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The 2016 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts.It was the 120th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 22 May to 5 June and consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play.
Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. It was his first French Open title and twelfth major title overall, completing the career Grand Slam and achieving a non-calendar year Grand Slam. He became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all ...
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is an annual tennis tournament held over two weeks in May and June. Established in 1891 and played since 1928 on outdoor red clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, [1] the French Open is (since 1925) one of the four Grand Slam tournaments played each year, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.
2016: Gustavo Fernández: Marjolein Buis: Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley 2017: ... List of French Open men's doubles champions; List of French Open women's doubles champions;
The French Open begins in late May and continues for two weeks. [c] The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. [1] The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface.
The 2016 French Open Men's singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2016 French Open.A significant part of the Djokovic–Murray rivalry, it pitted the world's top two players, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, against each other in a Grand Slam final for the seventh time.
Garbiñe Muguruza defeated defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. It was her first major title, and she was the second Spaniard to win the title (after Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ). [ 1 ]
Feliciano López and Marc López defeated Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 6–4, 6–7 (6–8), 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to López and López.