See also: The Championships, Wimbledon.
The 2016 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw commenced on 27 June 2016 and concluded on 10 July 2016.
2016 was the 130th edition of Wimbledon, the 49th in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.
For the first time in the Championships' history, singles events were held in the wheelchair competitions.[1] Thus, all four majors now hold wheelchair singles events, making a complete Grand Slam in the discipline possible.
Novak Djokovic was the two-time defending champion in the gentlemen's singles, but lost in the third round to Sam Querrey, ending a 30-match winning streak at the majors and Djokovic's hopes of becoming the first man to achieve the Golden Slam. The gentlemen's singles title was won by Andy Murray. Serena Williams successfully defended her ladies' singles title and equaled Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles.
The gentlemen's doubles event consisted of 'best of three sets' matches for rounds 1 and 2 in order to help with 'catch-up' scheduling due to a rain-stricken first week. It was also the first time since 2004 that play took place on Middle Sunday, also known as the People's Sunday, due to the fact that no tickets are sold in advance or through the ballot and all seats are made available on general sale the day before.
The 2016 Wimbledon Championships was the 130th edition of the tournament and was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was included in the 2016 ATP World Tour and the 2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys (under 18 – singles and doubles) and girls (under 18 – singles and doubles), which is also a part of the Grade A category of tournaments for under 18, doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO Tour under the Grand Slam category and, for the first time in the tournament history this year, men's and women's singles events for wheelchair tennis players. The tournament was played only on grass courts; main draw matches were played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon; qualifying matches were played at the Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton.
Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.
Event | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | ||||||||
Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||||||||
1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | ||
10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Event | |||||
Singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 | |
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Doubles | 800 | 500 | 100 | — |
Event | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | |||||||
Boys' singles | 375 | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 0 |
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Girls' singles | |||||||||
270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 45 | — | — | — | — | |
Girls' doubles |
The total prize money for this year tournament is of £28.10m, an increase of 5% from last year tournament. The players who will win the men's singles and women's singles will earn £2.00m, an increase of £120,000 from the previous year. The prize money for men's doubles, women's doubles and wheelchair players were also increased for this year competition.
Event | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | ||||||||
Singles | £2,000,000 | £1,000,000 | £500,000 | £250,000 | £132,000 | £80,000 | £50,000 | £30,000 | £15,000 | £7,500 | £3,750 | |
Doubles* | £350,000 | £175,000 | £88,000 | £44,000 | £23,250 | £14,250 | £9,250 | — | — | — | — | |
Mixed doubles* | £100,000 | £50,000 | £25,000 | £12,000 | £6,000 | £3,000 | £1,500 | — | — | — | — | |
Wheelchair singles | £25,000 | £12,500 | £8,000 | £5,375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wheelchair doubles* | £12,000 | £6,000 | £3,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Invitation doubles* | £22,000 | £19,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Day-by-day summaries.
The seeds for the 2016 Wimbledon Championships were announced on Wednesday, 22 June 2016.
The seeds for gentlemen's singles are adjusted on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula, which applies to the top 32 players according to the ATP rankings on 20 June 2016:
Rank and points before are as of 27 June 2016.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | 16,950 | 2,000 | 90 | 15,040 | Third round lost to ![]() |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 8,915 | 720 | 2,000 | 10,195 | Champion, defeated ![]() |
3 | 3 | Roger Federer | 6,425 | 1,200 | 720 | 5,945 | Semifinals lost to ![]() |
4 | 5 | Stan Wawrinka | 5,035 | 360 | 45 | 4,720 | Second round lost to ![]() |
5 | 6 | ![]() | 4,155 | 45 | 180 | 4,290 | Fourth round retired against Marin Čilić [9] |
6 | 7 | ![]() | 3,175 | 90 | 1,200 | 4,285 | Runner-up, lost to ![]() |
7 | 10 | ![]() | 2,905 | 720 | 180 | 2,365 | Fourth round retired against ![]() |
8 | 8 | ![]() | 3,175 | 45 | 45 | 3,175 | Second round lost to ![]() |
9 | 13 | Marin Čilić | 2,695 | 360 | 360 | 2,695 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [3] |
10 | 9 | ![]() | 2,950 | 180 | 720 | 3,490 | Semifinals lost to ![]() |
11 | 11 | ![]() | 2,780 | 180 | 180 | 2,780 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
12 | 12 | ![]() | 2,725 | 90 | 360 | 2,995 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
13 | 14 | ![]() | 2,605 | 0 | 45 | 2,650 | Second round lost to ![]() |
14 | 15 | ![]() | 2,150 | 180 | 90 | 2,060 | Third round lost to ![]() |
