2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries

The 2016 French Open described below in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.

Day 1 (22 May)

Some matches scheduled for Sunday were postponed due to rain, but half of the planned matches were completed before the rain started.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 1st Round Petra Kvitová [10] Danka Kovinić 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 1st Round Benoît Paire [19] Radu Albot [Q] 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round Lucie Šafářová [11] Vitalia Diatchenko [PR] 6–0, 6–2
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 1st Round Nick Kyrgios [17] Marco Cecchinato 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Day 2 (23 May)

Play was supposed to start at 11:00 am CEST, but rain continued, and matches did not begin until 1:30 pm CEST.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 1st Round Stan Wawrinka [3] Lukáš Rosol 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round Kei Nishikori [5] Simone Bolelli 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st Round Agnieszka Radwańska [2] Bojana Jovanovski 6–2, 6–0
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 1st Round Garbiñe Muguruza [4] Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round Gilles Simon [16] Rogério Dutra Silva 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round Richard Gasquet [9] Thomaz Bellucci 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 1st Round Jérémy Chardy [30] Leonardo Mayer 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round Svetlana Kuznetsova [13] Yaroslava Shvedova 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round Caroline Garcia Lesia Tsurenko 7–5, 6–3

Day 3 (24 May)

Angelique Kerber became just the fifth woman to win the Australian Open, then lose in the opening round at Roland Garros in the same year.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 1st Round Kiki Bertens Angelique Kerber [3] 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round Andy Murray [2] Radek Štěpánek [Q] 3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–5
Men's Singles 1st Round Novak Djokovic [1] Lu Yen-hsun 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6] Jan-Lennard Struff [Q] 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round Serena Williams [1] Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–2, 6–0
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 1st Round Kristina Mladenovic [26] Francesca Schiavone 6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round Rafael Nadal [4] Sam Groth 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
Women's Singles 1st Round Ana Ivanovic [14] Océane Dodin [WC] 6–0, 5–7, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round David Ferrer [11] Evgeny Donskoy 6–1, 6–2, 6–0
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 1st Round Tomáš Berdych [7] Vasek Pospisil 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round Lucas Pouille [29] Julien Benneteau [WC] 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Women's Singles 1st Round Venus Williams [9] Anett Kontaveit 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Women's Singles 1st Round Karin Knapp Victoria Azarenka [5] 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–0, ret.
Men's Singles 1st Round David Goffin [12] Grégoire Barrère [WC] 6–3, 6–3, 6–4

Day 4 (25 May)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round Simona Halep [6] Zarina Diyas 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round Garbiñe Muguruza [4] Myrtille Georges [WC] 6–2, 6–0
Men's Singles 2nd Round Andy Murray [2] Mathias Bourgue [WC] 6–2, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round Milos Raonic [8] Adrian Mannarino 6–1, 7–6(7–0), 6–1
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round Petra Kvitová [10] Hsieh Su-wei 6–4, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round Stan Wawrinka [3] Taro Daniel 7–6(9–7), 6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round Richard Gasquet [9] Bjorn Fratangelo [WC] 6–1, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd Round Agnieszka Radwańska [2] Caroline Garcia 6–2, 6–4
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 2nd Round Kei Nishikori [5] Andrey Kuznetsov 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd Round Lucie Šafářová [11] Viktorija Golubic [Q] 6–2, 6–2
Men's Singles 2nd Round Gilles Simon [16] Guido Pella 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Women's Singles 2nd Round Sloane Stephens [19] Verónica Cepede Royg [Q] 7–6(7–0), 6–1

Day 5 (26 May)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round Timea Bacsinszky [8] Eugenie Bouchard 6–4, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round Rafael Nadal [4] Facundo Bagnis 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6] Marcos Baghdatis 6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round Kristina Mladenovic [26] Tímea Babos 6–4, 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 2nd Round Tomáš Berdych [7] Malek Jaziri 6–1, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round Novak Djokovic [1] Steve Darcis [Q] 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Women's Singles 2nd Round Serena Williams [1] Teliana Pereira 6–2, 6–1
Women's Singles 2nd Round Venus Williams [9] Louisa Chirico [Q] 6–2, 6–1
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round Ana Ivanovic [14] Kurumi Nara 7–5, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round Roberto Bautista Agut [14] Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–1
Women's Singles 2nd Round Daria Kasatkina [29] Virginie Razzano [WC] 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round David Ferrer [11] Juan Mónaco 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Day 6 (27 May)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round Garbiñe Muguruza [4] Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–0
Women's Singles 3rd Round Samantha Stosur [21] Lucie Šafářová [11] 6–3, 6–7(0–7), 7–5
Men's Singles 3rd Round Richard Gasquet [9] Nick Kyrgios [17] 6–2, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round Stan Wawrinka [3] Jérémy Chardy [30] 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round Simona Halep [6] Naomi Osaka 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 3rd Round Andy Murray [2] Ivo Karlović [27] 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Women's Singles 3rd Round Agnieszka Radwańska [2] Barbora Strýcová [30] 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round Viktor Troicki [22] Gilles Simon [16] 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 3rd Round Milos Raonic [8] Andrej Martin [LL] 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 3rd Round Kei Nishikori [5] Fernando Verdasco 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4
Women's Singles 3rd Round Tsvetana Pironkova Sloane Stephens [19] 6–2, 6–1
Women's Doubles 2nd Round Martina Hingis [1]
Sania Mirza [1]
Nao Hibino
Eri Hozumi
6–2, 6–0

Day 7 (28 May)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round Timea Bacsinszky [8] Pauline Parmentier 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 3rd Round Serena Williams [1] Kristina Mladenovic [26] 6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Men's Singles 3rd Round Ernests Gulbis Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6] 2–5, ret.
Men's Singles 3rd Round Novak Djokovic [1] Aljaž Bedene 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 3rd Round Dominic Thiem [13] Alexander Zverev 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Women's Singles 3rd Round Venus Williams [9] Alize Cornet 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–0
Mixed Doubles 1st Round Kristina Mladenovic [3]
Pierre-Hugues Herbert [3]
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Mate Pavić
6–3, 6–4
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round Elina Svitolina [18] Ana Ivanovic [14] 6–4, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round David Ferrer [11] Feliciano López [21] 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–1
Men's Singles 3rd Round Tomáš Berdych [7] Pablo Cuevas [25] 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5

Day 8 (29 May)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 4th Round Garbiñe Muguruza [4] Svetlana Kuznetsova [13] 6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round Stan Wawrinka [3] Viktor Troicki [22] 7–6(7–5), 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles 4th Round Richard Gasquet [9] Kei Nishikori [5] 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 4th Round Albert Ramos-Viñolas Milos Raonic [8] 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles 4th Round Shelby Rogers Irina-Camelia Begu [25] 6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round Andy Murray [2] John Isner [15] 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 6–3
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Doubles 3rd Round Xu Yifan [9]
Zheng Saisai [9]
Aleksandra Krunić
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
7–5, 7–5
Men's Doubles 3rd Round Bob Bryan [5]
Mike Bryan [5]
Radek Štěpánek [12]
Nenad Zimonjić [12]
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Men's Doubles 3rd Round Julien Benneteau [WC]
Édouard Roger-Vasselin [WC]
Treat Huey [10]
Max Mirnyi [10]
6–4, 6–4
Women's Doubles 3rd Round Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
Martina Hingis [1]
Sania Mirza [1]
6–3, 6–2

Day 9 (30 May)

All of the scheduled matches for the day were disrupted by continuous unfriendly weather and play was cancelled (for the first time in sixteen years).[1]

Day 10 (31 May)

Only two uncompleted matches were finished due to the rain. After losing 10 games in a row with a 6–2, 3–0 lead, and eventually losing the match, to 102nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova, world number two Agnieszka Radwańska described herself "surprised and angry" having to play in the rain.[2]

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 4th Round Tsvetana Pironkova Agnieszka Radwańska [2] 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 4th Round Samantha Stosur [21] Simona Halep [6] 7–6(7–0), 6–3

Day 11 (1 June)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 4th Round Serena Williams [1] Elina Svitolina [18] 6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 4th Round Novak Djokovic [1] Roberto Bautista Agut [14] 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 7–5
Men's Singles Quarterfinals Andy Murray [2] Richard Gasquet [9] 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–0, 6–2
Women's Singles Quarterfinals Samantha Stosur [21] Tsvetana Pironkova 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 4th Round Timea Bacsinszky [8] Venus Williams [9] 6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round Tomáš Berdych [7] David Ferrer [11] 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Men's Singles Quarterfinals Stan Wawrinka [3] Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)
Women's Singles Quarterfinals Garbiñe Muguruza [4] Shelby Rogers 7–5, 6–3
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 4th Round Kiki Bertens Madison Keys [15] 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Men's Singles 4th Round David Goffin [12] Ernests Gulbis 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round Sania Mirza [2]
Ivan Dodig [2]
Alizé Cornet [WC]
Jonathan Eysseric [WC]
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [10–8]
Legends Under 45 Doubles Juan Carlos Ferrero
Carlos Moyá
Arnaud Clément
Nicolas Escudé
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Legends Over 45 Doubles Pat Cash
John McEnroe
Arnaud Boetsch
Henri Leconte
6–4, 6–2

