 | 
|  USA | Bethanie Mattek-Sands |  CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 16 | 3 | 
|  HUN | Tímea Babos |  KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 17 | 4 | 
|  CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková |  CZE | Lucie Hradecká | 22 | 5 | 
|  FRA | Caroline Garcia |  FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 26 | 6 | 
|  SLO | Andreja Klepač |  SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 46 | 7 | 
|  CHN | Xu Yifan |  CHN | Zheng Saisai | 47 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings as of March 7, 2016.
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 Simona Halep / Simona Halep / Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová
 Madison Keys / Madison Keys / Sloane Stephens Sloane Stephens
 Svetlana Kuznetsova / Svetlana Kuznetsova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
 Monica Puig / Monica Puig / Heather Watson Heather Watson
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Champions
    
    Men's singles
    
 Novak Djokovic def. Novak Djokovic def. Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 6–3 Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles
    
 Victoria Azarenka def. Victoria Azarenka def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2 Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2
Men's doubles
    
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut def. Nicolas Mahut def. Raven Klaasen / Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram, 5–7, 6–1, [10–7] Rajeev Ram, 5–7, 6–1, [10–7]
Women's doubles
    
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová def. Lucie Šafářová def. Tímea Babos / Tímea Babos / Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–3, 6–4 Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–3, 6–4
References
    
- Emon Reiser (August 19, 2014). "Sony Open tennis tournament gets new sponsor, changes name". South Florida Business Journal.
- http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/837/MDS.pdf%5B%5D
- http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/837/QS.pdf%5B%5D
- http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/837/MDD.pdf%5B%5D
- "Rafael Nadal retires from his opening match at the Miami Open". Miami Herald. 26 March 2016.
- "Novak Djokovic strolls to Miami Open last 16 while David Ferrer beaten". The Guardian. 28 March 2016.



