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) edit

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   Nick Kyrgios [17]   Marco Cecchinato 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Day 2 (23 May) edit

Play was supposed to start at 11:00 am CEST, but rain continued, and matches did not begin until 1:30 pm CEST.

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) edit

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.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 1st round   Kiki Bertens   Angelique Kerber [3] 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Men's singles - 1st round   Andy Murray [2]   Radek Štěpánek [Q] 3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–5
Men's singles - 1st round   Novak Djokovic [1]   Lu Yen-hsun 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Men's singles - 1st round   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]   Jan-Lennard Struff [Q] 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles - 1st round   Serena Williams [1]   Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–2, 6–0
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 1st round   Kristina Mladenovic [26]   Francesca Schiavone 6–2, 6–4
Men's singles - 1st round   Rafael Nadal [4]   Sam Groth 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
Women's singles - 1st round   Ana Ivanovic [14]   Océane Dodin [WC] 6–0, 5–7, 6–2
Men's singles - 1st round   David Ferrer [11]   Evgeny Donskoy 6–1, 6–2, 6–0
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's singles - 1st round   Tomáš Berdych [7]   Vasek Pospisil 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Men's singles - 1st round   Lucas Pouille [29]   Julien Benneteau [WC] 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Women's singles - 1st round   Venus Williams [9]   Anett Kontaveit 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Women's singles - 1st round   Karin Knapp   Victoria Azarenka [5] 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–0, ret.
Men's singles - 1st round   David Goffin [12]   Grégoire Barrère [WC] 6–3, 6–3, 6–4

Day 4 (25 May) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 2nd round   Simona Halep [6]   Zarina Diyas 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Women's singles - 2nd round   Garbiñe Muguruza [4]   Myrtille Georges [WC] 6–2, 6–0
Men's singles - 2nd round   Andy Murray [2]   Mathias Bourgue [WC] 6–2, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Men's singles - 2nd round   Milos Raonic [8]   Adrian Mannarino 6–1, 7–6(7–0), 6–1
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 2nd round   Petra Kvitová [10]   Hsieh Su-wei 6–4, 6–1
Men's singles - 2nd round   Stan Wawrinka [3]   Taro Daniel 7–6(9–7), 6–3, 6–4
Men's singles - 2nd round   Richard Gasquet [9]   Bjorn Fratangelo [WC] 6–1, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Women's singles - 2nd round   Agnieszka Radwańska [2]   Caroline Garcia 6–2, 6–4
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's singles - 2nd round   Kei Nishikori [5]   Andrey Kuznetsov 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles - 2nd round   Lucie Šafářová [11]   Viktorija Golubic [Q] 6–2, 6–2
Men's singles - 2nd round   Gilles Simon [16]   Guido Pella 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Women's singles - 2nd round   Sloane Stephens [19]   Verónica Cepede Royg [Q] 7–6(7–0), 6–1

Day 5 (26 May) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 2nd round   Timea Bacsinszky [8]   Eugenie Bouchard 6–4, 6–4
Men's singles - 2nd round   Rafael Nadal [4]   Facundo Bagnis 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
Men's singles - 2nd round   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]   Marcos Baghdatis 6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Women's singles - 2nd round   Kristina Mladenovic [26]   Tímea Babos 6–4, 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's singles - 2nd round   Tomáš Berdych [7]   Malek Jaziri 6–1, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Men's singles - 2nd round   Novak Djokovic [1]   Steve Darcis [Q] 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles - 2nd round   Serena Williams [1]   Teliana Pereira 6–2, 6–1
Women's singles - 2nd round   Venus Williams [9]   Louisa Chirico [Q] 6–2, 6–1
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 2nd round   Ana Ivanovic [14]   Kurumi Nara 7–5, 6–1
Men's singles - 2nd round   Roberto Bautista Agut [14]   Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–1
Women's singles - 2nd round   Daria Kasatkina [29]   Virginie Razzano [WC] 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Men's singles - 2nd round   David Ferrer [11]   Juan Mónaco 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Day 6 (27 May) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 3rd round   Garbiñe Muguruza [4]   Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–0
Women's singles - 3rd round   Samantha Stosur [21]   Lucie Šafářová [11] 6–3, 6–7(0–7), 7–5
Men's singles - 3rd round   Richard Gasquet [9]   Nick Kyrgios [17] 6–2, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Men's singles - 3rd round   Stan Wawrinka [3]   Jérémy Chardy [30] 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 3rd round   Simona Halep [6]   Naomi Osaka 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Men's singles - 3rd round   Andy Murray [2]   Ivo Karlović [27] 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Women's singles - 3rd round   Agnieszka Radwańska [2]   Barbora Strýcová [30] 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–2
Men's singles - 3rd round   Viktor Troicki [22]   Gilles Simon [16] 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's singles - 3rd round   Milos Raonic [8]   Andrej Martin [LL] 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3
Men's singles - 3rd round   Kei Nishikori [5]   Fernando Verdasco 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4
Women's singles - 3rd round   Tsvetana Pironkova   Sloane Stephens [19] 6–2, 6–1
Women's doubles - 2nd round   Martina Hingis [1]
  Sania Mirza [1]
  Nao Hibino
  Eri Hozumi
6–2, 6–0

