2016 US Open | |
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Date | August 29 – September 11 |
Edition | 136th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Draw | 128S/64D/32X |
Prize money | $46,300,000 |
Surface | Hard |
Location | New York City, New York, United States |
Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Stan Wawrinka | |
Women's Singles | |
Angelique Kerber | |
Men's Doubles | |
Bruno Soares / Jamie Murray | |
Women's Doubles | |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Laura Siegemund / Mate Pavić | |
Boys' Singles | |
Félix Auger-Aliassime | |
Girls' Singles | |
Kayla Day | |
Boys' Doubles | |
Juan Carlos Aguilar / Felipe Meligeni Alves | |
Girls' Doubles | |
Jada Hart / Ena Shibahara | |
Men's Champions Invitational | |
Pat Cash / Mark Philippoussis | |
Women's Champions Invitational | |
Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández |
The 2016 US Open was the 136th edition of tennis' US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
In the men's singles competition, Stan Wawrinka defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final. Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková in the women's singles to become the first German player to win the tournament since Steffi Graf in 1996. 2015 women's singles champion Flavia Pennetta did not defend her title as she had retired at the end of the 2015 season.
The 2016 US Open was the 136th edition of the tournament and it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2016 ATP World Tour and the 2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There are also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments.