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2016 Mutua Madrid Open

2016 Mutua Madrid Open
Date 30 April – 8 May
Edition 15th (ATP)
8th (WTA)
Draw 56S / 24D
64S / 28D
Prize money €9,542,720
Surface Clay
Location Madrid, Spain
Venue Park Manzanares
Champions
Men's Singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles
Romania Simona Halep
Men's Doubles
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer / Romania Horia Tecău
Women's Doubles
France Caroline Garcia / France Kristina Mladenovic

The 2016 Mutua Madrid Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 30 April–8 May 2016. It was the 15th edition of the event on the ATP World Tour and 8th on the WTA Tour. It was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2016 WTA Tour.

On May 1, tournament organizers staged a successful Guinness World Record. 1,474 people—including spectators, players, and tournament officials—bounced tennis balls on racquets simultaneously for ten seconds. This broke the previous record of 767 people set at the 2015 China Open.

Ion Țiriac the former Romanian ATP player and now billionaire businessman is the current owner of the tournament.

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:


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