2016 Apia International Sydney
# 2016 Apia International Sydney

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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 | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of $32^1$ | 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 | — | — | — | — |

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## ATP singles main-draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | 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 | $Rank^1$ | 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 | $Rank^1$ | 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 | $Rank^1$ | 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

* 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.

