2016 ASB Classic

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2016 ASB Classic
Date	4–9 January (women) 11 – 16 January (men)
Edition	31st (women) 40th (men)
Category	WTA International ATP 250
Draw	32S / 16D (women) 28S / 16D (men)
Prize money	$250,000 (women) $ (men)
Surface	Hard
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Venue	ASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Roberto Bautista Agut
Women's singles
Sloane Stephens
Men's doubles
Mate Pavić / Michael Venus
Women's doubles
Elise Mertens / An-Sophie Mestach
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The 2016 Auckland Open (currently sponsored by ASB) was a joint 2016 ATP World Tour and 2016 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the women's event, and the 40th edition of the men's event. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 4 to 9 January 2016 for the women, and from 11 to 16 January 2016 for the men.

Points and prize money[]

Point distribution[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's Singles	250	150	90	45	20	0	12	6	0	N/A
Men's Doubles					0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Women's Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Women's Doubles					1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Prize money[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's Singles	$83,450	$43,430	$23,525	$13,400	$7,900	$4,680	$2,105	$1,055	N/A
Men's Doubles *	$25,070	$13,170	$7,140	$4,080	$2,390	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Women's Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Women's Doubles *	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

<sub>¹ Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team</sub>

ATP singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	David Ferrer	7	1
FRA	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	10	2
USA	John Isner	11	3
RSA	Kevin Anderson	12	4
FRA	Benoît Paire	19	5
ITA	Fabio Fognini	21	6
CRO	Ivo Karlović	23	7
ESP	Roberto Bautista Agut	25	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 4 January 2016

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• David Ferrer
• Finn Tearney
• Michael Venus

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Matthew Barton
• Benjamin Becker
• Thiemo de Bakker
• Robin Haase

Retirements[]

• Aljaž Bedene (leg injury)
• Jack Sock (illness)

ATP doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
COL	Juan Sebastián Cabal	COL	Robert Farah	52	1
PHI	Treat Huey	BLR	Max Mirnyi	61	2
GER	Philipp Petzschner	AUT	Alexander Peya	74	3
USA	Eric Butorac	USA	Scott Lipsky	85	4

• ¹ Rankings as of 4 January 2016

Other entrants[]

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Marcus Daniell / Artem Sitak
• Finn Tearney / Wesley Whitehouse

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Víctor Estrella Burgos / Albert Ramos-Viñolas

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Aljaž Bedene (leg injury)

During the tournament

• John Isner (knee injury)
• Sam Querrey (tiredness & knee injury)^[1][2]

WTA singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Venus Williams	7	1
SRB	Ana Ivanovic	16	2
DEN	Caroline Wozniacki	17	3
RUS	Svetlana Kuznetsova	25	4
USA	Sloane Stephens	30	5
USA	Coco Vandeweghe	37	6
CZE	Barbora Strýcová	42	7
BEL	Alison Van Uytvanck	44	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Marina Erakovic
• Jeļena Ostapenko
• Francesca Schiavone

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Kiki Bertens
• Naomi Broady
• Kirsten Flipkens
• Tamira Paszek

Retirements[]

• Mona Barthel (illness)

WTA doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CZE	Andrea Hlaváčková	CZE	Lucie Hradecká	37	1
GER	Julia Görges	SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	38	2
GER	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	USA	Coco Vandeweghe	78	3
POL	Klaudia Jans-Ignacik	POL	Paula Kania	112	4

• ¹ Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

Other entrants[]

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Rosie Cheng / Sacha Jones
• Kirsten Flipkens / Ana Ivanovic

Withdrawals[]

During the tournament

• Ana Ivanovic (dizziness)

Champions[]

Men's singles[]

• Roberto Bautista Agut def. Jack Sock, 6–1, 1–0, ret.

Women's singles[]

• Sloane Stephens def. Julia Görges, 7–5, 6–2

Men's doubles[]

• Mate Pavić / Michael Venus def. Eric Butorac / Scott Lipsky, 7–5, 6–4

Women's doubles[]

• Elise Mertens / An-Sophie Mestach def. Danka Kovinić / Barbora Strýcová, 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website