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2016 US Open (tennis)

2016 US Open
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
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
Women's Singles
Germany Angelique Kerber
Men's Doubles
Brazil Bruno Soares / United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Women's Doubles
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Mixed Doubles
Germany Laura Siegemund / Croatia Mate Pavić
Boys' Singles
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime
Girls' Singles
United States Kayla Day
Boys' Doubles
Bolivia Juan Carlos Aguilar / Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves
Girls' Doubles
United States Jada Hart / United States Ena Shibahara
Men's Champions Invitational
Australia Pat Cash / Australia Mark Philippoussis
Women's Champions Invitational
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States 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.


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