Day 12 (2 June)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles Quarterfinals Novak Djokovic [1] Tomáš Berdych [7] 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Women's Singles Quarterfinals Serena Williams [1] Yulia Putintseva 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Mixed Doubles Semifinals Martina Hingis
Leander Paes
Andrea Hlaváčková [6]
Édouard Roger-Vasselin [6]
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles Quarterfinals Dominic Thiem [13] David Goffin [12] 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 6–1
Women's Singles Quarterfinals Kiki Bertens Timea Bacsinszky [8] 7–5, 6–2
Mixed Doubles Semifinals Sania Mirza [2]
Ivan Dodig [2]
Kristina Mladenovic [3]
Pierre-Hugues Herbert [3]
4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals Feliciano López [15]
Marc López [15]
Julien Benneteau [WC]
Édouard Roger-Vasselin [WC]
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals Martina Hingis
Leander Paes
Elena Vesnina [5]
Bruno Soares [5]
6–4, 6–3
Legends Over 45 Doubles Sergi Bruguera
Goran Ivanišević
Arnaud Boetsch
Henri Leconte
6–3, 6–3
Legends Over 45 Doubles Yannick Noah
Cedric Pioline
Mikael Pernfors
Mats Wilander
6–4, 6–4

Day 13 (3 June)

Defending champion Stan Wawrinka lost to Andy Murray in the semi-final, thus ended his 12-match winning streak in Roland Garros. Murray became the 10th male player to reach all four major finals in open era. Martina Hingis and Leander Paes won the mixed doubles title, and became just the third team to achieve a career grand slam in mixed doubles. Furthermore, Paes won a record 10th mixed doubles title in the open era, and now has only one less than the all-time record. Hingis became the fourth woman in the open era and seventh all-time to achieve a career grand slam in mixed doubles.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles Semifinals Serena Williams [1] Kiki Bertens 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Men's Singles Semifinals Andy Murray [2] Stan Wawrinka [3] 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Mixed Doubles Final Martina Hingis
Leander Paes
Sania Mirza [2]
Ivan Dodig [2]
6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles Semifinals Garbiñe Muguruza [4] Samantha Stosur [21] 6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles Semifinals Novak Djokovic [1] Dominic Thiem [13] 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Women's Doubles Semifinals Caroline Garcia [5]
Kristina Mladenovic [5]
Margarita Gasparyan
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Matches on Court 1
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Doubles Semifinals Ekaterina Makarova [7]
Elena Vesnina [7]
Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
6–4, 6–2
Men's Doubles Semifinals Feliciano López [15]
Marc López [15]
Ivan Dodig [3]
Marcelo Melo [3]
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Men's Doubles Semifinals Bob Bryan [5]
Mike Bryan [5]
Łukasz Kubot [9]
Alexander Peya [9]
7–5, 6–1

Day 14 (4 June)

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated defending champion Serena Williams in straight sets in the final and won her first major. Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to win a major title since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1998. The all Spanish team Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez defeated Bryan brothers in men's doubles finals, both won their first Grand Slam title.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles Final Garbiñe Muguruza [4] Serena Williams [1] 7–5, 6–4
Men's Doubles Final Feliciano López [15]
Marc López [15]
Bob Bryan [5]
Mike Bryan [5]
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Legends Doubles Final Lindsay Davenport
Martina Navratilova
Conchita Martinez
Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 6–2
Legends Over 45 Doubles Yannick Noah
Cedric Pioline
Mansour Bahrami
Richard Krajicek
7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8]
Legends Under 45 Doubles Thomas Enqvist
Magnus Norman
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Andrei Medvedev
4–6, 6–3, [13–11]

Day 15 (5 June)

Novak Djokovic defeated first time French Open finalist Andy Murray in four sets and he completed the career Grand Slam, making him the first male player to have all four Grand Slam titles at once in a non-calendar Grand Slam year since Rod Laver in 1969.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Doubles Final Caroline Garcia [5]
Kristina Mladenovic [5]
Ekaterina Makarova [7]
Elena Vesnina [7]
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Men's Singles Final Novak Djokovic [1] Andy Murray [2] 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event Winner Loser Score
Legends Over 45 Doubles Final Sergi Bruguera
Goran Ivanišević
Yannick Noah
Cédric Pioline
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Legends Under 45 Doubles Final Juan Carlos Ferrero
Carlos Moyá
Sébastien Grosjean
Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 6–4

References

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