The 2016 Apia International Sydney was a joint 2016 ATP World Tour and 2016 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales. It was the 123rd edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It was held from 10 January through 16 January 2016 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Men's singles250150904520012600 Men's doubles 0 Women's singles4703051851005512518131 Women's doubles 1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1Men's singles$72,000$37,900$20,545$11,705$6,900$4,085$1,840$920 Men's doubles*$21,850$11,500$6,230$3,570$2,090 Women's singles$128,800$68,585$36,600$19,660$10,540$5,750$3,010$1,600$885Women's doubles*$40,200$21,465$11,735$5,970$3,230 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedBernard Tomic181Dominic Thiem202Viktor Troicki223Grigor Dimitrov284Andreas Seppi295Jérémy Chardy316Leonardo Mayer357Alexandr Dolgopolov368 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: James Duckworth John Millman Jordan Thompson
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Mikhail Kukushkin Nicolas Mahut Maximilian Marterer Alexander Sarkissian
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Íñigo Cervantes
Withdrawals Before the tournament Janko Tipsarević → replaced by Simone Bolelli Julien Benneteau (groin injury, late withdrawal) → replaced by Íñigo Cervantes
Retirements Martin Kližan (left shoulder injury) Dominic Thiem (blisters) Bernard Tomic
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedJean-Julien RojerHoria Tecău51Bob BryanMike Bryan92Marcelo MeloDaniel Nestor193Rohan BopannaFlorin Mergea204 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: James Duckworth / John Millman Matt Reid / Jordan Thompson
The following pair received entry as alternates: Teymuraz Gabashvili / Mikhail Kukushkin
Withdrawals Before the tournament Dominic Inglot (abdominal pain)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedSimona Halep21Agnieszka Radwańska52Petra Kvitová63Angelique Kerber104Karolína Plíšková115Timea Bacsinszky126Carla Suárez Navarro137Belinda Bencic148 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ana Ivanovic Tammi Patterson Tsvetana Pironkova
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Lara Arruabarrena Daniela Hantuchová Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Monica Puig
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Polona Hercog Lucie Hradecká Magdaléna Rybáriková
Withdrawals Before the tournament Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by CoCo Vandeweghe Daria Gavrilova (left abdominal muscle injury) → replaced by Magdaléna Rybáriková Madison Keys → replaced by Caroline Garcia Petra Kvitová (gastrointestinal illness) → replaced by Lucie Hradecká Agnieszka Radwańska (left leg injury) → replaced by Polona Hercog Lucie Šafářová → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
During the tournament Angelique Kerber (gastrointestinal illness)
Retirements Belinda Bencic (Gastrointestinal illness)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMartina HingisSania Mirza31Chan Hao-chingChan Yung-jan192Caroline GarciaKristina Mladenovic233Tímea BabosKatarina Srebotnik254 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016.
Withdrawals Before the tournament Julia Görges (left abdominal muscle injury)
Champions
Men's singles
Viktor Troicki def. Grigor Dimitrov 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)
Women's singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Monica Puig, 6–0, 6–2.
Men's doubles
Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares def. Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea, 6–3, 7–6(8–6).
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza def. Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic, 1–6, 7–5, [10–5].
Broadcast Selected matches aired in Australia on 7Two, with live coverage of both day and night sessions. Every match was also available to be streamed live through a free 7Tennis mobile app.
References
External links Official website