ATP World Tour 2016
The ATP World Tour 2016 was the highest competition series in male professional tennis in 2016 and is organized by the ATP . It consists of the four Grand Slam tournaments ( supervised by the ITF ) as well as the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 , the ATP World Tour 500 and the ATP World Tour 250 in descending order. In addition, the ATP Finals , the Davis Cup and the Hopman Cup are part of it. The latter two were organized by the ITF like the Grand Slam tournaments. The Hopman Cup is the only tournament that pays no points for themWorld rankings . The winners of the mixed competition are also listed in the Grand Slam tournaments.
The tournament in Valencia , which was graduated to a 250 tournament in the previous year , was no longer played and was replaced by the tournament in Antwerp, which was held again for the first time since 1998 .
Tour information
In 2016 a total of 66 tournaments were held in 32 countries on six continents. The four Grand Slam tournaments and the Davis Cup are not taken into account ; they were organized by the ITF and were not part of the ATP World Tour. Just like the Olympic Games, also organized by the ITF.
Tournament series
| Number of tournaments by series | |
| 4 Grand Slam tournaments | |
|
ATP World Tour Finals |
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9 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
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13 ATP World Tour 500 |
|
39 ATP World Tour 250 |
|
Davis Cup |
|
Hopman Cup |
Tournament schedule
January
February
March
| date | competition | winner | Final opponent | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.03. | Davis Cup - first round | ||||||
| 07.03. |
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells , United States World Tour Masters 1000 - Hard 96E / 32D - $ 6,134,605 / $ 7,037,595
 |
 Novak Đoković
|
 Milos Raonic
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6: 2, 6: 0 | |||
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
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Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock
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6: 3, 7: 6 5 | |||||
| 21.03. |
Miami Open Miami , United States World Tour Masters 1000 - Hard 96E / 32D - $ 6,134,605 / $ 7,037,595
|
Novak Đoković
|
 Kei Nishikori
|
6: 3, 6: 3 | |||
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
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 Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram
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5: 7, 6: 1, [10: 7] | |||||
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
| date | competition | winner | Final opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14 |
ATP World Tour Finals London , United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals - Hard Court (Indoor) 8E / 8D - $ 7,500,000
 |
Andy Murray
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Novak Đoković
|
6: 3, 6: 4 |
 Henri Kontinen John Peers
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Rajeev Ram Raven Klaasen
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2: 6, 6: 1, [10: 8] | ||
| 11/21 | Davis Cup Final | |||
Resignations
The following players ended their tennis careers in 2016:
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Lleyton Hewitt - January 21, 2016
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Rui Machado - June 9, 2016 -
Thomas Schoorel - June 29, 2016 -
Eric Butorac - September 1, 2016
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Julian Reister - October 5th, 2016 -
Andreas Beck - October 17, 2016
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Jesse Huta Galung - December 12th, 2016
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Michael Berrer - December 18, 2016
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Frank Moser - withdrawal from professional sport
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Alex Kuznetsov - resignation in the fall
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australian Open: Farewell tears - David Ferrer ends Lleyton Hewitt's career. In: tennisnet.com. January 21, 2016, accessed August 9, 2016 .
- ^ Ténis - Rui Machado termina a carreira de tenista. Retrieved August 9, 2016 (European Portuguese).
- ↑ Thomas Schoorel zet punt achter loopbaan. In: Het Parool. Retrieved August 9, 2016 (Dutch).
- ↑ Eric Butorac To Join USTA as Director Professional Tennis Operations and Player Relations. In: www.tennisworldusa.org. August 9, 2016, accessed September 13, 2016 .
- ↑ ATP-Tour: Emotional farewell letter - Julian Reister ends his career. In: tennisnet.com. October 5, 2016, accessed October 5, 2016 .
- ↑ "This job was hard work every day" - Andreas Beck ended his career. In: tennisnet.com. October 17, 2016, accessed October 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Tijmen Lensink: Huta Galung stops met tennis. In: telegraaf.nl. De Telegraaf , December 12, 2016, accessed June 30, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Michael Berrer - German champion at the end of his career. spox.com, December 19, 2016, accessed December 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Official homepage. Retrieved July 1, 2018 .
- ^ Maria Sharapova trains with a former Roland Garros junior finalist. February 27, 2017, accessed September 16, 2018 .