Day 7 (28 May) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 3rd round   Timea Bacsinszky [8]   Pauline Parmentier 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles - 3rd round   Serena Williams [1]   Kristina Mladenovic [26] 6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Men's singles - 3rd round   Ernests Gulbis   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6] 2–5, ret.
Men's singles - 3rd round   Novak Djokovic [1]   Aljaž Bedene 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's singles - 3rd round   Dominic Thiem [13]   Alexander Zverev 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles - 3rd round   Venus Williams [9]   Alizé Cornet 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–0
Mixed doubles - 1st round   Kristina Mladenovic [3]
  Pierre-Hugues Herbert [3]
  Arantxa Parra Santonja
  Mate Pavić
6–3, 6–4
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 3rd round   Elina Svitolina [18]   Ana Ivanovic [14] 6–4, 6–4
Men's singles - 3rd round   David Ferrer [11]   Feliciano López [21] 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–1
Men's singles - 3rd round   Tomáš Berdych [7]   Pablo Cuevas [25] 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5

Day 8 (29 May) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 4th round   Garbiñe Muguruza [4]   Svetlana Kuznetsova [13] 6–3, 6–4
Men's singles - 4th round   Stan Wawrinka [3]   Viktor Troicki [22] 7–6(7–5), 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–2
Men's singles - 4th round   Richard Gasquet [9]   Kei Nishikori [5] 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's singles - 4th round   Albert Ramos Viñolas   Milos Raonic [8] 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles - 4th round   Shelby Rogers   Irina-Camelia Begu [25] 6–3, 6–4
Men's singles - 4th round   Andy Murray [2]   John Isner [15] 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 6–3
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's doubles - 3rd round   Xu Yifan [9]
  Zheng Saisai [9]
  Aleksandra Krunić
  Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
7–5, 7–5
Men's doubles - 3rd round   Bob Bryan [5]
  Mike Bryan [5]
  Radek Štěpánek [12]
  Nenad Zimonjić [12]
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Men's doubles - 3rd round   Julien Benneteau [WC]
  Édouard Roger-Vasselin [WC]
  Treat Huey [10]
  Max Mirnyi [10]
6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles - 3rd round   Barbora Krejčíková
  Kateřina Siniaková
  Martina Hingis [1]
  Sania Mirza [1]
6–3, 6–2

Day 9 (30 May) edit

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) edit

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]

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   Samantha Stosur [21]   Simona Halep [6] 7–6(7–0), 6–3

