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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.
2016: Gustavo Fernández: Marjolein Buis: Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley 2017: ... List of French Open men's singles champions; List of French Open women's singles champions;
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.
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.
The French Open Men's Singles finals have been competed in by 52 competitors from 22 separate nationalities over the 54 year time period this event has been staged. [2] The most dominant finalist nations are Spain and Sweden, other successful competing nations are the United States, Czechoslovakia, and Argentina. [2] Winners indicated in bold.
During the French Open, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, the record for most titles is held by Chris Evert with seven (1974–1975, 1979–1980, 1983, 1985–1986). The record for most consecutive titles during the Open Era is three by Monica Seles (1990–1992) , Justine Henin (2005–2007) and Iga Świątek (2022-2024).
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.
Roger Federer completed a career Grand Slam at the 2009 French Open. Rafael Nadal completed a career Grand Slam at the 2010 US Open and a double career Grand Slam at the 2022 Australian Open . Novak Djokovic completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam at the 2016 French Open and a triple career Grand Slam at the 2023 French Open .