15 | 18 | ![]() | 1,855 | 180 | 180 | 1,855 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
16 | 20 | ![]() | 1,720 | 360 | 45 | 1,405 | Second round lost to Grigor Dimitrov |
17 | 16 | ![]() | 2,110 | 90 | 10 | 2,030 | First round lost to ![]() |
18 | 17 | ![]() | 2,055 | 90 | 90 | 2,055 | Third round lost ![]() |
19 | 19 | ![]() | 1,760 | 90 | 180 | 1,850 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
20 | 25 | Kevin Anderson | 1,505 | 180 | 10 | 1,335 | First round lost to ![]() |
21 | 22 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,600 | 10 | 10 | 1,600 | First round lost to ![]() |
22 | 21 | ![]() | 1,630 | 45 | 90 | 1,675 | Third round lost to ![]() |
23 | 32 | Ivo Karlović | 1,270 | 180 | 45 | 1,135 | Second round lost to ![]() |
24 | 28 | Alexander Zverev | 1,385 | 45 | 90 | 1,430 | Third round lost to ![]() |
25 | 27 | ![]() | 1,405 | 180 | 45 | 1,270 | Second round lost to ![]() |
26 | 23 | ![]() | 1,596 | 45 | 45 | 1,596 | Second round lost to ![]() |
27 | 26 | ![]() | 1,415 | 10 | 90 | 1,495 | Third round lost to ![]() |
28 | 41 | ![]() | 1,075 | 45 | 360 | 1,390 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
29 | 24 | Pablo Cuevas | 1,555 | 10 | 10 | 1,555 | First round lost to ![]() |
30 | 33 | ![]() | 1,215 | 45 | 45 | 1,215 | Second round lost to ![]() |
31 | 31 | João Sousa | 1,275 | 10 | 90 | 1,355 | Third round lost to ![]() |
32 | 30 | ![]() | 1,311 | 10 | 360 | 1,661 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
The seeds for ladies' singles are based on the WTA rankings as of 20 June 2016. Rank and points before are as of 27 June 2016.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | 8,330 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 8,330 | Champion, defeated Angelique Kerber [4] |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 6,712 | 1,300 | 70 | 5,482 | Second round lost to ![]() |
3 | 3 | ![]() | 5,875 | 780 | 240 | 5,355 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
4 | 4 | Angelique Kerber | 5,330 | 130 | 1,300 | 6,500 | Runner-up, lost to ![]() |
5 | 5 | ![]() | 4,372 | 10 | 430 | 4,792 | Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber [4] |
6 | 7 | ![]() | 3,405 | 10 | 130 | 3,525 | Third round lost to ![]() |
7 | 13 | Belinda Bencic | 2,775 | 240 | 70 | 2,605 | Second round retired against ![]() |
8 | 8 | ![]() | 3,116 | 240 | 780 | 3,656 | Semifinals lost to Angelique Kerber [4] |
9 | 9 | ![]() | 3,061 | 430 | 240 | 2,871 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
10 | 10 | ![]() | 2,876 | 130 | 70 | 2,816 | Second round lost to ![]() |
11 | 11 | Timea Bacsinszky | 2,800 | 430 | 130 | 2,500 | Third round lost to ![]() |
12 | 12 | ![]() | 2,780 | 10 | 240 | 3,010 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
13 | 14 | ![]() | 2,730 | 70 | 240 | 2,900 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
14 | 16 | ![]() | 2,700 | 130 | 70 | 2,640 | Second round lost to Sabine Lisicki |
15 | 17 | ![]() | 2,540 | 70 | 70 | 2,540 | Second round lost to ![]() |
16 | 19 | ![]() | 2,330 | 10 | 70 | 2,390 | Second round lost to ![]() |
17 | 20 | ![]() | 2,226 | 70 | 70 | 2,226 | Second round lost to ![]() |
18 | 22 | ![]() | 1,995 | 130 | 130 | 1,995 | Third round lost to ![]() |
19 | 18 | ![]() | 2,541 | 10 (+90) | 430 | 2,871 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
20 | 21 | ![]() | 2,030 | 70 | 70 | 2,030 | Second round lost to ![]() |
21 | 23 | 1,960 | 70 | 430 | 2,320 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() | |
22 | 24 | ![]() | 1,940 | 240 | 70 | 1,770 | Second round lost to ![]() |
23 | 25 | ![]() | 1,915 | 70 | 10 | 1,855 | First round lost to ![]() |
24 | 26 | ![]() | 1,885 | 10 | 130 | 2,005 | Third round lost to ![]() |
25 | 27 | ![]() | 1,765 | 130 | 10 | 1,645 | First round lost to Carina Witthöft |
26 | 28 | Kiki Bertens | 1,729 | 10 | 130 | 1,849 | Third round lost to ![]() |
27 | 30 | ![]() | 1,652 | 430 | 240 | 1,462 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
28 | 29 | ![]() | 1,673 | 240 | 240 | 1,673 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
29 | 33 | ![]() | 1,586 | (13) | 130 | 1,703 | Third round lost to ![]() |
30 | 31 | ![]() | 1,585 | 10 | 70 | 1,645 | Second round lost to ![]() |
31 | 32 | ![]() | 1,585 | 130 | 10 | 1,465 | First round lost to ![]() |
32 | 38 | Andrea Petkovic | 1,440 | 130 | 70 | 1,380 | Second round lost to ![]() |
Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason | |
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6 | ![]() | 4,191 | 430 | 3,761 | Right knee injury[3] | |
15 | ![]() | 2,722 | 10 | 2,712 | Retirement[4] | |
35 | 1,471 | 780 | 691 | Provisional suspension[5] |
The following players were given wild cards into the main draw senior events, based on internal selection and recent performances.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying. Men's singles qualifiers
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying. Women's singles qualifiers
Lucky losers
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles qualifying. Men's doubles qualifiers
Lucky losers
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying. Women's doubles qualifiers
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's invitation doubles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' invitation doubles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's singles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair women's singles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles.
See main article: article and 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair women's doubles.
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.