Day 11 (1 June) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 4th round   Serena Williams [1]   Elina Svitolina [18] 6–1, 6–1
Men's singles - 4th round   Novak Djokovic [1]   Roberto Bautista Agut [14] 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 7–5
Men's singles - Quarterfinals   Andy Murray [2]   Richard Gasquet [9] 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–0, 6–2
Women's singles - Quarterfinals   Samantha Stosur [21]   Tsvetana Pironkova 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 4th round   Timea Bacsinszky [8]   Venus Williams [9] 6–2, 6–4
Men's singles - 4th round   Tomáš Berdych [7]   David Ferrer [11] 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Men's singles - Quarterfinals   Stan Wawrinka [3]   Albert Ramos Viñolas 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)
Women's singles - Quarterfinals   Garbiñe Muguruza [4]   Shelby Rogers 7–5, 6–3
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - 4th round   Kiki Bertens   Madison Keys [15] 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Men's singles - 4th round   David Goffin [12]   Ernests Gulbis 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Mixed doubles - 2nd round   Sania Mirza [2]
  Ivan Dodig [2]
  Alizé Cornet [WC]
  Jonathan Eysseric [WC]
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [10–8]
Legends Under 45 Doubles   Juan Carlos Ferrero
  Carlos Moyá
  Arnaud Clément
  Nicolas Escudé
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Legends Over 45 Doubles   Pat Cash
  John McEnroe
  Arnaud Boetsch
  Henri Leconte
6–4, 6–2

Day 12 (2 June) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's singles - Quarterfinals   Novak Djokovic [1]   Tomáš Berdych [7] 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Women's singles - Quarterfinals   Serena Williams [1]   Yulia Putintseva 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Mixed doubles - Semifinals   Martina Hingis
  Leander Paes
  Andrea Hlaváčková [6]
  Édouard Roger-Vasselin [6]
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's singles - Quarterfinals   Dominic Thiem [13]   David Goffin [12] 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 6–1
Women's singles - Quarterfinals   Kiki Bertens   Timea Bacsinszky [8] 7–5, 6–2
Mixed doubles - Semifinals   Sania Mirza [2]
  Ivan Dodig [2]
  Kristina Mladenovic [3]
  Pierre-Hugues Herbert [3]
4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's doubles - Quarterfinals   Feliciano López [15]
  Marc López [15]
  Julien Benneteau [WC]
  Édouard Roger-Vasselin [WC]
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Mixed doubles - Quarterfinals   Martina Hingis
  Leander Paes
  Elena Vesnina [5]
  Bruno Soares [5]
6–4, 6–3
Legends Over 45 Doubles   Sergi Bruguera
  Goran Ivanišević
  Arnaud Boetsch
  Henri Leconte
6–3, 6–3
Legends Over 45 Doubles   Yannick Noah
  Cédric Pioline
  Mikael Pernfors
  Mats Wilander
6–4, 6–4

Day 13 (3 June) edit

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.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - Semifinals   Serena Williams [1]   Kiki Bertens 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Men's singles - Semifinals   Andy Murray [2]   Stan Wawrinka [3] 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Mixed doubles - Final   Martina Hingis
  Leander Paes
  Sania Mirza [2]
  Ivan Dodig [2]
6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's singles - Semifinals   Garbiñe Muguruza [4]   Samantha Stosur [21] 6–2, 6–4
Men's singles - Semifinals   Novak Djokovic [1]   Dominic Thiem [13] 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles - Semifinals   Caroline Garcia [5]
  Kristina Mladenovic [5]
  Margarita Gasparyan
  Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's doubles - Semifinals   Ekaterina Makarova [7]
  Elena Vesnina [7]
  Barbora Krejčíková
  Kateřina Siniaková
6–4, 6–2
Men's doubles - Semifinals   Feliciano López [15]
  Marc López [15]
  Ivan Dodig [3]
  Marcelo Melo [3]
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Men's doubles - Semifinals   Bob Bryan [5]
  Mike Bryan [5]
  Łukasz Kubot [9]
  Alexander Peya [9]
7–5, 6–1

Day 14 (4 June) edit

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 López and Marc López defeated the Bryan brothers in men's doubles finals, both won their first Grand Slam title.

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 Martínez
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 6–2
Legends Over 45 Doubles   Yannick Noah
  Cédric 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) edit

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.

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 edit

  1. ^ Mitchell, Kevin. "French Open washout toughens Novak Djokovic's path towards title". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ Angry Radwanska, Halep irked by soggy French Open exits