2016 Apia International Sydney

2016 Apia International Sydney
Date	10–16 January 2016
Edition	124th
Category	ATP World Tour 250 series / WTA Premier
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$461,330 (men) $753,000 (women)
Surface	Hard
Location	Sydney, Australia
Venue	NSW Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Viktor Troicki
Women's singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Men's doubles
Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza

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

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's singles	250	150	90	45	20	0	12	6	0	0
Men's doubles					0	—	—	—	—	—
Women's singles	470	305	185	100	55	1	25	18	13	1
Women's doubles					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men'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	$885
Women'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

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
AUS	Bernard Tomic	18	1
AUT	Dominic Thiem	20	2
SRB	Viktor Troicki	22	3
BUL	Grigor Dimitrov	28	4
ITA	Andreas Seppi	29	5
FRA	Jérémy Chardy	31	6
ARG	Leonardo Mayer	35	7
UKR	Alexandr Dolgopolov	36	8

• 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	Seed
NED	Jean-Julien Rojer	ROU	Horia Tecău	5	1
USA	Bob Bryan	USA	Mike Bryan	9	2
BRA	Marcelo Melo	CAN	Daniel Nestor	19	3
IND	Rohan Bopanna	ROU	Florin Mergea	20	4

• 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

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ROU	Simona Halep	2	1
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	5	2
CZE	Petra Kvitová	6	3
GER	Angelique Kerber	10	4
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	11	5
SUI	Timea Bacsinszky	12	6
ESP	Carla Suárez Navarro	13	7
SUI	Belinda Bencic	14	8

• 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	Seed
SUI	Martina Hingis	IND	Sania Mirza	3	1
TPE	Chan Hao-ching	TPE	Chan Yung-jan	19	2
FRA	Caroline Garcia	FRA	Kristina Mladenovic	23	3
HUN	Tímea Babos	SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	25	4

• ¹ Rankings as of January 4, 2016.

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Julia Görges (left abdominal muscle injury)

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2016 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles

• Viktor Troicki def. Grigor Dimitrov 2–6, 6–1, 7–6^(9–7)

Women's singles

Main article: 2016 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles

• Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Monica Puig, 6–0, 6–2.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2016 Apia International Sydney – Men's doubles

• Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares def. Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6).

Women's doubles

Main article: 2016 Apia International Sydney – 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.

External links

• Official website